Everyone loves a day off, be it a national or statutory holiday or a civic holiday. The final resource in a 10-part civics series features 14 worksheets of the type given to young visitors at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum. Each sheet provides a background information article about a different civic holiday and includes a word search, word jumble, or crossword puzzle for learners to complete with words from the article.

Concepts

united states holidays, national holidays, civics, franklin d. roosevelt, the new deal, the works progress administration, social security, polio, eleanor roosevelt

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Instructional Ideas

• Have copies of the worksheets available as optional classroom activities

Classroom Considerations

• The worksheets are most appropriate for middle schoolers

Pros

• The articles provide background on the importance of each holiday and why it was created

Cons

• None