August and September Holiday Resources for ECON/PFL 2024 – Resource List

 Lesson Plans/Economist Articles/Videos & Podcasts on August/September Holidays

10 Classroom Activities To Teach About Labor Day”, WeAreTeachers.com, Sep 2021, https://www.weareteachers.com/whats-the-history-behind-labor-day-7-classroom-activities-for-kids-2/

27 Classroom Ideas to Make Constitution Day Memorable”, WeAreTeachers.com, Sep 2018, https://www.weareteachers.com/constitution-day/

AAA forecasts record-breaking Labor Day travel”, CBS This Morning, Aug 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA99LEkkrpQ

“Activities and Lesson Plans” (includes Patriot Day and Constitution Day), PatriotWeek.org, https://patriotweek.org/activities-lesson-plans/

Adam Smith and the U.S. Constitution” (lesson plan), Adam Smith Works, https://www.adamsmithworks.org/documents/adam-smith-and-the-u-s-constitution

Back-to-school shoppers have value at the top of their lists” – podcast with article, Marketplace, Aug 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/2024/08/08/back-to-school-shoppers-have-value-at-the-top-of-their-lists/

The College Football Playoff Committee Got it Right” (focusing on the economics behind selecting college football teams for the playoff), Monday Morning Economist, Dec 2023, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/cfb-playoffs

The Economics of the U.S. Constitution: An Opportunity to Reset” (webinar w/slides), Council for Economic Education, Jul 2020, https://econedlink.org/webinar/the-economics-of-the-u-s-constitution-an-opportunity-to-reset/

Fight Like Hell: Music for Labor Day” – Folkways Recordings, Smithsonian Institution, 2023, https://folkways.si.edu/fight-like-hell-music-for-labor-day

How Labor Day has changed — and not changed — in its 140-year history” – podcast with article, Marketplace, Sep 2023, https://www.marketplace.org/2023/09/04/how-labor-day-has-changed-and-not-changed-in-its-140-year-history/

How Labor Got Its Day” (3-5 lesson), Council for Economic Education, Aug 2016, https://econedlink.org/resources/how-labor-got-its-day/

How song makes the union strong” – podcast with article, Marketplace, Aug 2024, https://www.marketplace.org/2024/08/12/how-song-makes-the-union-strong/

How the NIL market has shaken up college, high school sports”, Nightline (ABC), Aug 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Z4LBsJZ04

Labor Day 2024: Peak travel days, top destinations and best deals”, Today (NBC), Aug 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9nBb_KIgzs

A Labor Day Look At How Much We Work”, Econlife, Sep 2018, https://econlife.com/2018/09/longest-workweek/

A Labor Day Look At Invisible Labor”, Econlife, Sep 2022, https://econlife.com/2022/09/invisible-woerkers/

A Labor Day Look At Our Time Squeeze”, Econlife, Sep 2020, https://econlife.com/2020/09/middle-class-time-squeeze/

Page One Economics: What Should College Athletes Be Paid? Market Structure and the NCAA”, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Jul 2023, https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2023/07/13/what-should-college-athletes-be-paid-market-structure-and-the-ncaa

Transaction Costs and Currency: 1808 Road Trip” (lesson plan), Foundation for Teaching Economics, https://fte.org/teachers/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/efiahlessons/transaction-costs/

The U.S. Constitution: Rules of the Game” (lesson plan focusing on key economic clauses of the Constitution), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), https://www.socialstudies.org/system/files/publications/articles/se_710282.pdf

Visualizing Annual Working Hours in OECD Countries” (infographic), Visual Capitalist, Jun 2023, https://www.visualcapitalist.com/annual-working-hours-in-countries-2023/

What Disasters Cost Us”, Econlife, Aug 2024, https://econlife.com/2024/08/billion-dollar-disaster-events/

What Happens When NCAA Athletes Unionize? ”, Economist Writing Every Day, Feb 2024, https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2024/02/12/what-happens-when-ncaa-athletes-unionize/

U.S. Government Resources

Back to School: August 2023” Stats for Stories, Aug 2023, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/back-to-school.html

Back to School Fun Facts”, Aug 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/back-to-school.html

Bracing for an Active 2024 Hurricane Season”, Jul 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/06/hurricane-season-and-emergency-tools.html

Celebrating Constitution Day“, Aug 2024, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/constitution-day

Constitution Day Fun Facts”, Aug 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/constitution-day.html

Constitution Day Resources”, Sep 2022, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/constitution-day.html

Constitution of the United States: Primary Documents in American History” Research Guide, Aug 2024, Library of Congress, https://guides.loc.gov/constitution

Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts”, Sep 2023, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/hispanic-heritage.html

Hispanic Heritage Month” Facts for Features, Aug 2024, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2024/hispanic-heritage-month.html

Labor Day: September 2023” Stats for Stories, Sep 2023, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/labor-day.html

Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11, 2023” Stats for Stories, Sep 2023, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/patriot-service-remembrance-day.html

Teaching Six Big Ideas in the U.S. Constitution”, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/legislative/resources/education/constitution

 Other general ECON/PFL/Social Studies articles on August/September “holidays”:

2024 back-to-school shopping update”, National Retail Federation, Aug 2024, https://nrf.com/blog/2024-back-school-shopping-update

2024 Deloitte back-to-school survey”, Deloitte Consumer Industry Center, Jul 2024,  https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/retail-distribution/back-to-school-survey.html

5 tips to save money on back-to-school shopping — this weekend and beyond”, Aug 2024, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5057591/back-to-school-shopping-tips-deals

Back to School Shopping Statistics”, Capital One Shopping Research, Jul 2024, https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/back-to-school-shopping-statistics/

Back-to-School Shopping Survey”, WalletHub, Jul 2024, https://wallethub.com/blog/back-to-school-survey/52395

The Case to End College Football”, Sportico, May 2024, https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2024/case-to-end-to-college-football-1234779221/

College Football Provides an Economic Boost for Local Communities”, Investopedia, Sep 2023, https://www.investopedia.com/college-football-provides-an-economic-boost-7964994

College Sports Departments Gearing up for 'Economic Earthquake' With Direct Pay for Athletes Looming”, U.S. News and World Report, May 2024, https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2024-05-29/college-sports-departments-gearing-up-for-economic-earthquake-with-direct-pay-for-athletes-looming

Following the Money in College Sports”, Morones Analytics, Nov 2023, https://moronesanalytics.com/following-the-money-in-college-sports/

Here's back-to-school advice from elementary to high school students” – Up First Newsletter, Aug 2024, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2024/08/18/g-s1-17336/back-to-school-students-education-elementary

The History of Labor Day”, Investopedia, Aug 2024, https://www.investopedia.com/news/history-labor-day/

How retailers can stay ahead of weather-related challenges” – Retail Stays Real podcast, Aug 2024, https://nrf.com/blog/how-retailers-can-stay-ahead-weather-related-challenges

Inflation Hints at Easing and Back-to-School Looks Set to Boom”, Forbes, Jul 2024, https://www.forbes.com/sites/nikkibaird/2024/07/01/inflation-hints-at-easing-and-back-to-school-looks-set-to-boom/

National Left Handers Day: August 13th”, https://www.lefthandersday.com/

The New College Football Game Turns Me Into Everything I Hate (and it’s awesome)”, Slate.com, Jul 2024, https://slate.com/culture/2024/07/ea-college-football-25-ncaa-coach-corrupt-video-game-review.html

Parents Expect to Pull Back on School Shopping This Year”, Investopedia, Jul 2024, https://www.investopedia.com/parents-reduce-back-to-school-shopping-8678050

What Teachers Need to Know to Help Left-Handed Students Succeed”, WeAreTeachers.com, Jan 2020, https://www.weareteachers.com/left-handed-students/

What to look out for this back-to-class season”, National Retail Federation, Aug 2024, https://nrf.com/blog/what-look-out-back-class-season