This Prezi covers Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor as outlined in the Tennessee state standards for 5th grade social studies.
The presentation begins with a hands on activity to make students understand what it may have been like for children working in factories. The activity would have students sitting (uncomfortably) on the floor in a small cramped space with the heat cranked up while being force to tie string together. The teacher would walk around and demand silence. Wag