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Students learn about Mexican holidays, and make traditional decorations for a fiesta including easy-to-make pinatas, pierced paper decorations, and spool roller prints. Papel picado is one of the most popular decorations for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations.

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Making an Assembly Line Activity

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Making an Assembly Line

Demonstrate how the assembly line process makes it possible to produce automobiles more efficiently.

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Making a Guiro

Use these instructions to make a guiro, a Central American percussion instrument, from cardboard.

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Making a Piñata

Create a piñata for a Hispanic holiday or birthday celebration.

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Making Panpipes

Instructions for making a South American flute from PVC tubing.

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Fiestas: A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebration

Fiestas: A Year of Latin American Songs of CelebrationSelected, Arranged, and Translated by José-Luis Orozco For Grade...

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Making a Maraca

Make a maraca from beans and a juice can.

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