TEACHING RESOURCE
A detailed introduction to the popular Mexican musical style Introduce your students to mariachi music with this…
LESSON PLANS
Students will go on an internet scavenger hunt of the Wonders of the World - natural, man-made, and ancient.
WORKSHEETS
DK Spanish Language Learner will get foreign language students making conversation in Spanish in no time. Below you will…
VIDEOS
Introduce the history, traditions, and symbols of Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, through educational videos and…
By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that various cultures have…
Use a music lesson that helps students understand drum rhythms, performing as a group, and improvising melodies from…
ACTIVITIES
Share a reading passage about Día de los Muertos with your students. After reading about Day of the Dead celebrations,…
Use a teaching guide that includes discussion ideas and activities for use with Adelita.
BOOK GUIDES
Use this discussion guide to integrate the young adult novel Hour of the Bees into classroom learning and independent…
Vocabulary associated with the "Mayan Empire" lesson.
Share the story of Cesar Chavez's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn…
ASSESSMENT
How much do you know about Diá de los Muertos? After reading The Day of the Dead article, test students' reading…
Review food vocabulary and give students practice ordering menu items at a restaurant with this Spanish language…
Students will examine the painting, Guernica, by Picasso. They will learn about the events which inspired the artist.
Use these instructions to make a guiro, a Central American percussion instrument, from cardboard.
Introduce your students to the mariachi with this lesson.
Students match activities with corresponding body parts in this printable Spanish vocabulary challenge.
GAMES AND APPS
These questions test knowledge of Mexico.
Create a piñata for a Hispanic holiday or birthday celebration.
This printable has the musical notation and wording for the traditional Puerto Rican song, A La Limon.
Use these lessons and activities with The Rainbow Tulip, by Pat Mora.
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching The Race of Toad and Deer by Pat Mora.
DAILY WARM-UPS
This printable warm-up includes a nonfiction reading passage on the battle for the Alamo and related comprehension…
Hispanic-American literature can easily be integrated into all levels of school curricula, enriching a uniquely American…