ACTIVITIES
Growing up in the Hispanic section of Chicago, main character Esperanza Cordero shares with readers her feelings and…
WORKSHEETS
Enhance understanding and diversity awareness with a teaching guide that offers reading ideas about Hispanic heritage…
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska.
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching The Race of Toad and Deer by Pat Mora.
BOOK GUIDES
Use the questions in this reading guide to spark discussion about the family and community pressure the main character…
Use a printable that contains two diagrams for constructing a panpipe.
Teach children about famous Hispanic historical figures with this research activity. Students will use what they learn…
REFERENCE
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view this article.
A chart listing the fifty most widely spoken languages in the world.
Use this table as a reference for where Spanish is spoken throughout the world.
Learn the Hispanic origin of state and city names with this resource.
From Latin American to Castilian to Argentinian, there are many different Spanish accents.
Learn about the approximately 10,000 English words that have Spanish origins.
Use a printable that contains scales for the panpipe.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Distribute an article that gives some helpful suggestions for selecting Hispanic and Hispanic-American books for…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about diversity, Hispanic heritage, and Christmas as they read a fictional passage and answer…
