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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students listen to Caribbean folk music and discuss maracas and their role in music. They construct and design pairs of maracas using paper mache, then perform a Puerto Rican folk song using their maracas. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore Puerto Rican painter Francisco Oller and the meaning of El Velorio. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify at least one country where the Spanish language is spoken, describe similarities and differences between Spanish, Mexican, and Puerto Rican families, and practice speaking the Spanish words for several family members. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students examine the needleworkers strike in Puerto Rico in 1933. They compare and contrast three different newspapers to see how they covered the event. They finish the lesson by writing a short paper. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine myths and stereotypes about Hispanic immigrant groups. They appreciate and share the strengths of their diversity and view films that challenge ideas about education and cultural values. They explore the Latino Rights Movements that took shape in the l960's and l970's. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the foods and traditions of the Caribbean. In groups, they brainstorm their own definition of culture and review the physical and political geography of the Caribbean. They spend time sampling different foods from the area and read excerpts of oral histories and discuss as a class. To end the lesson, they research the role of Puerto Ricans in New Haven, Connecticut. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students create a graffiti wall using their own name or personal symbol. They examine their own understanding of the film as a source of inspiration and listen to the music from the soundtrack as an effective motivation. They make connections between the characters and cultures depicted in the film to their own lives. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the bats of Puerto Rico. They conduct research in order to find information to construct a powerpoint presentation. They create a dvd of the presentation and go on a tour to a local cave to see the environment where bats live. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students select a country to research including Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Columia, and Cuba. They locate cultural dishes of the people and translate the recipes into English or Spanish. After translating the recipes, they prepare the dish for their class. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students read material and take notes as the teacher lectures about different minorities seeking equality. They study the Latinos fight from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Mexico and their immigration to the United States. In addition, students explore the Asian's struggle for equality after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and during World War II. Lastly, they examine discrimination cases against Native Americans. Full Review »
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