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Students explore the Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. In this Mexican holidays lesson, students research the 2 holidays and present their research findings in a presentation at a Mexican fiesta that they host.
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters and spell words associated with Cinco de Mayo. Students spell 20 words.
Cinco de Mayo lessons provide a way to teach students about history, art, music, and regional food.
Learners read "Too Many Tamales" and discuss Cinco De Mayo and fiestas. As a class, they plan a fiestas which includes food, decorations, and entertainment. Students make Mexican tissue-paper flowers, tortilla's and a fruit drink.
For this holidays worksheet, young scholars read 10 statements about Cinco de Mayo. Students fill in the blanks with the correct response.
Students investigate the Cinco de Mayo holiday. They discuss the history of Cinco de Mayo, listen to the Legend of the Mexican flag, color a worksheet of the Mexican flag, and create a class coat of arms.
In this Cinco de Mayo instructional activity, students match parts of words with their other half all having to do with Cinco de Mayo. Students match 24 word parts together to make 12 words.
For this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students view a specific website on the computer and determine whether four statements are myths or facts. Students, if the statements are a myth, they write a sentence related to Thanksgiving on the lines provided.
In this Cinco de Mayo patterns instructional activity, students examine 5 rows of picture patterns and then paste pictures of the items that should come next in each of the 5 rows.
Students investigate the historical background of the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. They complete a word search, explore various websites, and create a pinata that is papered with facts about the holiday.