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Read Works

Read Works: Fiesta!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains the term "fiesta" to the readers. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Mexican Local Festivals & Fiestas

For Students 9th - 10th
A calendar of events, festivals, and fiestas throughout Mexico.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexico's Fiesta and Holiday Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource for all types of holidays throughout Mexico. A key conveniently marks them as you choose each month. Additional links give even more info.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Beyond Food & Fiestas: Creating Authentic Cultural Experiences in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
As educators, we are eager to provide cultural experiences for our students. Songs, dances, traditional dress, food, and relevant objects are wonderful ways to interest students in a variety of cultures. But when you take it a step...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 1: Los Sentimientos

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about their feelings by sharing personal information with others and talking about other people. They will talk about their own activities and express their likes and dislikes. They...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Musician: Mexico's Guitar Town

For Students K - 1st
Visit with Andres during fiesta time at Paracho Michoacan, Mexico's "guitar town". As Andres shows in this video segment from ZOOM, guitar music goes beyond simple sound vibrations. [2:55]
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cultura Fiestas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses Spain and its culture.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Flavor Fiesta: Money Word Problems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate money through an ice cream parlor activity. Students will determine the cost of an ice cream sundae using a recipe and price list. Students will use their Activotes to select...
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Other

Fiesta Esl With a Spanish Flavour

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource for Spanish-speaking English language learners. Features include grammar drills, vocabulary exercises, proficiency tests, and recommended links for reading practice.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Mexican Woman in Color Dress

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of a Mexican woman, dancing, at a fiesta.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Travel and Tourism

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Todo Sobre Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information. In Spanish and German also.
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Other

Ciudad Rodrigo

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the Spanish city of Rodrigo at this official city site and learn about its features and festivals popular throughout Spain. A brief history, in Spanish, and photographs document the Spanish holidays celebrated in Ciudad Rodrigo....
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Info Cadiz

For Students 9th - 10th
City guide for Cadiz. Content includes information on city-wide festivals, cultural attractions, and tourist information. Written in Spanish.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Contraction Action

For Students 1st - 6th
Are you ready to burst into action while practicing contractions?! Join the fiesta in "Arcade" mode by tapping/clicking on the correct contraction spelling and using the slingshot to make the pinata burst open or play "Practice" mode to...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Spelling Spree

For Students 1st - 6th
Are you ready to join the Pinata Party and burst into the Spelling Spree? Join the fiesta in "Arcade" mode by tapping/clicking on the correct spelling of the word and using the slingshot to make the pinata burst open. Play "Practice"...
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Utah State University

Teacher Link: Celebrations: A Resource Guide for Teachers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
TeacherLINK at Utah State University offers a wealth of topics and project information on celebrations held throughout the world. Click on "Topics and Authors," to access a long list of available lesson plans on a variety of...
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Other

Ecuador Explorer: People and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at Ecuador's population, religion, language, and indigenous culture.
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Chem Fiesta L Resonance Structures Practice [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
For practice drawing resonance structures, visit this page. It contains four practice problems along with the answers.
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The Culture of Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
The culture of Spain is discussed at this site. Food, drink, nightlife, and fiestas & traditions are talked about.
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Don Quijote: Las Fallas, Valencia

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're looking for a festival that compares to our Fourth of July, then you've come to the right site from don Quijote. Las Fallas is undoubtedly one of the most unique festivals in Spain - a Spanish fiesta where the whole town is...
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Don Quijote: La Tomatina, Bunol (Valencia)

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site get the history of this wild Spanish fiesta, a week-long celebration in August filled with non-stop festivities and the ever present anticipation of the monstrous tomato battle that serves as the culmination of the week's...
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Lingolex

Lingolex.com: The Vocabulary of Christmas (Navidad)

For Students 9th - 10th
Take advantage of the side by side word translation of Christmas words and subjects. These words can be taught at any grade level.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: La Pinata

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the pinata. Easy reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

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