Cinco De Mayo

What is Cinco de Mayo and why do people celebrate it? Use a handy resource to organize all the facts about the Mexican holiday. There are 13 statements for learners to fill in as they read or hear a lecture on the topic. 

Add a festive flair to math instruction on Cinco de Mayo with a worksheet designed to reinforce division, finding unit prices, and solving word problems. 

Students, after examining why the fiesta Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, plan a fiesta that includes invitations, games, music, paper flowers, flags and a menu of authentic foods. By completing this assignment, they enhance their education...

Students role play the characters and events which led to the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson plan, students dance the "La Raspa" dance. Students complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.

From Cinco de Mayo to Endangered Species day to National Hamburger Month, May is full of ideas to write about. Give young writers prompts that have everything to do with the month of May. Topics include writing a story, conducting...

Many people think Cinco de Mayo is the celebration Mexican independence, but they're incorrect. Learn about the battle of Puebla and the victory of General Zaragoza with a short reading passage that includes comprehension and vocabulary...

Students study Cinco de Mayo. They discuss words associated with Cinco de Mayo and review the events surrounding the Battle of Puebla. They compare the lives and careers of the President of the U.S. and the President of Mexico. They...

Students become familiar with the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and the reasons Mexico fought for independence. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson plan, students write a KWL about Cinco De Mayo. Students explore celebration vocabulary  in...

A brief passage about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo is accompanied by an array of language activities for ELD: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation, fluency writing,...

Students identify three celebration activities participated in Cinco de Mayo and explain their significance.