Dia de los Muertos

Beginning and lower-intermediate Spanish language learners read about los peritios, a made-up animal. Four short paragraphs precede a set of seven reading comprehension questions. The first few questions are multiple choice, and the...

What do your language learners know about Spanish and Latin American holidays? Expand their knowledge with a group project that involves a written report and a presentation. The assignment sheet lists all of the specific details about...

Celebrate el Dia de Trabajo on September 1st, and honor all those who work in the United States. This four-paragraph reading passage provides background information on the holiday, and there are three comprehension questions that follow....

The Day of the Dead is an important part of Mexican culture and some other cultures around the world. Introduce your class to the altars of The Day of the Dead with an online activity. Class members follow the link and explore the altar...

How does the Spanish culture view death? Gain the interest of your learners by showing them a skull (if you can get one). How is this Spanish celebration similar or different than Halloween? As an extension, you could dedicate a class...

Two topics are covered here: the Great Pyramid of Cholula and the Day of the Dead. Seven slides are dedicated to images of and information about the pyramid, and the remainder of the PowerPoint covers the Day of the Dead. Pupils can...

Young scholars practice Spanish vocabulary and grammar while focusing on the cultural differences between Mexico and the United States. They demonstrate their knowledge of the holiday, Dia de los Muertos, by giving a presentation in...

In this foreign language worksheet, learners find the words that are related to learning to speak Spanish and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

Explore how the library or Internet resources function as textual information. Young writers research a chosen topic then read and comprehend the collected information. They structure the information with texts and graphics for a...