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Scholastic: Teachers: Cinco De Mayo Lesson PlanScholastic: Teachers: Cinco De Mayo Lesson Plan
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Scholastic: Teachers: Cinco De Mayo

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This collection offers a wealth of resources on Cinco de Mayo. Includes historical information on the holiday, Mexican culture, classroom activity ideas and lesson plans.

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cinco de mayo

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mayan culture and lesson plan, scholastic

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Cinco de Mayo Shopping Spree

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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. 
4th - 6th Math
CCSS: Adaptable
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Viva Cinco de Mayo

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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...
4th - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Cinco de Mayo - What is it?

Curated OER
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...
K - 4th Social Studies & History
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Spanish Culture Lesson - Cinco de Mayo

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Students role play the characters and events which led to the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson, students dance the "La Raspa" dance. Students complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.
6th - 12th Social Studies & History
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Cinco de Mayo | All About the Holidays

PBS
Learn how the Battle of Puebla—where Mexico claimed victory over the French—became the day of celebration we know as Cinco de Mayo. Watch as a brief video details the holiday's history and the way it is celebrated. 
1 min K - 5th Social Studies & History
Worksheet

Cinco De Mayo: ELD Reading and Language-Building

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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,...
5th - 10th English Language Arts
Website

Teachnology: Cinco De Mayo Teaching Theme

Teachnology
Are you looking for ways to enhance your lessons in teaching about Cinco de Mayo? Take advantage of the seemingless endless supply of resources provided by Teachnology.
Pre-K - 1st Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Cinco de Mayo

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Learners 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.
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Cinco de Mayo

Curated OER
Students become familiar with the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and the reasons Mexico fought for independence. In this Cinco de Mayo lesson, students write a KWL about Cinco De Mayo. Students explore celebration vocabulary  in...
4th - 8th Social Studies & History
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Cinco de Mayo

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Students identify three celebration activities participated in Cinco de Mayo and explain their significance.
2nd - 4th Social Studies & History
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