Univision: Por Que Se Celebra El Cinco De Mayo en Estados Unidos? (Spanish)

Learners 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. Learners complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.

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,...

This Library of Congress site gives an overview of the history behind Cinco de Mayo.

A description of the "Batalla de Puebla" on May 5, 1862 as the Mexicans defeated the French army, and the importance of that event today.

Young scholars examine the history of the Cinco de Mayo holiday, its significance to Mexican people, and the battle between Mexican and French troops. They view photos of traditional Mexican costumes, make Cinco de Mayo crafts, and...

Learn about the origins of Cinco de Mayo from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued to commemorate the holiday.

A classroom activity which celebrates the holiday on the commemoration of the day itself. Published on May 5, 2007 from ReadWriteThink, site provides web links, lesson plans, and a bibliography.

We all love to celebrate on the 5th of May but not many people know the actual history behind this day. Lifehacker explains the history behind the holiday.

The resources listed in this site summarize the history of the Cinco de Mayo festival and highlights some of its contemporary celebrations.