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What is el Dia de los Muertos? Lesson PlanWhat is el Dia de los Muertos? Lesson Plan
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What is el Dia de los Muertos?

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Learners explore the Mexican celebration el Dia de los Muertos. In this Mexican celebration lesson, students discuss ways people in the US honor the dead. Learners compare and contrast Mexican holidays and American holidays. Students hear Mexican stories and discuss them. Learners use fractions and measurement to follow recipes.

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cooking, home economics, compare and contrast, dia de los muertos, Holidays, halloween, mexican culture

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compare and contrast, cooking activity, day of the dead, el dia de los meurtos, halloween, mexican culture, english language arts
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4th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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