Unit Plan
Let's Discover Mexico!
Students will discover Mexican culture, crafts, and cuisine with hands-on projects.
- Grades: 1–2
Overview
First grade students learn about Mexico, its people, and some of their customs.
Objective
Students Will:
- Identify Mexico on a world map.
- Match Spanish words with pictures.
- Associate Mexico with literature.
- Write about Mexico.
- Follow directions to make Mexican crafts and foods.
Lesson Plans for this Unit
Lesson 1: Let's Travel to Mexico!
Lesson 2: Let's Have a Fiesta!
Supporting Books
- Part of Collection:
- Subjects:Social Studies, Cooking, Arts and Crafts, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Nonfiction Writing, Early Writing, Mexico, Mexican and Mexican American, Maps and Globes, Following Directions, Spanish
- Skills:Maps, Writing
- Duration:1 Week
