Teaching Themes
Cinco de Mayo: Everything You Need
Information and activities that will help your class celebrate Mexican history and culture
Lesson Plans
Internet Field Trip: Celebrate Mexico
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
This internet field trip introduces students to the cultures and history of Mexico.
Extension Activities
Cinco de Mayo: La Celebración Matemática!
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Festive math activities and ideas to help you celebrate this important day in Mexican history.
Cinco de Mayo Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Taste of MexicoGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Kid Reporter Nick Berray attends Taste of Mexico at the Blair House in Washington, D.C., a sampling of cultural cuisine of America's neighbor to... |
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 Articles Mexico: HistoryGrades: 6–8 Background. Mexico is an ancient land that, long before the arrival of the Europeans, had already seen the rise a |
 Everything You Need Hispanic Heritage: Everything You NeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 These activities provide multiple ways for your class to delve into a study of Hispanic and Latino culture. |
 Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans Traditional Mexican Paper CuttingGrades: PreK–K Students learn about the cultural tradition of Mexican paper cutting. They use their math skills to make ABAB patterns. |
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Group Activities, Extension Activities Let's Have a Fiesta!Grades: 1–2 Illustrates a lesson about Mexican culture. The class learns about and participates in traditional Mexican cooking and crafts in preparation for... |
 Book Resources, Unit Plans Magnificent MexicoGrades: PreK–K Unit plan created from a teacher's experiences backpacking in central Mexico. Includes classroom crafts. |
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Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans Let's Travel to Mexico!Grades: 1–2 Offers suggestions for teaching students about Mexico, including reading and writing basic Spanish. |
 Games, Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities Piñata Concentration Game: A Celebrate Hispanic Heritage ActivityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 This interactive activity makes learning Spanish vocabulary, and practicing memorization skills, fun for young students. |
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Online Learning Activities, Unit Plans Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Teacher's GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Students discover the contributions and rich cultures of Hispanics in the United States through a variety of research, discussion, and writing... |
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Articles MexicoGrades: 6–8 From Grolier Online, this encyclopedia article explores the history, language, ancestry, food, sports, and holidays of the Mexican people. |
Articles Peoples of Mexico: The MayasGrades: 3–5 Learn about the culture, religions, and written language of the Mayan people. |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans Books and Resources for Teaching About Mexico!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 A teacher-created book list that includes tips for using these books in your classroom! |
Book Lists Books for Teaching About MexicoGrades: PreK–K Recommended resources, nonfiction books, and picture books for teaching young children about the arts, culture, crafts, history, and geography of... |
