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Hispanic-Heritage Resources for Teachers

The study of Hispanic heritage offers you the chance to explore many diverse and rich cultures with your class during Hispanic-Heritage month (September 15–October 15). These lesson plans, printables, activities, and references will enrich your classroom study. Read the book The House on Mango Street and Shadow of a Bull, learn about Mexico's Day of the Dead, play mariachi music, practice Spanish vocabulary, discover the customs and traditions of Hispanic heritage, play Puerto-Rico's circle game, create your own musical instruments, learn about the Spanish-language influence on English, and much more. Inspire your students to get excited about diversity!
Printables
Parrot in the Oven Reading Guide
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Passport to Learning
Latin American Instruments
Making Panpipes
Spanish Word Book
More Hispanic-Heritage Printables
Lesson Plans
Traditional Circle Game from Puerto Rico
Mexico's Day of the Dead
Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums
Introduction to the Panpipe
References
Spanish Place Names
Hispanic National Holidays
U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population
Hispanics in Congress
Amazing Language Facts
Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
The Spanish Language Has Many Accents
Ten Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
English Words Created by Spanish Culture
Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?
Art Activities
The Biggest Tortilla
Making a Piñata
Spanish Resources
Parts of the Body*
Dora the Explorer Coloring Page (English/Spanish)
Team Teaching Spanish
¿Cómo se dice en español?
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
Spanish Vocabulary Challenge: Animal Sounds
More Popular Spanish-Language Resource
Music Activities
Introduction to Mariachi Music
Making a Maraca
Mexican-American Mariachi Music
Making a Guiro
Integrating Hispanic Music Throughout Curriculum
Make a Tunable Drum
A la Limon: A Traditional Puerto Rican Song
More Hispanic-Heritage Music Activities
Literature Resources
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street Questions
The House on Mango Street Projects
Puerto Rican Folk Tale
Shadow of a Bull
Felita
The Race of Toad and Deer
More Hispanic-Heritage Literature Resources
Language Arts Resources
And Now, Miguel Word Search
Shadow of a Bull Word Search
Social Studies Resources
Mexico Quiz
Famous Figures with Hispanic Heritage
Reading Warm-Up 116 for Gr. 1 & 2: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Los Numeros – The Numbers
Scales for a Panpipe
Constructing the Panpipe
Sharing the Hispanic-American Heritage Experience
More Popular Hispanic-Heritage Resources for Social Studies

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