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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

Passport to Learning
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Puerto Rican Folk Tale
Making Panpipes
Making a Guiro
Making a Maraca
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

Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
Amazing Language Facts
Ten Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
Hispanic National Holidays
Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?
Hispanics in Congress
U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population
Spanish Place Names
The Spanish Language Has Many Accents
English Words Created by Spanish Culture

Art Activities

Spanish Word Book
The Biggest Tortilla
Making a Piñata
Latin American Instruments

Spanish Resources

Dora the Explorer Coloring Page (English/Spanish)
Spanish-Speaking Countries and Their Capitals
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Parts of Speech (Background)
Diálogo: En el hotel
Dora the Explorer: Weather Activity (Spanish)
Spanish Vocabulary Challenge: Animal Sounds
More Popular Spanish-Language Resource

Language Arts Resources

And Now, Miguel Word Search
Shadow of a Bull Word Search

Music Activities

Introduction to Mariachi Music
A la Limon: A Traditional Puerto Rican Song
Mexican-American Mariachi Music
Spanish and Latino Influence on Music and Dance
Integrating Hispanic Music Throughout Curriculum
Constructing the Panpipe
Scales for a Panpipe
More Hispanic-Heritage Music Activities

Literature Resources

The House on Mango Street
Felita
The Race of Toad and Deer
Go and Come Back
Star of Luis
Shadow of a Bull
Selecting Hispanic-American Books: Language Choices
More Hispanic-Heritage Literature Resources

Social Studies Resources

Mexico Quiz
Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric
Rhythms and TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming
Make a Tunable Drum
Los Numeros – The Numbers
Selecting Hispanic-American Books for the Classroom
Experiencing Literature
More Popular Hispanic-Heritage Resources for Social Studies

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