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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
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Passport to Learning
Making Panpipes
Puerto Rican Folk Tale
Make a Tunable Drum
Making a Maraca
More Hispanic-Heritage Printables
Lesson Plans
Mexico's Day of the Dead
Traditional Circle Game from Puerto Rico
Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums
Introduction to the Panpipe
References
Spanish Place Names
English Words Created by Spanish Culture
Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?
U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population
Hispanics in Congress
Hispanic National Holidays
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
Art Activities
Latin American Instruments
Spanish Word Book
The Biggest Tortilla
Making a Piñata
Spanish Resources
Team Teaching Spanish
Dora the Explorer Coloring Page (English/Spanish)
Parts of the Body*
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Spanish-Speaking Countries and Their Capitals
Dora the Explorer Spanish Flashcards: Weather Terms
Spanish Vocabulary Challenge: Numbers 2
More Popular Spanish-Language Resource
Music Activities
Introduction to Mariachi Music
A la Limon: A Traditional Puerto Rican Song
Rhythms and TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming
Spanish and Latino Influence on Music and Dance
Making a Guiro
Mexican-American Mariachi Music
Integrating Hispanic Music Throughout Curriculum
More Hispanic-Heritage Music Activities
Literature Resources
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street Questions
The House on Mango Street Projects
Shadow of a Bull
Felita
Shadow of a Bull Word Search
Go and Come Back
More Hispanic-Heritage Literature Resources
Language Arts Resources
And Now, Miguel Word Search
Social Studies Resources
Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Los Numeros – The Numbers
Sharing the Hispanic-American Heritage Experience
Famous Figures with Hispanic Heritage
Constructing the Panpipe
Mexico Quiz
More Popular Hispanic-Heritage Resources for Social Studies

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