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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
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Passport to Learning
Famous Figures with Hispanic Heritage
The Biggest Tortilla
Spanish Word Book
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
Hispanic National Holidays
Where in the World Is Spanish Spoken?
Hispanics in Congress
U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population
The Spanish Language Has Many Accents
Amazing Language Facts
Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
Ten Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
Art Activities
Latin American Instruments
Making a Piñata
Spanish Resources
Dora the Explorer Map (Spanish)
Dora the Explorer Coloring Page (English/Spanish)
Parts of the Body*
Team Teaching Spanish
Spanish-Speaking Countries and Their Capitals
Spanish Vocabulary Challenge: Numbers 2
Spanish Vocabulary Challenge: Body Parts
More Popular Spanish-Language Resource
Music Activities
Introduction to Mariachi Music
Making a Maraca
Spanish and Latino Influence on Music and Dance
Make a Tunable Drum
Making a Guiro
Making Panpipes
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
Felita
Shadow of a Bull
Reading Warm-Up 116 for Gr. 1 & 2: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
More Hispanic-Heritage Literature Resources
Language Arts Resources
And Now, Miguel Word Search
Shadow of a Bull Word Search
Social Studies Resources
Day of the Dead Evaluation Rubric
Los Numeros – The Numbers
Sharing the Hispanic-American Heritage Experience
Mexico Quiz
Integrating Hispanic Music Throughout Curriculum
Rhythms and TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming
The Race of Toad and Deer
More Popular Hispanic-Heritage Resources for Social Studies

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