The House on Mango Street Growing up in the Hispanic section of Chicago, main character Esperanza Cordero shares with...		Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums Use a lesson that helps students understand drum rhythms, performing as a group, and...
Traditional Circle Game from Puerto Rico Use a lesson that uses Spanish to introduce students to traditional Puerto Rican song and...		Puerto Rican Folk Tale Gain understanding of Puerto Rico by reading this folk tale.
Latin American Instruments Use this self-checking activity to familiarize children with the names and shapes of Latin...		Making Panpipes Instructions for making a South American flute from PVC tubing.
Introduction to Mariachi Music Use this article as a reference for introducing your students to mariachi music.		Make a Tunable Drum Learn to construct a tunable drum from a plastic soda bottle.
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity Students will use this graphic organizer to compare themselves to the main character in The...		Mexico Quiz Lots of facts on Mexico.
Mexico's Day of the Dead By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that...		Rhythms and TUBS Notation for Hispanic Drumming Use a printable that contains drum rhythms and an example of TUBS notation for Hispanic music.
Passport to Learning Children "travel" around the world and fill in a passport to record what they learn about...		Making a Maraca Make a maraca from beans and a juice can.
A la Limon: A Traditional Puerto Rican Song This printable has the musical notation and wording for the traditional Puerto Rican song, A...		Shadow of a Bull Word Search Your children will love this wordsearch that covers vocabulary from Shadow of a Bull.
Felita Use these lessons and activities with Felita, by Nicholasa Mohr.		Shadow of a Bull Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Shadow of a Bull, by...
Making a Guiro Use these instructions to make a guiro, a Central American percussion instrument, from...		Amazing Language Facts Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view...