TeachersFirst's Cinco de Mayo Resources
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This collection of reviewed resources highlights Cinco de Mayo. Learn how to make celebratory crafts, games to play, the history of the holiday, and more. Many resources abound for all ages to learn more about this festive Mexican May holiday!
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Daria -World Music for Children - World Music by Daria
Grades
K to 5
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tag(s): hispanic (14), martin luther king (27), musical instruments (15), native americans (34), sound (79)
In the Classroom
Turn up your speakers and try the limbo. Make simple instruments as part of your cultural heritage celebrations. Record your class singing one of the simple songs using a simple tool such as PodoMatic (reviewed here ) or your computer's own recording software; then share the link to the recording on your class web page for younger students to sing along at home. During units on sound in elementary science class, make some of the instruments to explore how sound is created and transmitted. PE teachers can teach lessons using the song/dance options, such as the limbo. World language classes and world cultures classes may even find some of the ethnic instruments from other parts of the world interesting, despite the more juvenile appearance of this site.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Cantanding - Daniel Peris & DiscoInferno
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), movies (50), songs (40)
In the Classroom
Although this site has a lot of "fun" content, the learning opportunities abound. This site is excellent for ELL/ESL classes, special education, and Spanish learners. Since selections include nursery rhymes and children's songs, elementary teachers can use specific selections as a way to start and end the day or for special performances. Use this site to help decipher the national anthem. Have language or social studies students learn a song in Spanish. Maybe celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a song! Have small groups of students take turns singing Karaoke to patriotic and/or children's songs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo - The History Channel
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
This site is ready to use in class. Have cooperative learning groups explore various aspects of the holiday and Mexican culture.If you have time, have them make their results into a class wiki with a page for each angle. Have students write a journal entry (as a blog) from the perspective of someone living in Mexico during the 1800s. Share maps of Mexico on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups create commercials highlighting what they have learned (be sure they include some new vocabulary words) or even a video advertisement for your class's Cinco de Mayo celebration. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kaboose: Cinco de Mayo - Kaboose
Grades
K to 8tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
Have cooperative learning groups use this site to prepare a project for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations. There are SO MANY ready-to-go activities, you are certain to find something for nearly every subject area. Challenge groups to do the basic activities listed at this site (i.e. cook the recipe in FCS class), but go a step further and create a multimedia presentation. For example, have students create a video of their cooking experience, the cultural impact of the food, and what else they learned about Cinco de Mayo. Share the videos on a site such as Teachers.TV (explained here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage - Scholastic
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), explorers (39), hispanic (14), spanish (81)
In the Classroom
Use the activities on this site as part of cultural heritage or explorer study in social studies or in conjunction with Latino literature selections in your reading classes. As you study communities and cultures with younger students, this site will give you a way to focus on an example. Use this site as part of your Cinco de Mayo celebration, as well. Many of the activities would work well as either whole class lessons on a projector or small group "scavenger hunt" activities for upper grades on lab or laptop computers (make sure reading levels are appropriate if students must read on their own).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo Words - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): cinco de mayo (12)
In the Classroom
Use this site to reinforce and support vocabulary as you study Cinco de Mayo. Share the word puzzles on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create their own word activities from the same vocabulary list, such as matching or ranking challenges for their peers to try on the interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Holiday Zone: Cinco de Mayo - Julie Vickery- Smith
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
Use this site to prepare for your classroom's Cinco de Mayo celebration. Have cooperative learning groups explore one of the additional sites or a specific topic and create a multimedia presentation: a PowerPoint, video, or blog entry.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Make Your Own Piñata - Culinary Institute of America
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
While preparing for your Cinco de Mayo celebration, have groups of students create their own piñatas. Share this link on your class website, for students to use at home to create piñatas with their families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo - BellaOnline
Grades
1 to 6tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
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Read the stories to your class and try some of the activities together!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Taking the Fifth - Pearson Education
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
While studying Cinco de Mayo and/or Mexico, share this quick quiz on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cinco de Mayo - Kiddyhouse.com
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): cinco de mayo (12), mexico (30)
In the Classroom
Use this informational site about the history behind the May 5th holiday as the focus of a teacher-made Web hunt. Check out the links at the end of the narrative for printable coloring activities and Word searches.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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