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Cinco De Mayo Lesson Plans

1. A Gallery of Mexican Art- Students tour a virtual gallery of Mexican Art and create a glossary of art terms.
2. Bean and Seed Mosaic- A Visual arts lesson where the students design and construct their own bean and seed mosaic that will emphasize line, shape and color.
3. Cinco de Mayo Lesson- Understands various aspects of family life, structures, and roles in different cultures and in many eras.
4. Cinco de Mayo Festival- The purpose of this lesson is to teach students who have severe and/or multiple disabilities about Cinco de Mayo and to allow them to access an interactive activity, at first with help from the teaching staff, ultimately, on their own.
5. Cinco de Mayo Wrap Activity- Hands-on activities make learning fun for students. Don't forget to practice good sanitation and safety!
6. ¡Comida!- This lesson is intended for a Spanish for Spanish Speakers class. Students write essays and create recipe cards in Spanish with details about their favorite foods and the cultural celebrations or events they associate with the food.
7. Cómo Vuela El Tiempo: How Time Flies- Students will learn how to state the time of day in Spanish, learning kinesthetically.

1. Cinco de Mayo Minunit- Students will know why Cinco de Mayo is recognized as a national holiday in Mexico.
2. Discover Mexico's Secrets- Students follow CIA procedures to discover Mexico's secrets, and then report on their findings.
3. Hispanic Heritage- Examine one of five Latin American countries of choice for weather, landscape, traditions/holidays, foods, and language.
4. How to make "The Star"
5. Introductions in Spanish- The students will introduce a classmate in Spanish after interviewing that student using basic Spanish phrases learned in class.
6. Learning about Mexico: Making and Using Salt Dough Human Puppets in the Classroom- This lesson plan is designed to show how to make hand held human puppets. It was written for an eighth grade Special Education class, but can also be used in the regular curriculum grades six to nine. This lesson plan will also contain suggestions on how you can use these puppets in the classroom.
7. Mexican Food- This is one of several lessons about food vocabulary. This lesson introduces Mexican food and the history behind it. The main objective of this lesson is to introduce new food vocabulary to the students.
8. Mexican Holidays- Research one of two Mexican holidays, Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo.
9. Mexican People: Are They as They Seem?- The overall objective of this lesson is to assist students in building a foundation for gaining the knowledge and understanding necessary for total language learning. We have always evaluated a person by the way he talks.
10. Mexico Classroom Ideas- Discovering Mexico from a geographer’s point of view—and to share that viewpoint with students and children.
11. Mexico: Language and Literature- The students will be introduced to the Mexican culture, which incorporates a different language than the students present English language.
12. Mexico and Its Neighbor to the North- Students stage a debate about immigration between the United States and Mexico.
13. Paper Bag Poncho- For Cinco de Mayo on May 5th (or any day of the year), have yourself a special day complete with Mexican food and Mexican clothes like brightly colored ponchos.
14. Planning a Mexican Fiesta in the Classroom- This lesson is designed to be a closing activity on a unit about Mexico. The students and their families celebrate Mexico's culture by planning and partaking in a fiesta , held in the students' classroom.
15. Spanish Mathematics- This activity provides a way to integrate foreign language instruction and mathematics. The teacher prepares math word problems in Spanish (using vocabulary already taught) to teach concepts such as tax, discounts, and percentage.
16. ¡Tarjetas Postales!- This lesson is intended for a beginning-intermediate Spanish class. Students design postcards to reflect the life and/or work of a Spanish-speaking artist.
17. The Beat of Mexico- Students learn about mariachi music and create their own rhythm instruments.
18. "To Know Spanish" or "To Know Spanish"- We know that speaking is an essential part in learning a language. This activity is designed to help the students feel more comfortable speaking Spanish along with improving their grammar and pronunciation.
19. Where in the World Is Mexico?- Students create puzzles of a map of Mexico.