Lesson Plan Title : Mexican Charades

Age Range: Grade 3 through grade 5 (Elementary)

Overview and Purpose: Students use their acting skills to try to have their teammates understand which symbol they are acting out in this game of Mexican charades.

Objective: The student will be able to act out traditional elements of Cinco de Mayo.

Resources:

Index cards with different symbols of Cinco de Mayo written on them

Activities:

Divide the students into teams. Have them take turns drawing a card and then acting out the symbol on the card for their team. If their team guesses correctly, then they receive a point. If they guess incorrectly, then the other teams have a chance to guess. Examples of things that can be written on the cards are Mexican hat dance, maracas, and pinatas.

Wrap Up:

This game can be used to review a unit on Mexico or to introduce it. After you have used the game with the class, a memory game for a center can be made by combining two sets of identical cards.