CINCO DE MAYO FOR TEACHERS

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Cinco de Mayo Webquest by Cheryl J. Cox
This WebQuest concentrates on the holiday Cinco de Mayo and encourages students to explore the rich cultural roots connected to today's current celebrations.

Cinco De Mayo Webquest
Grades 2-3. This WebQuest concentrates on the holiday Cinco de Mayo and encourages students to explore the rich cultural roots connected to today's current celebrations.

Mrs. Zasada's Cinco De Mayo Webquest

Cinco de Mayo Trivia Hunt
Join the children at Hansen search the internet using these web sites to find the answers to the questions that follow.

Spanish 4 Cinco de Mayo Project
This project is a way for students to explore the culture of Mexico. Students will view sites on Cinco de Mayo, which will give them background information on the history of Cinco de Mayo. Students will then go on to other sites about the culture of Mexico and use the information to do a presentation on the material.

THE CINCO DE MAYO PAGE - WEBQUEST
In this project, students will apply the "Big Six" information gathering process to do research for Cinco De Mayo projects.

Kinderart - Make a Poncho
Art Lesson plan

Numero Uno
Social Studies K-3. Objective: Students will count and write the numbers 1-10 in Spanish in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Worksheet provided

Encarta Cinco de Mayo
Lesson Plan for grades 7-12. This lesson allows students to research information on the holiday Cinco de Mayo while making use of their Internet and Spanish language skills.

Cinco de Mayo

With your class, take an imaginary trip to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Mexico's Independence Day.

Cinco De Mayo Scavenger Hunt

You will be searching a variety of sites on the Mexican "Cinco de Mayo" holiday. While searching these sites, you will be finding the answers to various questions

ERIC : Foreign Language and Culture
Grade Level/Subject: 9-12, foreign language and culture

ERIC : Mexico - Language and Literature By:April Jones, Kellie Kemper, and Leona Scarbrough
Grade Level: Grades 3-4. The students will develop their language and literature skills and knowledge by engaging themselves within a realm of the Mexican culture.

ERIC : Unit on Mexico for 1st Grade by Mel Ahrens
Objectives: Students will: create a Mexican Flag classify items (pre-hispanic, hispanic,contemporary) recall and name relatives who live in Mexico or famous People list and purchase ingrediants for cooking

ERIC : Planning a Mexican Fiesta in the Classroom by Kristin Zahn
Grade Level: Grades K-4 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.

ERIC : Mexico by Maria Martinez
Grade level: 5-6 . Students will learn and understand different customs, people, regions and costumes of Mexico. They will understand that even though it is one country their customs vary from state to state.

Mexico (Mini Unit) by Pat Sloan/Mary Sullivan
Grade: K-1. Sixteen activities to explore.

North America/Mexico
Geography Lesson plan