Cinco de Mayo: Activities, Maps, & Informational Reading

What a great way to help your students learn about and celebrate Cinco de Mayo!  Great for grades 2 & 3!

This packet contains not only an informative booklet w/comprehension questions about the history of Cinco de Mayo, but also includes the following:

-Information about the flag of Mexico (also a flag activity)

-Fun Facts About Mexico!

-Beautiful photographs of Mexico!

-Maps showing states in Mexico w/map activity

-Map activity involving identifying Spanish speaking countries in the world

-A Spanish/English Dictionary for your students to practice commonly used
words and phrases

-Information and activities about Spanish words for colors, numbers, days, of the

week, animals, household objects, school items, and shapes!

-Meaning behind "The Mexican Hat Dance", as well as directions for performing
the dance

-A fabulous Reader's Theater about a Mexican legend, "The Legend of the Two

Volcanoes" for your class to perform (Parts for nine performers)

-A fun craftivity: Make a Cinco de Mayo hat to wear!

- Anchor charts