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\nComparing Cultural Holidays\n

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\nYoung scholars discover facts about the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. For this compare and contrast lesson, students explore Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Young scholars create an alter to memorialize a family member or friend...\n
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\nDía de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)\n

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\nEl Día de los Muertos is a sacred day of remembrance for Mexican and Mexican-American family members. Introduce beginning Spanish speakers to the sights, sounds, and symbols of el Día de los Muertos with an engaging song and coloring sheet.\n
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\n¡Me Encanta el 4 de Julio! \n

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\nLet's celebrate! Have your beginning Spanish learners read the short paragraph about a boy and his family's Fourth of July tradition. There are five reading comprehension questions that follow, and a vocabulary matching activity. A great...\n
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\nMexican Holidays\n

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\nStudents celebrate Mexican holidays. In this global studies instructional activity, students collaborate to research the Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. Students present their findings about the holidays and host classroom celebrations.\n
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\nMy Spanish Christmas\n

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\nTenth graders research Spanish Christmas customs on the interent and role play in their writing their findings in an essay. They teacher provides a list of web addresses for the students to locate information on and from that their...\n
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\nSpanish Culture Lesson - Cinco de Mayo\n

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\nStudents role play the characters and events which led to the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. In this Cinco de Mayo instructional activity, students dance the \"La Raspa\" dance. Students complete a Cinco de Mayo word search.\n
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\nMexican Version of The Night Before Christmas (Middle, Language)\n

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\nStudents read a poem aloud called the \"Mexican Version of the Night Before Christmas. They enact the scenes of the poem. They discuss variations of this poem both in English and Spanish.\n
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\n\"Easter\n\n
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\nEaster Pop-Up Card\n

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\nIn this activity instructional activity, students color, cut, fold and paste a picture of the Easter bunny to make a card. Teachers are given a brief history of the holiday and traditions associated with it.\n
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\nDia de los Muertos: Celebrating and Remembering\n

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\nHelp scholars understand the history, geography, traditions, and art of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Find background information for your reference as well as a detailed cross-curricular lesson plan. Learners compare...\n
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\nEverybody Fiesta: A Unit on Hispanic Celebrations\n

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\nStudents examine the various types of celebrations in the Hispanic culture. Using the internet, they research customs and traditions of the culture and identify important members of society who are hispanic. They are also introduced to...\n
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\nHanal Pixan\n

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\nStudents research the culture of Mexico. In this Mexican culture instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the culture of Mexico and the students take notes. Students write an essay about what they have learned.\n
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\nEl Dia de Los Muertos: Mexican Celebrations\n

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\nMiddle schoolers research Spanish speaking individuals and the holiday, The Day of the Dead, using Internet and print resources. They orally present their research. Students engage in Mexican traditions by making either a lapida...\n
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\nThe Cajuns: Natives with a Difference!\n

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\nLearners examine the immigrant experiences of various culture groups. Using this information, they work together to compare and contrast these experiences with those of the Cajuns. As a class, they define ethnic group and research the...\n
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\nA Visit to Mexico City: An Introduction to World Communities\n

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\nThird graders complete a variety of activities as they take an imaginary trip to Mexico City, complete with passports, maps, and Spanish dictionaries. They write postcards to send home and create items to sell at the market. The unit...\n
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\nVocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Halloween\n

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\nIn this Halloween vocabulary learning exercise, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the complex options that all relate to Halloween.\n
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\nCinco De Mayo: ELD Reading and Language-Building \n

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\nA brief passage about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo is accompanied by an array of language activities for ELD: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation, fluency writing,...\n
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\nDia de los Muertos\n

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\nSecond graders research the Day of the Dead, an important Mexican holiday. They view videos, investigate Mexican geography and history and compare the Day of the Dead to the celebration of Halloween.\n
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\nKwanzaa\n

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\nLearners create a \"mkeka\" (place mat). They explain how particular symbols and associated colors are used to focus attention to the meaning of an African-American celebration called Kwanzaa.\n
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\nAzùcar!\n

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\nYoung scholars engage in a lesson which honors the Latino community as part of Thirteen/WNET's annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. They utilize worksheets and access websites imbedded in this plan which guide their learning.\n
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\nA Recipe for Reading: Asian Style Rice and Eggs\n

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\nLearners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.\n
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\nSail, Sail, Sail Your Ship!\n

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\nStudents listen to the book, Columbus Day, by Paul Showers and discuss the historical significance of Christopher Columbus. They create Columbus Day booklets, sing a Christopher Columbus song, and develop graphic organizers.\n
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\nVarious listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the Christmas and other holiday traditions. Uses a variety of tenses. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers...\n
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\nTraditions of Mexico: El Dia De Los Muertos\n

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\nThe story of \"El Dia de los Muertos\" (The Day of the Dead) in Mexico, with emphasis on the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, the blending of Spanish and native Mexican cultures, and even American influence upon this Mexican tradition.\n
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\nInside Mexico: Culture and Traditions\n

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\nCovers a wide variety of cultures and traditions of Mexico, including food, recipes, art, music, history, festivals and holidays. Some of the material is in both English and Spanish.\n
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