Cinco de
Mayo means the fifth of May. But it isn't Mexican Independence Day nor the equivalent of the U.S. Fourth
of July. Cinco de Mayo is the day Mexicans remember El Día de la Batalla de
Puebla (Battle of Puebla). Cinco de Mayo is mostly an Americanized Latino
holiday. But also a great day to explore Mexican culture. Here are free
printable Cinco de Mayo lesson plans, worksheets and games.
Mr
Donn has free printable Cinco
de Mayo activities,
games, coloring pages, Powerpoint presentations, social studies worksheets,
history lesson plans and culture study activities.
A-Z
Teacher Stuff has free printable Cinco
de Mayo unit and lesson planner kit with materials, worksheets, games, crafts,
recipes, movies and activities.
Enchanted
Learning has free printable Cinco de Mayo worksheets, mini-booklets, history and social studies lesson
plans. Print a map of Mexico, Mexican flag, info on the Battle of Puebla, Mexican
leaders, posters, history, images and recipes. Print a nice poster featuring
Cesar Chavez and other Mexican labor activists, political figures, scientists,
artists, musicians and more.
The
Teachers Corner has free printable Cinco de Mayo crafts, counting lessons, words in Spanish, cultural
heritage activities and more. Lesson Planet has free printable lesson plans on Cinco de Mayo to sample.
For
preschool and younger kids, visit DL-TK for free Cinco de Mayo coloring pages, crafts, games, puzzles and recipes. Kids Soup
offers free Cinco de Mayo printables to sample.
Apples
4 the Teacher offers free printable Cinco
de Mayo lessons, maps, history
projects, puzzles, games, music, crafts, recipes and more. There are ideas for
several ages groups. ELCivics has printable Cinco de Mayo lessons for older students.
