Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. On May 5, 1852, an important battle took place between the Mexican and the French army. The French were storming through Mexico with the hopes of taking Mexico City. To their surprise, the Mexican army stopped them in their tracks in the small town of Puebla. Students will love learning about this special holiday with this fun unit!
This unit includes reading passages to learn all about Cinco de Mayo and Mexico with questions and scenes for students to color and connect. There are comprehension questions for students to complete after reading the passages.
This unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including reading passages and activities about:
✔ Cinco de Mayo
✔ Symbols of Cinco de Mayo
✔ Cinco de Mayo Flip Book
✔ Vocabulary Posters
✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
Plus it comes with reading passages and activities to learn about Mexico:
✔ All About Mexico
✔ Unique Animals in Mexico
✔ Favorite Mexican Dishes
✔ Color the Flag of Mexico
✔ Suitcase Organizer
✔ Questions about Mexico
✔ All About Mexico Fact and Opinion Sort
There are three main activities:
Vocabulary:
Introduce the six vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to define the words. These posters make a colorful bulletin board display in a snap!
Reading:
Next, have students read the passages all about Mexico and Cinco de Mayo. In centers, learning stations, or as partner work have students answer the comprehension questions and complete the suitcase organizer.
Activities:
There are many activities for students to complete to show what they know:
✔ Questions about Mexico
✔ Suitcase Organizer
✔ All about Mexico Fact and Opinion Sort
✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
✔ Plus a 5-page Flip Book
I usually have them do one page of the flip book at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.