Great Free Resources to Help Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th through October 15th each year. When I taught ESL students at my school in Anchorage more than 30% of my bilingual students were Hispanic. I also had a tutor from the Dominican Republic and would not have survived my 9 years without him. Cerami was the warmest and kindest man and gave so much to our school, the parents and the community. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month was always something we looked forward too. Cerami would organize a faculty luncheon with yummy Hispanic food, the music teacher would teach Hispanic songs and all the classes would add art work or reports to our display at the main office hallway. that contributed so much to our students would learn about famous Hispanic Americans that contributed so much to our country. Having so many students from the Dominican they all wanted to grow up to be Sammy Sosa. Of course the celebration would not be complete without my teaching my students the Macarena and inviting the Director of Elementary Education to come and dance with us, which she did. In case you would like to teach it to your students , here's a "How To" video.
                          

 There are some wonderful websites as well to find great resources such as Smithsonian Education which you can access by clicking on the image below.

You can find more at Education World by clicking on the image below:

How about some interactive whiteboard games by Scholastic.

I always had my students make a Hispanic Country Book. Even if they were very limited in their speaking or writing abilities they could draw their country's map, flag and special foods. You can get a free copy by clicking on the image below. Check out this great website for finding information about the 21 Hispanic American Countries.of Origin.

This is one activity of my 64 page "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month" Units for Grades 2-3 which you can check out by clicking on the image below.

Thanks for all you do to make a difference for your students.

What kinds of activities do you do to cerebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?