From September 15-October 15, the United States observes Hispanic Heritage Month (see this infographic!). Consider introducing some elements of the celebration in your Spanish class, even if you are tight on time & only have one day free on the calendar! Check out some of my tips on how to include more culture in your classroom in my YouTube video HERE! 🎬
I love celebrating HHM in my class! The month-long observation allows for a wide variety of celebrations, including some of my favorites: country studies; a look at individual Independence Days; song studies; biographies of famous Latinos/Hispanics; a look at artwork from famous Latinos/Hispanics; and more!
I personally have so many ways that you can look at HHM, I’ve organized them for you to take a look at to see if you’d like to get some inspiration!
Take it outside the 4-walls of the classroom 👩🏽🏫
- Hispanic Heritage Month Culture Project | Presentation | Cultural Exploration
- Hispanic Heritage Month Activity | Cultural Webquest | Printable (No Prep)
Country/Territory Studies 🌎
- A Taste of Colombia: Cultural No-Prep Activity
- Mexico Cultural Bundle
- A Taste of Puerto Rico: Cultural No-Prep Activity
Independence Day 🇲🇽
- Mexican Independence Day No-Prep Webquest & Digital Notebook
- Presentation: Compare & Contrast Mexican Independence Day & 5 de mayo
Song studies 🎼
- *FREEBIE* “La Llorona” Fill-In Song Cloze
- *FREEBIE* “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” by Selena
- *FREEBIE” “Me voy” by Julieta Venegas song cloze for Spanish 1 w/ English translations
Biographies of famous Latinos/Hispanics 👩🏽🎤
- BUNDLE: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects | Famous Latino Bios
- Famous Latinos Biographies Fill-In Printables in Spanish | Posters
- Hispanic Heritage Month Project: Student Essay + Presentation | Biographies
- *FREEBIES* Celia Cruz YouTube Video and Worksheets
Artwork from famous Latinos/Hispanics 🖼️
Quick note: Remember that Latinos are diverse 💃🏽
A 2016 Pew Research Study shows that approximately 1/4 of U.S. Latinos identify as Afro-Latino. That’s a lot! Reflect on diversity and inclusion in your month-long observation with one (or more) of the following resources!
HHM Diversity Resources ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
- Afro-Latino Heritage Project
- Afro-Latino Mega Bundle
- Getting to Know Famous Afro-Latinas
- Mix Musical: Afro-Latinos# 1 & 2 <–links in numbers
- Freebie: Getting to Know Famous Indigenous & Afro-Latinos ⬇️
Still not sure what might be a good choice for you? Check out these two resources that will help in selecting and planning your resources for the season:
The above deals page is hyperlinked and you should be able to interact with it. Any problems? Here is the LIVE LINK!
Let me know if you find these tips helpful! My goal is to bring no-prep, authentic, and exciting culture into the classroom with a social justice and intercultural bend that will inspire excitement in our students!!
Enjoy!
-Allison
