celebrations

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson023.shtml

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6629.html

http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm

http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp?title=hispanic_heritage_main

http://www.colorincolorado.com/celebrations/hhm.php

suggested activities for "Hispanic Heritage Month" -- September 15 to October 15

focus on contribution of people of Hispanic heritage to history of US

EL DÍA DE LA RAZA

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3156.html

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-1599.html

http://www.quixote.tv/JUEGOS8.HTM

http://www.coloring.ws/t/columbus/1.htm

http://www.coloring.ws/t/columbus/5.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/columbus/mspyglass.htm

http://www.kokone.com.mx/raza/home.html

http://www.castellobanfi.com/features/story_3.html#10

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history2.shtml

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/cuba.html

http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/vespucci/dan/m302.html

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/CulDiaRaza.htm

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/holidays/race_kids.html

http://www.cocori.com/library/crinfo/columb.htm

http://www.foodtimeline.org/

http://www.outreachworld.org/Files/sclas/Columbus.pdf

http://www.outreachworld.org/Files/UniversityofArizona/Taste_of_LA_Primary_Lesson.pdf

http://www.outreachworld.org/Files/UniversityofArizona/Taste_of_LA_Lesson_Handouts.pdf

http://www.tareas-ya.com/web_anterior/www/noticia.php?noticia_id=2246

http://artenautas.conaculta.gob.mx/juegos/archivos.php?archivo_id=175

http://www.puroveinte.com/Recurpurov/12deoctubre/12deoctubre.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/corn_sp/index.html

http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/es/materiales/2002nov/7/pag_1.shtml

http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/es/materiales/2001nov/act1_p1.shtml

http://www.tareas-ya.com/web_anterior/www/images/berol/colon3.jpg

how food from the Americas revolutionized Europe

instructions for creating a carabela as well as following the dots to create one

figure of Cristóbal Colón and the Santa María to color

spyglass craft

background information on Colón and his route, including food eaten on ship and islands

and map of four voyages

"Practical Pointers" offers lesson ideas at "Columbus Day" and "Weather"

tracing of exact routes of his four voyages

HALLOWEEN IDEAS

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/2131/witchglyph.html

http://www.angela-lago.com.br/Reloesp.html

http://www.indexnet.santillana.es/rcs2/DiasMasEducativos/actividades/octubre/halloween.htm

http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/spanishEnhance/activities/all/593a/593a.html

http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/postales.asp?tema=6

http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/spanishEnhance/activities/all/587/587.html

http://es.geocities.com/bricogenios/seccion_especial/seccion_especial.htm

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/esqueleto.pdf

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/bruja.pdf

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/linterna.pdf

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/mascara_monstruo.pdf

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/mascara_zapallo.pdf

http://tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/mascara_calavera.pdf

http://www.doslourdes.net/HALindex.htm

http://www.learningwonders.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=162&cat=&page=2

http://perso.wanadoo.es/manolmar/cuentohallo.htm

http://www.primeraescuela.com/themesp/cp_feriados/halloween_dia_de_las_brujas.htm

Halloween is fast becoming an international holiday

witch "glyph" which is translatable/transposable into any language

Halloween lesson plan

e-cards

"monster" body parts lesson

crafts from Spain

DAY OF THE DEAD

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/teachers/

http://www.casadejoanna.com/mirror/dod/cs_muer.htm

http://www.millis.k12.ma.us/Programs/Immersion/diasespeciales/diamuertos.htm

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/97-98/97-98_units/97-98mini-unit/HMcCarty_DiaMuertos/El_Muertos.html

http://www.tudiscoverykids.com/actividades/origami/swf/download/esqueleto.pdf

http://www.inside-mexico.com/titere.htm

http://www.tareas-ya.com/web_anterior/www/noticia.php?noticia_id=4080

http://artenautas.conaculta.gob.mx/juegos/archivos.php?archivo_id=201

http://artenautas.conaculta.gob.mx/juegos/archivos.php?archivo_id=200

http://www.wiseupkids.com/informacion/tradiciones/muertos.pdf

http://www.yodibujo.es/manualidades/halloween.html

http://www.magueyweaves.com/pages/framepapelpicado.htm

http://www.tareas-ya.com/web_anterior/www/images/berol/noviembre_ofrenda.jpg

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/70464A.html?noImages=

lesson plans, teaching ideas, puppets, recipes, activities, altars, skeletons, sugar skulls

EL DÍA DE DAR GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/turkey.htm

http://www.familyculture.com/

first URL all about the turkey and its Mexican origin

second URL lists "harvest" celebrations for other cultures with info

NOCHEBUENA - What I do in my classroom in December holiday time

NEW YEAR'S TRADITIONS AND SUPERSTITIONS

http://www.terra.com/navidad2000/tradiciones/tradicion5.html

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/spanish/56574

http://www.elboricua.com/anonuevo.html

http://www.geocities.com/childrenfolklore/customs.html

http://www.aunalia.es/clienteweb/contenido.asp?id_seccion1=

22&id_seccion2=26&id_seccion3=272&id_seccion4=&id_documento=2087

http://www.merpy.com/newyear/index.html

international superstitions about clothing, certain foods, and activities to begin the new year

cards; one mentions eating grapes and wearing yellow underwear

last URL has "Happy New Year!" written in 26 languages

EL DÍA DEL VALENTÍN / EL DÍA DE LA AMISTAD

http://www.hello-world.com/Spanish/valentin.pdf

EL DÍA NÚMERO CIEN DE LA CLASE

http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/spanishEnhance/activities/all/573/573.html

students tell what things they want or don't want 100 of

I use this chant: "¡Cien, cien -- el día cien! ¡Muy bien -- el día cien!"

EL DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS / EL DÍA DEL LIBRO

http://www.nlci.org/DLN2004/dlnintro2.htm

http://www.patmora.com/dia.htm

http://www.juegosdepalabras.com/cervantes.htm

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/int-chdn.html

http://www.colorincolorado.org/celebraciones/dia.php

April 30th national celebration of children

promotion of the well-being of children and the joys and wonders of childhood

ideas and family and school activities for this Latino holiday, including special flag

optional pairing with El día de los libros (below)

EL DÍA MUNDIAL DEL LIBRO

http://www.dibujosparacolorear.info/colorear-dia-del-libro-66.htm

http://www.sol-plus.net/bookmarklibros.htm

http://www.doslourdes.net/PLApasaporte_lectura.pdf

http://www.indexnet.santillana.es/rcs/_archivos/Primaria/Taller/Masrecursos/animalect/dialibro.pdf

April 23rd in Spain, commemorating the dual birthdays of Cervantes & Shakespeare

history & traditions of this unique celebration

this holiday and the preceding one are combined in some Spanish-speaking communities in US

Note: See also Don Quijote in the "Practical Pointers" section.

CASCARONES ACTIVITY

http://www.sprachhexen.com/teaching/lessons/fiestas/pascuas/cascarones.htm

http://www.latinworksco.com/cascarones.html

materials, rubric, photos, and instructions

CINCO DE MAYO ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/cinco/color.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/index.htm

http://www.geocities.com/holidayzone/cinco/index.html

http://mailjust4me.com/play/cinco1.htm

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/Cinco/

http://www.abcteach.com/mexico/writform.htm

http://www.makingfriends.com/cincodemayo_crafts.htm

important Mexican heritage holiday

celebration of the defeat of the French at Puebla on May 5, 1862

art, crafts, games, word searches, and coloring activities

see CINCO DE MAYO Fiesta in Practical Pointers section

PAPEL PICADO

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dppapelpicado.html

http://www.art.unt.edu/ntieva/news/vol_7/issue3/96falp11.htm

http://www.magueyweaves.com/pages/framepapelpicado.htm

http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/tap/archive/1999/1999-01--papercut.html

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ninos/papel.html

http://www.tulane.edu/~latinlib/papelpicado.html

http://orbita.starmedia.com/~tecnojayci/arte.html

http://www.crizmac.com/free_resources/papelpicado.cfm

history of development of papel picado, a colorful artform from its Aztec past to present-day México

specific color key for various celebrations

KITES AROUND THE WORLD

http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/

http://www.kitesonaroll.com/index2.asp

http://www.kitesonaroll.com/globalization.htm

http://www.kites.org/zoo/

http://www.streetplay.com/photos/galleries/kites/

http://www.wiseupkids.com/informacion/juegos/papalote.pdf

http://www.intothewind.com/

http://www.makingfriends.com/grandfatherskite.htm

words for "kite" and photos from around the world

teacher information about organizing a kite festival

special kites for different children's ages

note: volantines are so popular in Chile, especially around September 18, Independence Day

next to last URL has a tremendous selections of all types of kites

last URL offers instructions for kite made from recycled materials

IDEAS, INVITACIONES, RECETAS Y TARJETAS PARA EL CUMPLEAÑOS

http://www.pipoclub.com/espanol/juegos/recorta/tarbnf00.htm

http://www.pipoclub.com/espanol/juegos/recorta/tarcof00.htm

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/1873/51988

http://www.miniclub.com/e-tarjetas.asp

http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/postales.asp?tema=0

http://wellnessways.aces.uiuc.edu/pdf/ho_BirthdayCelebrations.pdf

http://www.dibujosparapintar.com/manualidades_felicitaciones_cumpleanos.html

http://cancionfeliz.com/traditional.php

http://www.latortugataruga.cl/imprime.htm

selection of activities for birthday parties

birthday cards, songs, and party invitations

some are familiar to North Americans; others are not

FESTIVALS.COM

http://festivals.com/kids/

current listing of an unbelievable variety of celebrations to be held all over the world

MULTICULTURAL / DIVERSITY CALENDARS

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/

http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php

http://www0.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/calendar/cyberschoolbus_calendar.asp

http://extensionenespanol.net/articles.cfm?articleid=117

http://usuarios.lycos.es/americalatina/calen.htm

extensive listings of special celebrations marked by world cultures

next to last link is interactive

last two links focus on holidays in the Spanish-speaking world

FUEGOS ARTIFICIALES

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kidspan/javafire.htm

make your own fireworks for any celebration by clicking on the black screen

make a grand finale by clicking fast over the entire black screen

LIST OF NATIONAL FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD

http://www.jours-feries.com/

national festivals / holidays in the world organized by continent

first URL has many languages available, including French, Italian, Portuguese, German,

Arabic, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Thai, Polish

CHILDREN'S CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD

http://www.geocities.com/childrenfolklore/customs.html

holiday celebrations for children

FIESTAS Y JUEGOS DE CHILE

http://www.chileparaninos.cl/temas/fiestasyjuegos/index.html

background information for teachers

some appropriate student activities

PERO ESO NO FUE LA MEJOR PARTE

http://www.meddybemps.com/8.04s.html

story in Spanish for any patriotric parade day -- Veterans' Day, Flag Day, or Memorial Day

would work great on an interactive whiteboard

CUENTOS PARA CELEBRAR

http://www.santillanausa.com/cuentosparacelebrar.htm#martin

online lesson plans and worksheet for holidays celebrated in the United States

NOTE: See my CULTURES page for more celebrations.