¡Viva Mexico! ¡Viva!
We've got a whole week coming up dedicated just to Mexico, so I'm going to just focus on a few of the great resources for learning about Mexico's Independence Day (Yes! It's today! No! It's not cinco de mayo! But you already knew that, no?) To learn more about Mexico or other Latin American countries, be sure to check out my Lesson Plans and Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month.
First off, you can find most of these and more on my Pinterest board, Mexico Independence. But my favorite items include...
Websites for learning about Mexico's Independence Day
- This free ebook of El Grito, written as a song, from Read4Free.net. There's not really a lot of stuff out there for kids about El Grito, so enjoy!
- BrainPopJr. has a free page dedicated to Mexico. It includes a nice little write up about the country, just hitting a few of the highlights, a game, a joke, vocabulary, drawing and writing activities, etc. The best part may be the great animated video in English introducing Mexico.
Books
- Miguel Hidalgo (Biografias Para Ninos) (Spanish Edition) - There are less than a handful of children's books about Miguel Hidalgo... and only a few copies of this one!
- Stories of Mexico's Independence Days and Other Bilingual Children's Fables (English, English and Spanish Edition) by Eliseo Torres
- Mexican Independence Day and Cinco De Mayo by Dianne M. MacMillan - a simple picture book for younger children.
- La Independencia de México by José Manuel Villalpando - SPANISH book for children that teaches
Downloads/Printables
- VIVA Bilinguals has these Powerpoint and Google Slides activities on Independencia de México | Mexican Independence Day Digital Activities in Spanish for Prek - 6th.
- Fun for Spanish Teachers offers this La Independencia de México/ Mexico's Independence Day Flip Book for 3rd - 5th grades.
- The Comprehensible Classroom by Martina Bex has this set of 5 héroes de la Independencia de México que debes conocer -biographies in Spanish for 7th - 12th grades.
- JugaryColorear has some printable paper puppets of the historical figures associated with Mexico's Independence Day...
Videos
Here are some child-friendly videos in English to watch with your students.
Los Cuentos y Netas de Miri has many wonderful videos in SPANISH:
- Independencia de México para niños | El Grito | Miguel Hidalgo
- La independencia de México para niños | José María Morelos
- Grito de independencia para niños | 15 de septiembre 2020 | Cuentos infantiles
- Datos curiosos de la independencia de México que te sorprenderán
- Independencia de México para niños | Leona Vicario | Grito de Dolores
¡Viva!
