Resources to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in 2018

On Saturday, Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off. You may remember that the observance finds its roots in 1968 when President Lyndon B. Johnson first established Hispanic Heritage Week, and 20 years later, President Reagan expanded it to a month-long celebration. While the current administration will just ignore it, there will still be many events across the country to celebrate it. I'll be sharing them here on MommyMaestra for those of you who are looking for activities in your area.

To help you prepare to celebrate it in your own classroom, here are some great posts that have been shared here on MommyMaestra over the years by wonderful teachers and moms like yourselves!

Blog Posts:

• How to Host a Children's Hispanic Heritage Month Party
• Lesson Plans and Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month
• Inspiring Latinos Your Children Should Know
• Inspiring Latinos You Should Know Series: Musicians
• Teach Your Children the Complete Story: A Kid's Guide to Latino History 
• Using Film To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
• 4 Picture Books to Teach Hispanic Heritage to Your School-Age Children

And here are some wonderful websites for you to visit!

Sites:

• National Hispanic Heritage Month - (The "official" website of the US government for HHM)
• Google Arts & Culture: Latino Cultures in the U.S.
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation 
• PBS.org's Latino Americans
• National Park Service
• Scholastic's Hispanic Heritage Site
• Yes! We Are Latinos - the official website for the book of the same name is a must-visit for teachers! (And it is available in Spanish, too!)

Videos:

This one is a few years old...

And I love this one...