Cinco de Mayo Activities, Ideas, and Lesson Plans for Spanish Class
Are you a Spanish teacher looking for fun, effective, and meaningful activities, ideas, and lesson plans for your Spanish class?! This blog post offers you several resources and low prep-no prep activity ideas to celebrate both Mexican culture and Cinco de Mayo in your Spanish classroom!
AVOCADO MOVIETALK VIDEO
Did you know that nearly 81 million pounds of avocados are consumed on Cinco de Mayo each year?! This animated short film is a fun way to talk about avocados in your classes! Not only can you movietalk this short film, but you can also use it as a way to ask personalized questions to your students. Do your students like avocados? What is their favorite avocado meal? How often do they eat avocados?
PIÑATA MOVIETALK VIDEO
Cinco de Mayo is a great way to not just teach about the story of Cinco de Mayo, but learn more about and celebrate Mexican culture! Want to introduce students to piñatas with this short animated film? This short animated film is under 4 minutes and opens up your Spanish classroom to lots of opportunities for them to connect with the film! Have your students used a piñata before? Have they been at a party with a piñata? What types of candies were in the piñatas? Do they like piñatas? The connections are endless!
KIDS TRY MEXICAN SNACKS
I love food! It’s no secret :) You know who else does too?! Your Spanish students! Share this video with students so that they can learn more about food from Mexico, outside of ones that they already know! Use it as an opportunity to ask them questions! Would they like to try that snack? Have they tried that snack? Is the snack similar to a snack in their country / culture?!
TOUR THROUGH PUEBLA, MEXICO
Take students on a tour through Puebla, Mexico. This is where the Battle of Puebla occurred on Cinco de Mayo!
MARIACHI MUSIC
Expose your students to some Mariachi music! Not only is music a great way for students to appreciate a culture, but also it is a great way to build connections and personalize learning! Before students listen to this, or during, or after (the options are limitless!) ask students if they play any instruments. Would they like to play any of these instruments? What is their favorite type of music? Who is their favorite artist? What is their favorite song? What song is trending right now that they like / don’t like?
CINCO DE MAYO THIS OR THAT ACTIVITY WITH MEXICAN FOOD
Whether you're looking for a This Or That styled do-now, icebreaker, gallery walk, conversation starter, exit ticket, or a fun activity to throw into your Spanish Cinco de Mayo lesson plan, this Spanish Would You Rather (Este o Ese) lesson plan is perfect for your students! With 20 options filled with comprehensible input that is supported by pictures, your students will be able to easily express their preferences in Spanish! A great no-prep activity for Cinco de Mayo!
READ ABOUT CINCO DE MAYO
Want to introduce OR review Cinco de Mayo with your students in Spanish Class with a full-day lesson plan where students are listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish?
This Cinco de Mayo Reading Bundle is the perfect fit for students in any Spanish class!
This activity will provide you with a Spanish lesson plan for Cinco de Mayo and bonus ideas for how to make this activity best work for your students. It includes two readings for novice and intermediate learners, differentiation assessment options, ways for students to interact with peers, thoughtful reflective discussion prompts for students to track their thinking while making personal connections, and MORE! This lesson plan supports students' comprehension with pictures and activities that work their way up to higher-order thinking.
The best part about this unit is that it consistently promotes differentiation for your units. From the beginning to the end of the lesson, there is room for choice for both you AND your students. Differentiate learning to meet the needs of students in YOUR classroom!
LEARN SLANG FROM MEXICO WITH THIS TRIVIA GAME!
This is a trivia activity used to introduce students to both understand and use Mexican slang in context. Students will work together in small groups to answer the question to earn points for their team! There are optional options for how to use new words learned in context to earn even more points! This fun Spanish activity is a great way to celebrate the season of Cinco de Mayo in your classes!
AVOCADO GLYPH
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo this year with a fun Spanish Glyph Activity that will have your students engaged throughout the entire class! Glyphs allow students to draw their responses to multiple questions. This 15-page slideshow provides scaffolds and supports for novice and intermediate learners and ways for students to interact with peers while being engaged and making personal connections with the lesson! This lesson plan supports students' comprehension with pictures and activities that ensure all students are participating!
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This 5 Days of Cinco de Mayo Bundle is the perfect fit for students in any Spanish class! Plan to use each one of these Spanish activities each day leading up to El Cinco de Mayo! In this bundle, you will find differentiated texts, review games, and fun activities with scaffolds and supports to help students to communicate in Spanish while building classroom community!
Whether you're looking for something for exploratory Spanish, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or for the more advanced learners, this no-prep Spanish Spring lesson plan and activity will be a perfect fit for any Spanish class.
