Digital Storytime -- Mexico -- Hispanic Heritage Month

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MADE ESPECIALLY FOR:

• new elementary librarians
• elementary librarians on Specials rotation
• secondary teachers who are now elementary librarians
• busy parents who just don’t have time to create detailed storytime lessons

I have been all four of these at the same time! My storytimes are the lessons I would have wanted when I was a new, overwhelmed, and exhausted school librarian.

FAST FACTS

• Recommended for: Grades K-2
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

WHAT’S IN THE FILE:

• 34-slide PPT + Google™ Slides
• List of 15 recommended Mexico-themed read-alouds (1 page)
• Scavenger Hunt Activity (1 page)
• Prep, set up, tips (7 pages)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages)

STORYTIME INCLUDES:

• Suggested Spanish song with lyrics in English and a YouTube link
• Video link to “Mexico” in American Sign Language
• Slides for guided discussion of Mexico: location, dominant language (Spanish), real photos of Mayan and Aztec ruins, beaches, and Popocotépetl (volcano)
• All slides are illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos for K-2.

ADDITIONAL SCROLLING SLIDES INCLUDE:

• “Who Speaks Spanish?” slide–add the names of teachers (and students?) who speak Spanish
• 6 Spanish words and pronunciations–dog, cat, food, water, hello, goodbye
• Animals in Mexico–coati, iguana, spider monkey
• Vocabulary word: culture
• 2 “Would-You-Rathers”