Mexico Library Storytime – Hispanic Heritage Month – Cinco de Mayo

Description

Click here to see all my Digital Storytimes for Grades K-2.

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 ABOUT THIS MEXICO LIBRARY STORYTIME

• 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.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• 44-slide PPT + Google™ Slides
• List of 19 recommended Mexico-themed read-alouds (1 page)
• two scavenger hunt activities, differentiated (2 pages)
• scavenger hunt answer key (1 page)
• editable lesson plan template, aligned to AASL, CCSS, and TEKS (6 pages)
• detailed instructions and prep checklist (7 pages)

MEXICO LIBRARY STORYTIME, PART I INCLUDES:

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

MEXICO LIBRARY STORYTIME, PART II INCLUDES:

• “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, jaguar
• Mexican food – burritos, churros, chilaquiles, salsa
• capital of Mexico – Mexico City
• Mexican cardón cactus
• Vocabulary word: culture
• 2 “Would-You-Rathers”
• 1 “This or That”