Description
Elementary Librarian? See the Elementary Library Lesson version of this Hispanic Heritage Month Digital Bulletin Board.
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD:
- Recommended for: Grades 7-12
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
- Technology Requirements: computer + projector + screen, copier, paper
- Student supplies: none
- Lesson Duration: This is not a library lesson. It is a scrolling slideshow about Hispanic people and countries.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:
- 57 PPT slides + Google™ Slides link (all text is editable)
- Recommended Reads (1 page, editable in PDF and PPT; hand out to teachers, students, and parents)
- Basic Google Classroom directions
- How to set PPT and Google slide timings directions
ABOUT THIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD:
- All text is editable in PPT and Google™ Slides. Images have been flattened to protect the copyright.
- Scroll the presentation using automatic timings (instructions included).
STUDENTS WILL LEARN:
- differences between the words Hispanic and Latin American
- differences between the words Latino, Latina, Latine, and Latinx
- Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15
- smallest Central American country
- map of Central America
- 12 South American countries do not include French Guiana, which is French
- southernmost point of South America
- Bolivia has two capital cities
- foods – empanadas, The Completo (Chilean hot dog), Oaxaca cheese,
- why Cuba has so many classic cars
- US embargo on Cuba
- UN position on US embargo on Cuba
- Brazilians speak Portuguese
- Paraguay and Bolivia are landlocked
- Puerto Rico is a US territory
FAMOUS HISPANIC PEOPLE
- Lionel Messi – footballer – Argentina
- Sonia Sotomayor – US Supreme Court justice
- Dolores Huerta – activist and feminist
- *Símon Bolívar – military leader – Venezuela
- *Eva Perón – former First Lady of Argentina
- *Frida Kahlo – artist – Mexico
- Fidel Castro – former President of Cuba
- *Cesar Chavez – activist
- Selena Quintanilla Pérez – Tejano singer
*Eva Perón, Símon Bolívar, Frida Kahlo, and Cesar Chavez include “Who Am I?” style slides
LATIN AMERICAN LANDMARKS
- San Salvador Volcano (El Salvador)
- Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands (Chile)
- Machu Picchu (Peru)
- Darién Gap (Colombia and Panama)
- Panama Canal (Panama)
- Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)
- El Yunque National Forest (Puerto Rico)
- Iguazú Falls (Brazil and Argentina)
ALSO:
- Words of the Week: landlocked, embargo, isthmus
- trivia questions with answers
- Did you know…
- Would-you-rathers
- Daily and weekly schedule
- Happy Birthday to…
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