Celebrating Cinco de Mayo a fun Home School Connection for Families

Cinco de Mayo, May 5th is a great opportunity to celebrate the important contributions of Native Mexican and Mexican Americans around the world and especially at home with your friends and family.

Festive Ideas:

• Have your family conduct their own research about Native Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Mexico, and/or Christianity in Mexico.

• Watch a video online, read a book or encyclopedia about Mexico, Mexican people, Cinco de Mayo, and its global and cultural influences.

• Have your family work together to develop fun ways to present or celebrate what they have learned in a fun and unique way with others.

• Plan and make a Mexican style meal.

• Plan and create Mexican inspired art, music, costumes, or dance.

• Visit the library to learn more about Mexican history, art, music, food, people, geography, trade, crops, and etc.

• Plan a fantasy or real trip to Mexico and include places, people, and fun things to do.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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