Mexico

A fun worksheet to teach about the importance of the food corn in the Latin American diet.

This paper is fully in Spanish and aims to display the current state of the Yucatan Maya and the Mayan Language in relation to Spanish and other indigenous languages present in the Yucatan Peninsula. The marginalization of the Yucatan Maya is discussed and how development has furthered that marginalization within the region.

This brief paper gives you information about the history of the tamale and how it grew to be a key part of Latin American culture.

This resource gives background on where the word "mariachi" comes from and who the pioneers of the Mariachi music form were. This is a great tool to use when teaching about the Mariachi music form, Mexican culture and the country of Mexico in general.

An example of a corrido to be used when teaching about corridos and the country of Mexico.

This book contains 5 different pages that have Aztec Mosaics to color. This is a fun way to familiarize with the Aztec culture!

A list of 12 Award-Winning books having to do with Latin America.

In this activity, students will examine some of the myths of Latino migration towards the United States and compare these to actual demographic data. After completing reflective writing on the experience of being stereotyped, students will review current studies and graphs from the Pew Research Center and Latino Decisions to contrast assumptions with realities.

A reading regarding what corridos are and why they are important to the country of Mexico. Can be given to students as homework or pre-reading before teaching about corridos.

The purpose of this lesson is to provide a general overview of some of the issues facing people in the U.S.-Mexican border zone including border history, maquiladoras, migration and more.