Mexico

In this lesson, students will learn how to make a papier mache pinata which is a common structure used to hold toys, candy and more. This is commonly used at birthday parties and holiday events within Mexico. Students can make one pinata together or they can make their own! This process takes several days but is a fun way to teach students about a different culture and how they celebrate holidays.

This unit includes a lesson plan for each level of education including elementary, middle and high school. These lessons explore the life of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican artist. The unit as a whole begins with a short summary of her life and career as an artist. Each lesson plan is tailored to its own subject including self-portraits, heritage and art.

This learning packet mainly focuses on educating students on the history of Art in Mexico, particularly in Pre-Columbian times and allows students to create their own plaster or paper plate masks after learning about the significance of these masks within Mexico.

This lesson plan focuses on how indigenous people and settlements of Mexicans were affected by the United States westward expansion and allows students to review the different ways that Mexican citizens came to terms with the expansion of the United States.

This unit is a three part lesson plan that covers the history of the music form of the Corrido, as well as allows for students too write their own Corrido. Part One focuses on the History of El Corrido, Part Two focuses on Corridos and Poetry, while Part Three allows the student to write their own Corrido.

The fandango community celebration is central to the son jarocho tradition of Veracruz, Mexico. This lesson explores the core elements of the fandango: instruments, voice and verse, and rhythmic dance.