In this section, you can find lesson plans and related reproducible activity sheets to suit your classroom needs. These materials are appropriate for children in grades 1-4 (or ages 6-9).

LESSON: OUR COUNTRY’S HISPANIC HERITAGE
Related Activity Sheets: Maya & Miguel’s Latin Fun Fiesta! (PDF 345 KB); Biographies of Four Famous Americans; Hispanic Heritage Map (PDF 122 KB)
Discuss Hispanic Heritage Month, including Hispanic Americans in the United States. Students will learn important facts relating to Hispanic culture and will be introduced to four important Hispanic Americans and their achievements.

LESSON: EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY
Related Activity Sheet: Celebrate Earth Day!
Focus on the importance of caring for the Earth every day. Students will think of positive contributions they can make to their community, and form a plan for a community garden.

LESSON: GIVE ME A LITTLE SIGN
Related Activity Sheet: American Sign Language Alphabet; Create a Caption!
Discuss different methods of communication including American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn basic signs in ASL and learn to finger spell their names.

LESSON: IT’S ALL ABOUT WORD PLAY!
Participate in conversational language activities that will help build confidence and increase proficient language skills for Early English Language Learners.

LESSON: TALK ABOUT A HERO/HEROINE!
Related Activity Sheet: Map It!
Identify multicultural heroes/heroines and encourage students to use graphic aids to increase understanding and learn geography.

LESSON: EXPERIENCING LANGUAGE WITH FRIENDS
Related Activity Sheet: Greetings: A Bilingual Flip Chart
Focus on the concept of friendship through vocabulary, conversational language and role play.

LESSON: PACO’S SIMILES
Use conversational language and music to introduce the concept of similes and to build language acquisition.

LESSON: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Increase appreciation for cultural traditions by making traditional "Dia de Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) sugar skulls.