Digital Hispanic Heritage Month Activities for Spanish Class

Hispanic Heritage Month is a great celebration to include in Spanish class! It’s not just a single day, or even a single month. As Spanish teachers, we include this heritage year round, but I love placing a special emphasis on it during this month! It’s a great opportunity to teach about history and culture! Check out these ideas for digital Hispanic Heritage Month activities with your Spanish students.

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Videos

Check out this Pinterest board of videos that explain and celebrate Hispanic Heritage! A quick search on Edpuzzle also turned up several pre-made activities that could be a great introduction to the holiday. I wouldn’t use a video as the only piece of this lesson (some of these are very short!) but they are a great, clear, and quick overview before you dig into some more culture!

Interactive Map

I’ve shared before how much I LOVE using Google Maps with culture in my classroom. Hispanic Heritage Month is no exception! Students navigate the map, read descriptions, look at pictures, and watch embedded videos. As they do so, they fill out the graphic organizer, or answer comprehension questions! Click here to check it out!

Websites

• Fun facts for Hispanic Heritage Month
• The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum work together to maintain this site – lots of videos and resources!
• Article from TIME explaining Hispanic Heritage Month
• Play a trivia game with this Boom Card deck!

Reading and Research Projects

You can always encourage your students with a little reading and research! I love helping students “discover” facts about the people and places that have shaped the culture we study.

• Introductions and Personal Descriptions in Spanish Readings with DIGITAL OPTION
• Create an Interactive Map of a Country Report
• Digital Biography Research Project
• Digital Country Research Project
• Spanish-speaking Countries Interactive Map Project

Spotlight on Voices: Student-Led Slideshows and Mini Podcasts

One of my favorite ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month digitally is by giving students the mic. Let them choose a Hispanic figure they admire and create a short visual slide or a quick voice recording. It does not need to be a big project. Just a name, a few facts, and why this person inspires them. That’s it.

You can take it a step further by turning the class into a mini museum. Collect the slides into one shared deck or upload voice clips to a class page. Students can explore what their classmates created and learn from each other. It becomes a digital gallery walk with real purpose and student ownership.

Virtual Museum Tours

A digital field trip always feels a little magical. There are online exhibits focused on Hispanic art, music, and culture from places like the Smithsonian or Museo Frida Kahlo. Choose one for your class to explore and build in some reflection. Instead of assigning a quiz or a worksheet, ask your students to share what surprised them or what made them pause.

One option I tried was giving students the challenge of choosing one piece from the exhibit and imagining a caption for it. What story does it tell? What title would they give it if it were part of a textbook or a Spotify playlist? The responses were thoughtful and full of voice.

Class Playlist

Want to bring even more energy to your class? Build a Hispanic Heritage Month playlist with your students. Have each student pick a Spanish-language song, explain what it means to them, and how it connects to culture. You can add the songs to a shared list and play them as students work throughout the week.

This small project brings music, identity, and student voice into the room. It sparks conversation, builds connection, and helps students feel proud of what they bring to the classroom.

Digital Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

How do you educate students about Hispanic Heritage Month in your classroom? Do you do anything special, or is it class as usual? Let me know!

Check out my other posts on Hispanic Heritage Month!

• Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and Lessons
• Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in your School
• Tips for Teaching Hispanic Heritage Month
• Spanish Classroom Decor for Hispanic Heritage Month

Spanish Teacher Tees

If you’re looking for a fun tee to wear during your lessons, check these out!