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Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead Reading & Comprehension Activity with DIGITAL Option
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Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead Reading & Comprehension Activity with DIGITAL Option

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This activity includes a reading in English about the influence and importance of two popular Day of the Dead images-las calaveras y las calacas!

9 pages – 1 MB – PDF

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This activity includes a reading in English about the influence and importance of two popular Day of the Dead images – las calaveras y las calacas! There is a glyph activity to go with the reading- students read the questions and color the calavera to show their answers.

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Included:

  • Printable reading
  • Printable glyph – questions and colors in English
  • Printable glyph – questions in English, but colors in Spanish
  • Digital version of all student pages for use with Google Slides
  • Teacher’s Guide for how to share to Google Classroom

Great for novice learners!

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106 reviews for Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead Reading & Comprehension Activity with DIGITAL Option

  1. Elizabeth M. –

    This was perfect for Dia de los Muertos. The students learned about the holiday and then had a chance be creative by coloring a skull.

  2. Nora K. –

    I used this with 6th graders and they considered it a fun way to learn about Dia de Muertos.

  3. Alison S. –

    My students enjoyed reading this explanation and coloring their calaveras.

  4. Peachy Keen ELL –

    This resource was incredibly helpful and well-designed. It saved me so much planning time and kept my students engaged from start to finish. The materials were clear, organized, and easy to use, and the activities supported meaningful learning. I really appreciate the thought and care put into creating this—highly recommend!

  5. Emily H. –

    I needed a quick resource to give a sub when the Spanish teacher called out. It was great to print and go!

  6. Teaching in the Sunlight –

    This was a valuable resource to share with my middle schoolers. It comes with a Spanish text version as well, which made it easy to differentiate and challenge my native speakers.

  7. Joanna R. –

    A good resource for my students to review from what they learned last year

  8. Juli Whipple –

    I used this with another activity for a sub work and it was great.

  9. Mary Ann F. –

    Highly engaged source. My students enjoyed it. Easy to follow.

  10. Mrs G in Elementary –

    Teaching Dia de los muertos is part of our dual language school’s goal of teaching our students to be bilingual, biliterate, and bi-cultural. This was a quick and easy activity to incorporate into our unit on Dia de los muertos. The students enjoyed the color by number.

  11. Cleopatra G. –

    Students absolutely loved this resource!! Totally recommend !!

  12. Angie D. –

    I really enjoyed this resource and so did my students!

  13. Yesenia G. –

    Great resource and very engaging! Students were able to grasp an understanding!

  14. The Senorita Storefront –

    My elementary students loved this for Dia de los Muertos! Gracias!

  15. valerie T. –

    I used this as a sub resource and it was great! The kids enjoyed it and It was a cute thing to send home!

  16. kalee Y. –

    love incorporating culture where I can, my students really enjoyed this resource

  17. Lisa R. –

    I Loved it and so did the kids! It was ready to go!

  18. Vaniece H. –

    This was a fun and great resource for Día de los muertos.

  19. Rhoneys Resources –

    This was so cute for Day of the Dead! We have a large EL population and they loved getting to share with this!

  20. Stephanie B. –

    I loved reading with my students all about Day of the Dead and then assessing them on their comprehension of what we read together.

  21. Brigitte F. –

    Awesome resource for el dia de los muertos. My students love it.

  22. Alex Casey –

    This was fun for my students even though they had no Spanish background knowledge. They loved learning the different colors

  23. Ashley T. –

    My students loved reading this and completing the coloring. This worked great for my bilingual students and English students.

  24. Birds of a Feather Learn Together –

    We used this resource during a cross curricular unit.

  25. Artist Turned Educator –

    This was perfect for Dia De los Muertos week. My students were able to read more and use their creative skills.

  26. Amy S. –

    This was a fun activity to complete around Halloween and incorporate culture for ESL students.

  27. Ashley T. –

    This was such a fun resource for my students and kept them engaged by coloring as we went.

  28. Karla Martinez –

    Thank you for this resource. The students enjoyed learning about Dia de los Muertos.

  29. Natasha Y S. –

    This passage and art activity was a great supplement to the lesson I taught on history and cultural celebrations.

  30. Ciara A. –

    PERFECT FOR MY DAY OF THE DEAD CHOICE BOARD OF ACTIVITIES.

  31. Caren P. –

    What a fun way to learn about this celebration! My students especially loved the coloring aspect that went along with the reading comprehension part.

  32. Stephanie F. –

    Good questions, my students loved the skull. Good resource.

  33. Bee and Sunflower classroom –

    Great resource to provide the students with a fun activity to go with the concept.

  34. Marisol Nieto –

    This resource helped me to complement my lesson and activities related to this subject.

  35. Charissa F. –

    This is a great resource! Plus students love the downtime with coloring 🙂

  36. PAULA CLEMENTE –

    Ready to go resource. Fun activity while doing Day of the Dead. Students enjoy the coloring part, I enjoy the review that came with it!

  37. Olivia S. –

    was able to use the Spanish text with my 8th graders and English with my 5th graders. great cultural activity and loved the coloring!

  38. Cristy E. –

    This is perfect for a quick review or sub day! Students loved it.

  39. Amber R. –

    This went really well as a supplement to my Dia de los muertos lesson. I liked the different options.

  40. Jayda W. –

    Loved using this activity for Díá de los muertos!

  41. Pat B. –

    This is a great resource. It is very complete and my students loved it. Thanks very much!

  42. MilyBett L. –

    An excellent way to make reading more fun through coloring by number– I love the concept, and my students loved the activity. It was engaging for all.

  43. Virginia J. –

    A lot of the Dia de los Muertos resources I’d inherited from the previous teacher were in rough shape. So glad I found these! The kids were engaged and learned some useful vocabulary!

  44. VERONICA C. –

    This was super useful! Thanks!

  45. Angela V. –

    My students and I loved this resource. It is such a perfect activity to do around Halloween when the students are so distracted by the Halloween activities and excitement. It allowed the students to learn about and enjoy a cultural aspect.

  46. Erin M. –

    Such a cute activity! And no prep for me!!

  47. Ms. Megan –

    We used these as a wrap up for our Dia De Los Muertos unit and the kids loved them.

  48. 507inthe608 –

    Great activity as a connecting activity to day of the dead!

  49. Emilee S. –

    We learned a lot about The Day of the Dead and the kids enjoyed coloring the sugar skulls as a symbol of the holiday. The kids loved it!

  50. Mucho Gusto –

    Great homework assignment

  51. Steven M. –

    Used this in collaboration with the art teacher for HHM. Such great productions our students made!

  52. Dugan Incorporated –

    My students loved this activity!

  53. Susana Turowski –

    My students had so much fun with this activity!

  54. SraEckmanSpanish –

    This was a great resource to use during my dia de muertos unit when I had a sub, easy to assign and easy for the students to understand.

  55. Julie J –

    A great resource to learn about El Día de los Muertos. It was perfect for Distance Learning but would work well in person also. I will use it for years to come.

  56. Veronica B. –

    My students loved coloring the skull as they reviewed their colors and read about Day of the Dead!

  57. Meredith K. –

    This was such a fun activity for the kids. It strongly related to the culture of many of my students, and was easy to read. They had a blast with the coloring and reading. Great for an independent learning activity.

  58. Jennifer O. –

    I initially planned to use this as an activity on paper but ended up having to convert it to digital. It still worked great and was engaging for my students.

  59. Tabbatha Higginbotham –

    Thank you for making this comprehensive and easy to use!!!!!

  60. Kelsey U. –

    Our students loved doing this with a small group virtually the day before Halloween! Thank you!

  61. Blakely S. –

    Perfect for the end of our cultural study of DDLM. We lost a day of instruction due to weather, and the students didn’t get all the information I had wanted them to receive; this packet in English addressed most of their questions about the holiday.

  62. Bethany Pflug –

    Nice to do a bit of art for Dia de los Muertos even virtual!

  63. jocelyn F. –

    My students really enjoyed this assignment since each answer was a color for their skull! Nice resource and easy to use!

  64. jessica amburgey –

    I loved how easy this was to print and go. I have it on my desk this month for emergency sub plans. I feel good knowing that my students and guest teacher can have a great day with these plans.

  65. Lisa B. –

    Srta. Spanish always has quality material. I used this with my students who were remote as we study El Día de los Muertos!

  66. Ink & Intention Studio –

    This was an awesome read for my students!

  67. Kimberley R. –

    Great activity for Day of the Dead! My students loved it!

  68. Gabby M. –

    Great Resource!

  69. Karissa G. –

    My students enjoyed this!

  70. Sandy’s Schoolhouse Style –

    Great resource!

  71. Ashlee C. –

    Thank you!

  72. Tiffany Gasque –

    This was the perfect addition to our Dia De Los Muertos unit.

  73. Maria H. –

    Great activity to help students learn important facts regarding El Dia de los Muertos. Students love coloring calaveras!

  74. CMC Teaching Resources –

    Great Resource! Thank You!

  75. jennifer W. –

    Thanks

  76. Lori M. –

    It was a great resource to use with my students!

  77. Mariam Kirollos –

    thanks

  78. Jessica G. –

    This was very easy to use and my students enjoyed it!

  79. Joanne Park –

    Thank you. This was a good reading and a great substitute for students who miss out on classroom activity on calavera designing.

  80. The ELA Nook –

    Didn’t read completely and then realized it’s all in English (that was my fault for not reading) Still a good resource although the image came out a little pixelated when I printed it.

  81. Irma C S. –

    worked great!

  82. Fun with Spanish –

    This was awesome! Thank you! My 7th graders really liked it. In my freshmen class, it made for a great quiet activity after a quiz. Thank you for the #teachmorespanish resource!

  83. Neyda Mora –

    Excelente

  84. alicia M. –

    My students love glyphs!

  85. Amanda D. –

    Enjoyed this!

  86. Stacy’s Spanish Stuff –

    Very easy to use and my kids loved it!

  87. Natalia R. –

    Great

  88. Stephanie Portillo –

    This is a great resource and I cannot wait to share it with my students! Muchas Gracias!

  89. Creative Language Acquisition –

    great

  90. Cortney P. –

    Loved using these at Halloween last year!

  91. Profe Tate in the Garden –

    fun activity!

  92. Susan M. –

    Thank you!

  93. Ariana Lowther –

    Great glyph!

  94. Kimberly T. –

    gracias

  95. Alexandra C. –

    This is so creative and my students loved completing this! Thank you!

  96. Rebekah H. –

    A perfect activity to go during the time of year where the sugar is everywhere! My students enjoyed the opportunity to color, and I enjoyed how this activity could be done with little help from me to free me up to help students who had little questions here and there. So great! gracias!

  97. Larinda A. –

    Wonderful!

  98. Samantha G. –

    Great!

  99. Kathleen V. –

    Great resource!

  100. wordflasher –

    Nice resource! My students enjoyed it!

  101. Melanie D. –

    I’ve just started using glyphs with my students and they seem to enjoy them. Looking forward to using this one in the fall.

  102. Jorina H. –

    Such a GREAT source for my third graders, especially the comprehension questions. They were super excited with the coloring at the end! THANK YOU!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      I’m SO glad you liked it! Thanks for leaving feedback!! 🙂

  103. Heidi S. –

    Super fun! And my kiddos got to learn the color names in Spanish.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      That’s awesome! Thanks for your feedback!

  104. Jodi Z. –

    Wonderful information and fun way to tie comprehension and art together. My students loved it!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Thanks so much for your feedback! I’m glad your students loved the activity!

  105. Odalys S. –

    This was a nice change of pace for my classes since we’re always using technology in the class. It allowed their creativity and individuality to come through!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      I’m so glad you enjoyed using this with your classes. Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!

  106. Ronda N –

    This was my introduction to the holiday springboard worksheet.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback! I’m glad you found it helpful.

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