Description
Teach your Spanish class about Day of the Dead with these lesson plans! Includes reading passage & comprehension activities, Google slides, ofrenda vocabulary and more!
This bundle is designed to save you time and energy as your students learn and explore culture and traditions in the Spanish-speaking world! These digital and printable resources are clear and accessible for your students, and easy for you to use!
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This engaging, easy to use unit plan includes:
- Teacher Guide
- 5 Days of Lessons & Slides
- 125+ Pages
- Readings & games
- Escape Room challenge
- Answer Keys
- Print & Digital Formats
You can use this unit in several ways:
- 1 week unit plan for 50 minute class periods
- Introduce cultural competency skills and understanding of this celebration
- Sub Plans
- Independent Work
- Small Groups
- Whole Class Games
- Individual Lessons to support your curriculum
- & More!
Included Resources:
- Stations for Exploring Day of the Dead
- Virtual Field Trip SPANISH and ENGLISH
- Spanish 1 Escape Room Review Challenge
- Spanish 1 Escape Room Review Challenge – Digital Version on Boom Cards
*Click here to try out the Boom Cards resource in a short sample. - Gallery Walk & Classroom Display in Spanish & English
Frequently Asked Questions:
- How long is this unit?
This unit is designed for 5 45-50 minute class periods. - Is this editable?
The daily Google Slides for the teacher to project are editable (except for images where they are locked per terms of use by the artists) and the students are able to edit the digital activities to respond. The worksheets and activities themselves are not editable. - What technology is needed?
A projector to display the slides. Otherwise, all activities and resources can be printed. The digital student activities are hosted on Google Slides, Google My Maps, and Boom Cards. Please verify that your school allows access to these, or plan on using the printable versions. Thanks!
Foster an understanding of the beautiful tradition of this celebration in your classroom!
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Andrea Z. –
A good resource for my high school classes to teach them about Day of the Dead while keeping them engaged.
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Hurray! I’m so glad you like it! Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback.
Patricia N. –
I only used a few of the activities from this resource but there is a lot of variety of crafts and activities for Day of the Dead.
William G. –
Wonderful resource that worked great in my class! LOVE it.
Cynthia M. –
Loved this entire unit! It was a great unit to use with my Spanish 1 students during the day of the dead celebration!
Therese C. –
This is my first year as a teacher and teaching Spanish, so I am very much flying by the seat of pants most days. But this resource was worth paying for because it saved me so much time and effort to come with creative things to do during the week. And I love that I can use them in the future. My students complimented nearly all the activities, even the students who have been struggling to be engaged.
Las clases de Ms Calderon –
This resource is creative, fun, and effective—highly recommend it!
Selina V. –
This is absolutely THE DIA DE MUERTOS packet I use when teaching this topic to my students. I love how I can also use it digitally and makes it more interactive with my students. This bundle also has many graphic charts useful for students to understand Dia de muertos. The activities are well constructed and easy to assign. My students were able to work independently and were engaged. I will definitely keep using this resource in the future.
Saundra C. –
This was a great activity for Dia de muertos! I had some students that were not allowed on their Chromebooks, so the printable option was so convenient!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Aha! I’m so glad having both versions was helpful for you!
Laura Shible –
What an amazing bundle! No prep- just print and go. Makes my job a lot easier, and my students really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Lauren Smith –
I used this resource in my high school Spanish 1 classes. I did a classroom transformation and used this resource for the stations. My students were engaged the entire time and were really able to learn about día de los muertos. I liked this activities for my high school kiddos!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
I would LOVE to see how you transformed your classroom!! If you took pics, would you mind sharing them? Either tag me on Instagram (@srta_spanish) or shoot me an email ashley(at)srtaspanish(dot)com. Thank you!!
Annette López –
The resource was very useful and had lots of activities for Day of the Dead.