Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month –

September 15- October 15

2012 THEME

Diversity United, Building America’s

Future Today

World Language Standard: Understand words and

concepts

CLL

COD CMT

CLL: Listening to and reading about everyday topics

Current events & Social events

Personal viewpoints, & Social media

News about family and friends

COD: Listening to information about common classroom and academic

topics (live or recorded events)

Social studies; Arts; Mathematics; Science

Science;Health; Physical education

Career & Technical skills; Technology

CMT: Listening to and reading about topics from daily life

(global citizens)

Greetings; directions; current events

Class discussions; Community events;

Requests for community discourse/debate

News broadcasts television and radio programs;

Websites; Other social media

RESOURCEShttp://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/

http://www.factmonster.com/hispanic-heritage-month/quizzes.htmlhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htmhttp://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/textiles/index.htmlhttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html

RESOURCEShttp://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/hispanic-heritage/

http://www.bcps.org/offices/oea/pdf/cultural_heritage/Hispanic-Heritage-

Resource-Packet.pdfhttp://www.lessonplanet.com/search?

keywords=hispanic+heritage+monthhttp://exchange.smarttech.com/

details.html?id=a5a93790-f7c8-440c-ad6c-45470322850c

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale -

Carmen Agra DeedyUnder the Royal Palms: a Childhood in

Cuba - Alma Flor Ada

Doña Flor - Pat Mora Magic Windows - Carmen Lomas Garza

Juan Bobo Goes to Work - Marisa Montes

Where the Flame Trees Bloom - Alma Flor Ada

Chato and the Party Animals - Gary Soto

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chávez - Kathleen Krull

Mama & Papa Have a Store - Amelia Lau Carling

Charro: The Mexican Cowboy - George Ancona

PK-2 3-5

Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems - Francisco X.

AlarcónIvan Rodríguez - Tony DeMarco

Xochtil and the Flowers - Jorge Argueta

Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman Astronaut - Romero

Maritza

In My Family – Carmen Lomas Garza Return to Sender - Julia Alvárez

Rainbow Tulip - Pat Mora The Day It Snowed Tortillas: A

Classic from the American Southwest - Joe Hayes

Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day -

Marisa Montes

How Tía Lola Came to Stay - Julia Alvárez

PK-2 3-5

The Firefly Letters - Margarita Engle Yo! - Julia Alvárez

Journey of Dreams - Marge Pellegrino

El Bronx Remembered - Nicholasa Mohr

The Smell of Old Lady Perfume – Claudia Guadalupe Martínez

How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents - Julia Alvárez

Among the Volcanoes - Omar S. Castañeda

When I Was Puerto Rican - Esmeralda Santiago

Call Me María: a Novel - Judith Ortiz Cofer American Chica - María Arana

6-8 9-12

Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United

States - Lori CarlsonCrazy Loco - David Talbot Rice

Under the Same Sky - Cynthia DeFelico

Kids Like Me - Judith M. Blohm, Terri Lapinsky Powells

The Color of My Words - Lynn Joseph

Before We Were Free - Julia Alvárez

Cuba 15 - Nancy Osa I, Juan De Pareja - Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child - Francisco

Jiménez

Curse of the Chupa Cabra - Rudolfo Anaya

6-8 9-12

Topics: Heritage MonthDebates

Immigration

Civil Rights Voting Rights

Topics: Heritage MonthDebates

Bilingual Education

AmnestyAffirmative

Action