Additional+Resources+and+Worksheets

__Day 1:  __

Map where students will color all of Mexico and Florida. Than label Florida, Mexico, U.S., and the bodies of water (3).

Name: _ __Date:__ __Mexico Pre-Test__ __1.) Where is Mexico Located?

2.) Name a country next to Mexico.

3.) Name the body of water needed to cross to get to Mexico.

4.) Name one holiday celebrated in Mexico.

5.) Does Mexico use U.S. Dollars? If not, name their currency.

6.) What is the name given to a group of Native Americans in Mexico?

7.) What colors are on the Mexican Flag?

8.) Write one fact about Mexico that you know.__

Suitcase Portfolio


 * __ Day 2:





Map for Activboard game__**


 * __Map for Puzzle__**


 * __Rubric for BioPoem__**


 * You will be graded on: || **Excellent = 3 points** || **Good = 2 points** || **Needs work = 1 point** ||
 * Content || Enough details || Some details || Details are general ||
 * Organization || Followed structure given by teachers || Part of the structure was followed || Structure not followed ||
 * Word Choice || Good descriptors || Ordinary words || Weak descriptors ||
 * Writing Conventions || Correct spelling || Most spelling correct || Spelling needs to be worked on ||

Total = /12

__Day 3: Economy__





Here is a homework assignment I will be giving them: Conversion Worksheet Convert the currency amounts as indicated

pesos __ 2. 12 dollars = ___ __pesos 3. 37 dollars = ___ __pesos 4. 97.60 pesos = ___ __dollars__ dollars 7. Ask your parents about an item they buy frequently from the supermarket. Find out how much it costs in US dollars and convert it to pesos. __ Item: Cost:__ Cost in pesos: 8. Look online, through the newspaper, or in a magazine. Find 3 items that you want to buy. Convert the price of these items from US dollars to pesos.

__ Item: ___ __Cost:__ Cost in pesos: _


 * __Day 4:__**

=Day of the Dead information for teachers and students. =

The Day of the Dead mask print out is included in packet located at azcentral.com.

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-education.html Azcentral.com offers a free down-loadable education companion to their Dia de los Muertos site.

The packet includes:
 * Bibliography
 * 4 coloring pages
 * Word search game
 * Mix and match puzzle
 * Papel cortado lesson plan, including an easy to use template for young children
 * Day of the Dead mask project
 * Skeleton puppet project

I put these instructions in a baggie with tissue paper, scissors, yarn and glue to be sent home with students at the end of the day. Papel cortado instructions ***Please send back glue and scissors**  **Today, professional craftsmen use awls, chisels and blades to make intricate designs depicting flowers, birds, angels, crosses, skeletons, historic figures and even words. They design the pattern on a piece of paper and then cut through it and as many as 50 sheets of tissue paper with their special tools.** __**It's a very popular decoration during the celebration of the Day of the Dead.**__ Materials: ||  || >  >  ||
 * Papel cortado is a Mexican popular art form with roots in the country's ancient cultures. The Aztecs used the bark of wild mulberry and fig trees to make a rough paper called amatl . Amatl was used to make flags and banners to decorate temples, streets and homes. ||  ||
 * Sound complicated? Well, never fear... in it's simplest form, papel cortado is made a lot like a paper snowflake. Toddlers and up will be proud to display their unique artwork!**
 * **tissue paper**
 * **scissors**
 * **yarn**
 * **scotch tape** or glue
 * Directions:
 * Fold tissue paper a number of times.
 * It should be folded edge to edge, not corner to corner.
 * For younger children, don't fold too many times or it will be difficult for them to cut.
 * * Cut shapes from the paper, but don't cut off any corners (we want the rectangular shape of the tissue paper to remain).
 * Unfold
 * Edges may be straight, scalloped, zig-zagged or fringed. ||  ||
 * * Fold over the top 1/4 inch of the papel cortado over a long piece of yarn and tape or glue to make a pocket.

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= __Day 5:__ =  Teacher Example Storyboard Finished Example Storyboard Teacher Example Food Dish Creation Finished Example Food Dish Creation Rubric for End of Unit Assessment on Mexico (attached to suitcase) Grading Rubric for Social Studies Thematic Unit: Mexico

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Date: __Completed Points__

Travel Suitcase Portfolio Colored Flag Map Puzzle Map Economy Crossword Puzzle Bio-Poem Venn Diagram comparison for currency Crossword Puzzle Mexico Travel Brochure Conversion Worksheet (classwork/homework) Day of the Dead Mask Papel Cortado (paper decoration) Mexican Food Art Creation Participation Total: Comments:__