1. Cinco de Mayo
Your Guide to Ready-Made Spanish Class
Materials by Speaking Latino
Class Materials

2. Cinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the Battle
of Puebla, when against overwhelming odds, the
Mexican Army defeated French forces in 1862.
While Cinco de Mayo has been heavily
commercialize, we still can bring this holiday to our
Spanish classes by celebrating Mexican culture.
If you decide that Cinco de Mayo is a good fit for
your curriculum, this guide will help you discover
vocabulary and cultural materials.
Thank you,
Jared and Diana
Speaking Latino
Your Cinco de
Mayo Class
Materials Guide
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3. How To Use Your
Class Materials
Guide
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Use this guide to discover the
materials by Speaking Latino.
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Click on the links on this guide
to learn more about each
material.
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Get any material you like to use
in class from Teachers Pay
Teachers.
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4. Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
List
A printable handout with the full list of
24 vocabulary words with English
translations.
Cinco de Mayo – Introductory
Activity for Novice Students
Quick and simple kick-off worksheet to
introduce and discuss the history of
Cinco de Mayo based on an online
video in English.
Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Presentation with Audio
A PowerPoint or Google Slides
presentation to introduce 24
vocabulary words about Cinco de
Mayo in Spanish using illustrations
and pronunciation audio clips by a
native speaker.
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla. If you want to bring up this celebration and Mexican culture to
your classes, check out these activities.
Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Illustrated Handout
This handout illustrates 12 of the most
important vocabulary words for 5 de
mayo.
Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Printable Posters
Printable poster in 3 sizes that
illustrate many of the most important
vocabulary words used during Cinco
de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Word Search
A word search in two versions: with a
Spanish word list and with an English
word list to translate. Includes answer
key.

5. Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Crossword Puzzle
An English to Spanish translation
crossword puzzle where your students
translate the English word to fill in the
crossword with the correct Spanish
word. Includes answer key.
Cinco de Mayo – Spanish Vocabulary
Word Jumble
A word jumble activity where your
students (individually or in a small
group) write the letters of a word in
the correct order. Includes answer
key.
Cinco de Mayo – Reading and
Listening Comprehension Activity
A reading comprehension activity that
summarizes the history of Cinco de
Mayo in Spanish with useful
vocabulary to follow the reading easily
and reading comprehension
questions. Plus, you can use the audio
versions included practicing listening
comprehension. Answer key included.
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla. If you want to bring up this celebration and Mexican culture to
your classes, check out these activities.
Cinco de Mayo – Curious Facts
Printable Posters (Spanish and
English)
This printable poster is available in 3
sizes and includes 5 curious facts
about this celebration that you can
discuss in class.
Grupo El Tren – La Batalla del Cinco
de Mayo (Includes Webquest
Activity)
Integrates an authentic resource to
review the vocabulary in context and
learn more about the key historical
figures of the Cinco de Mayo with a
WebQuest.
Mariachis en la época de Covid: La
identidad pública y privada –
Identidad nacional y étnica (México)
In this reading and visual
comprehension activity, students
learn about Mariachis in Mexico, their
“serenatas” and how they are working
to help people and health
professionals during the pandemic.
For all
student
levels

6. Paper Bag Piñatas Substitute
Lesson Plan for Novice Students
By the end of this activity, students
will understand the purpose of
piñatas. The students will have
created a piñata with household
materials.
El Mariachi (Mexico) – Presentation
Introduce your students to Mariachi, a
genre of regional Mexican music
typical of the mexican culture, with
this ready-made Google slides and
activities in Spanish or English.
Comida tradicional: La identidad
pública y privada – Identidad
nacional y étnica (México)
In this activity, students learn about
Mexican gastronomy, and how food
represents the identity of a
community.
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla. If you want to bring up this celebration and Mexican culture to
your classes, check out these activities.
Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad
pública y privada – Identidad
nacional y étnica (México)
In this project, students learn about
the traditional colors of Mexico, what a
logo is, and how the colors represent
its culture.
For all
student
levels
For all
student
levels
Rancheras Mexican Musical
Tradition - Substitute Lesson Plan
for Advanced Students
Students learn about rancheras, a
genre of traditional Mexican folk music
and listened to Cielito Lindo, a popular
old ranchera. They also read and
analyzed the lyrics to identify the
unique characteristics of the genre in
this specific example.
Las Mañanitas – Las mañanitas –
Past Tense
Spanish song cloze activity that
includes three versions, video link, and
a short artist bio. Choose the version
that is most suitable for your students’
level.

7. Cielito lindo by Divididos - Present
and Imperative
Spanish song cloze activity that
includes three versions, video link, and
a short artist bio. Choose the version
that is most suitable for your students’
level.
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla. If you want to bring up this celebration and Mexican culture to
your classes, check out these activities.

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