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Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15, 2024

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month September 15 - October 15, 2024
Hispanic/LatinxHeritage MonthSeptember 15 - October 15, 2024
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Let's Get Celebrating! 🪅

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th. This template offers you a wide variety of resources for a month of celebrating and honoring the history, culture, and contributions of Americans whose families hail from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.


🥁 The 2024 theme is: Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, encapsulating the “spirit of innovation, resilience, and unity that define the Hispanic experience.”

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The Ultimate Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

The Ultimate Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

Inside: A collection of Hispanic Heritage Month activities and ideas for schools or to celebrate at home. National Hispanic Heritage Month occurs every year in the United States, from September 15th to October 15th. It's a month to celebrate the achievements of famous Hispanic Americans, along with everyday people.

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Librarians have the best resources.
From websites to periodicals, and even a scavenmger hunt!, this site has great resources for teaching Hispanic Heritage Month, including a worksheet exercise for students to search the database for info about important Hispanic Americans.

Classroom Activities Classroom Activities

Love a creative biography project? Click here! Love a creative biography project? Click here!

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Ellen Ochoa

Learn all about this remarkable astronaut here, and about other notable Hispanic American scientists here.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Here's a kid-appropriate bio of this musical theater ⭐️, plus a video of his 8th grade English teacher.
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Sonia Sotomayor

A great video intro to this Supreme Court Justice. For more Hispanic women taking charge today, check out this list.
Literature-based discussion activity.
From Learning for Justice, this activity involves reading a text appropriate for upper MS & HS, and responding to discussion questions.
Maya Math Game

Maya Math Game

I am Itzamná, Maya Lord of Knowledge and Wisdom. I am here to tell you about my people, who were expert mathematicians. The ancient Maya used mathematics to support many activities in their daily lives, from market transactions to predicting eclipses and making sophisticated calendar calculations.

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Hispanic Heritage Month & Science
Hispanic students are vastly underrepresented in STEM AP courses and college majors. Shift the equation by exposing students to contributions of Hispanic cultures and Hispanic Americans to the fields of mathematics and science.
Hispanic Heritage Month: The origin of the piñata

Hispanic Heritage Month: The origin of the piñata

The piñata is a beloved tradition for many children. Despite being associated with Hispanic culture, the piñata originates from Asia, according to Spanish Language Arts teachers. “It’s believed the piñata actually derives from Marco Polo way back in the days when he was traveling through Asia,” said Adan Martinez, a Spanish teacher at Socorro High School.

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