Hispanic Heritage Projects

Many classes collaborated with Mrs. Husketh on projects for Hispanic Heritage Night. Here is brief recap of all the learning!

Mrs. Murphy's 4th graders analyzed the artwork in Mexican author/illustrator Yuyi Morales' books. They kicked off their author study by visiting the Media Center to learn about Yuyi Morales and her artwork. You can read more about their visit here: http://clubmediacenter.blogspot.com/2013/10/yuyi-morales.html 

Mrs. Baynham's 3rd graders read Latin American trickster tales. Each group was assigned a trickster tale and a specific job: mapmaker, write, illustrator, or headliner. Groups also worked to write a summary that included a main idea and at least 3 details.

The students used oil pastels and/or pastels to create the illustrations. You can see a display of their fabulous work outside of Mrs. Baynham's classroom!

Mrs. Hayes' 4th graders used the Biography database on PebbleGo to research a notable Hispanic-American. Partners worked together to take notes in their own words and then use their information to create a Trading Card using Microsoft Word. Students had a checklist to make sure their information was complete before printing their final product. Here is what some students enjoyed most about the project: "Learning new information about our person; Using the computer to type; Doing the research; Finding the picture; Using PebbleGo."

Mrs. Murray's 2nd graders worked together to create a class book on Guatemala and Costa Rica. First we worked in groups to research the country using books and the globe. Each group was assigned a topic: Food, Holidays, Map, and Flag. The students included several NF text features in their writing (title, caption, diagram, label, etc.). We used a checklist to make sure our work was complete before writing our final draft!

I don't have photos of the last project, but each 4th grader in Mrs. Irving's class researched a Latin American country and then used Microsoft Word to create a place mat for our dinner celebration. The place mat included information about the country's people, activities, flag, and lifestyle. Students also included drawings to support the information. 

I am already looking forward to next year's Hispanic Heritage learning! Buen trabajo!