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Activities
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Children's Reviews Book and web site reviews for and by children.
Chat Room is Available Children should not use the room without a parent.
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Lesson
Plans
Join Us For a Chocolate Break!
Thematic
Cultural Units
Investigating
Series
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can send e-mail to the Augustus Family
Aztec,
Inca, and Maya From the fifth grade Core Knowledge Lesson Plans
Lonely
Planet's Destination Mexico A comprehensive study of Mexico. Inlcudes:
History, Environment, Attractions, Recommended Reading, and Touring Facts.
There are pictures allong the way or sit back and enjoy the slide show.
MayaQuest
Lesson Plans Over 11 lesson plans each with a "classroom" activity.
You will also find a link to 15 weeks of curriculum and book lists.
Mexico
Min-Unit This unit is graded for k-1, but should still be looked out
for teaching extensions to be used in your home.
Mystery
of the Maya-Teacher's Guide The purpose of this guide is to give ideas
for classroom activities.
The
Real West-The Mexican War Discussion Questions from the History Channel.
Recommended
Book List for Elementary Students compiled by Connie
Powers
Pre-Columbian
Culture
Archeaology
of Mexico photo's of sites
Aztec
To begin your tour, click on a picture. You will see an enlarged picture
as well as a report by a student.
Maya
To begin your tour, click on a picture. You will see an enlarged picture
as well as a report by a student.
Maya
Ruins Starts with a clickable map of ruin sites. After a brief description,
the user is presented with another clickable map of the ruin site. The
arrows will allow different viewing points of the same archaeological site.
Maya
Adventure Travel to a site by selecting a red * on the map above. Explore
each site, try fun experiments while enjoying the photos.
The
World of the Mayan Culture Information on Ancient, Colonial, and Modern
Maya Culture.
The
Story of Marina la Malinche HISTORICAL LEGEND
Look
up items found around the house in a English-Spanish dictionary. Label
the house.
Foreign
Language for Travelers Contains numerous sound files of conversational
Spanish
Yucatec
Maya Pronunciation and Everyday Phrases
Construct
Time Lines and salt dough maps.
Paper
Cutting has a long and popular history in Mexico with the craft originating
with the Mayans in the 6th century.
Ojo
de Dios come from the Huichol Indians of Mexico's Sierra Madre.
Sombreros
Craft idea to make Sombreros.
Cinco
De Mayo marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the
Battle of Puebla.
Holidys
and Fiestas and List
of Mexican Holidays from the World Holiday Calendar Site
The
Searchable Online Archive of Recipes' Mexican Recipes
Chocolate
Thinking Fountain entry
Arts
and History-Virtual Forum of Mexican Culture Contains links to Piece
of the Month, Masters of Mexican Art , Masters of Contemporary Art, Contemporary
Art Photography, Museography and Curatorship Museums, El Colegio Nacional,
Cultural Institutions, Libraries, Anthropology and History Cinema, Dance,
Editorials, Literature, Magazines, Theater, Television, Special Projects,
The Searcher, and Mexico and the world.
FAQS
for Newsgroup SOC.CULTURE.MEXICAN
Una
Exabicion de Arte Mexicana Contains examples of Diego Rivera , José
Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Frida Kahlo. These are some
of the most world famous mural art painters.
Civic
Pages of Mexico Contains flag, anthem, contistution, and more.