Category Archives: Culture

Connecting to Hispanic Countries

Posted on November 19, 2011 by spanishplans

One of my goals for this school year was to include more culture in my class and to have students feel a connection to the Spanish speaking world. One of the first things I did was to have students be … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Central America, countries, latin america, south america, time, weather | 4 Comments

September 11th Segovia Colombia

Posted on November 10, 2011 by spanishplans

While this year the talk of the date is the once in a lifetime date of 11-11-11, November 11th holds a “Never Forget” attitude for the people of Colombia. “La Masacre de Segovia fue una masacre ocurrida el 11 de … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Colombia, culture, History, Segovia | Leave a comment

Día de los Muertos

Posted on October 26, 2011 by spanishplans

It’s October, and if you’re a Spanish teacher that means getting ready for Halloween and the Day of the Dead. We’ve compiled some of the best resources around to give you a one stop shop for great teaching materials. Readings … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Resources | Tagged calaveras, culture, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, halloween, Holidays | 3 Comments

Columbus Day

Posted on October 9, 2011 by spanishplans

Most schools around the country have Monday off in recognition of Columbus Day. In Latin America, most countries also recognize this day as “Día de La Raza“, although in Costa Rica it is called “Día de la Culturas” but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged Colon, Columbus, Cristóbal Colón, Dia de la Raza, Holidays | 2 Comments

2 de Octubre No se Olvida

Posted on October 2, 2011 by spanishplans

While reading the trending topics in Mexico on Twitter, I noticed one Called “no se olvida” and “2deOctubreNoSeOlvida“. Upon reading some tweets, I recalled the monument I saw in Mexico City in the Plaza de Tres Culturas. Known as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged History, mexico | 1 Comment

Laminas sobre la Independencia de Mexico

Posted on September 15, 2011 by spanishplans

Estas laminas son de México sobre la Independencia. There are 4 pictures, and the back contains the information describing the pictures or events depicted on the front. Pictures are quite large. To download, right click and choose “Save As”. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Resources | Tagged fiestas patrias, Grito, Hidalgo, Holidays, Independence, independencia, laminas, mexico, Morelos, Nueva Espana | 2 Comments

Mexican Independence Day

Posted on September 14, 2011 by spanishplans

¿Estás listo? Casi es El día de Independencia de México. Although more Americans can pronounce “Cinco de Mayo”, el dieciséis de septiembre is actually a national Mexican holiday. And not just ANY holiday; THE biggest national holiday in Mexico. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Lesson Plans | 11 Comments

5 Things You Didn’t know about 5 de Mayo

Posted on May 2, 2011 by spanishplans

5 Things you Didn’t know about Cinco de Mayo: 1: When: May 5th, 1862. Unlike Independence Day, celebrated September 15 and 16th, which is the largest national celebration, Cinco de Mayo is only celebrated regionally and in fact, is celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged 5demayo, cinco de mayo, Holidays | 5 Comments

Cinco de Mayo

Posted on April 27, 2011 by spanishplans

Oh great, it’s that time of year again. The one day a year Americans pay attention to the Mexican “culture”. It’s the one date your average American can say in Spanish. (Although I’m sure we’ve all had that student who … Continue reading →