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Cinco De Mayo

A Culture Capsule on

By Cynthia Ward

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Table of Contents

*Pre-Test & Answers*

*Culture Presentation on Cinco de Mayo*

*Post Test & Answers*

*Extended Activities*

*Credits*

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Let’s see what you know!

1. Does Mexico have any fun holidays?

Question:

First

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Answer:

Yes!Mexico has lots of really fun holidays!

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2. Do you know of an important holiday that Mexico celebrates in May?

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Answer:

Yes!The Holiday is

Cinco de Mayo!

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3. Do you know what Cinco de Mayo means?

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Answer:

It means the

“Fifth of May”

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Well,If you answered all the questions correctly, you can skip to the extended

activities at the end –

If not…¡Vamonos!

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Vocabulary:

¡Vamonos!……………Let’s go!

Bienvenidos……………Welcome

Que bueno………………That’s good

Ahora………………………Now

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Vocabulary continued -

Piñata……………A paper mache figure that is filled with candy and toys and broken open by hitting it.

¡Viva Mexico!- Long Live Mexico!

Adios Amigos…Goodbye friends

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¡Bienvenidos!

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Let’s learn about a very

Important Mexican holiday!

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More people celebrate this

holiday in the United States

Than in Mexico! Que bueno!

But,

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The holiday is

¡¡¡ Cinco de Mayo!!!

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Everyone

Loves a good fiesta

With lots of

Dancing or

Bailes.

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Con mucha comida!!!!

(with lots of Food)

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Many towns and cities have parades to celebrate.

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Children break open piñatas

The piñatas are filled with

Candy, prizes and toys!!!

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Cinco de Mayo means

“The fifth of May”.

The holiday celebrates the

Day a very important battle

Was won on May, 5 1862.

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No – it’s not Mexican independence day! That happened a lot earlier in 1810.

This was the Battle of Puebla.

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Napoleon III sent French troops to Mexico.

The French wanted to rule all of Mexico.

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The much larger French army was not afraid of the Mexican army. The French army had not been beaten in 50 years!

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

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The French army landed in Veracruz and started towards Mexico City.

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Under command of General Zaragosa, the Mexican army met the French in Puebla – and won!!!

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Think about this: The Mexican army was much

smaller (about ½ the size), less-well equipped, no fancy

uniforms and they won!

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There are many books you can read to learn about Cinco de Mayo!

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Remember:You don’t have to be from Mexico to have fun on Cinco de Mayo – just learn how to say:

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Adios

Amigos!

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Ahora,

Lets see how much you

learned about

?

¿

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1. What country Celebrates Cinco

de Mayo ?

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Answer -

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2. What does “Cinco de Mayo” mean in Spanish?

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Answer -

It means the

“Fifth of May”.

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Last question:

3.What happened on

Cinco de Mayo?

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Answer -

The Battle of Puebla

Was fought and won by

the Mexicans against the

Much larger French army.

¡Viva Mexico!

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Now lets have

Some

Extended

Activities!!!!

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CINCO DE MAYO WORDSEARCH

C A N M V H T F I F D I T S Q N E D F C G B I S A V W Y H V U P L N K H N L N F Q Z U S J F R E E D O M I U Y I E R D FW R Y I B P Q B C X L R U B Y F A M A Y R A E O N U H D L A D T Q Q D E A R Q M A G M Z A M S I T O I R T A P T D W N N Y E Z K X Z L Y I D Y H E C M M I M E X I C O P O E C I L T T F V T S T V X H U N S U N Q Q K I P Q A Q O K A U U W D Z L I J H W M X Y R M Y W J E B F H K S D U N F T S U U Y W F

CELEBRATION FIFTH FRENCH LIBERTY MUSIC DANCING FRANCE FUN MAY PARADES FIESTA FREEDOM HOLIDAY MEXICO PATRIOTISM

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MATH WORD PROBLEMS 1. Marissa saved $30.00 to spend at the Cinco de Mayo festival. She spent $18.60 before noon. How much did she have left to spend in afternoon? she have left to spend in afternoon?

a. $21.40 b. $11.40 c. $17.30 d. $18.47

2. Mr. Rodriquez sold Cinco de Mayo t-shirts in his store. The t-shirts cost $12.99 each. He sold nine t-shirts this morning. What is the best estimate of the total cost of the nine shirts?

a. $150.00 b. $160.00 c. $130.00 d. $120.00

3. Last year, 10,466 people attended the Cinco de Mayo festival. 8,764 more people attended this year than last year. How many people attended the festival this year?

a. 1502 b. 20,438 c. 20,372 d. 19,230

Cinco de Mayo

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4. Mrs. Sanchez gave $15.00 to each of her five children to spend at the Cinco de Mayo festival. What was the total amount of money she gave her children?

a. $75.00 b. $95.00 c. $105.00 d. $85.00

5. Each parade entry paid a $24.00 fee to be in the parade. There were forty-six entries. How much money did the parade committee collect?

a. $1204.00 b. $1004.00 c. $1104.00 d. $994.00

6. Eleven dancers wore costumes that cost $29.99 each. What is the best estimate of the total costof the costumes for this group?

a. $300 b. $400 c. $100 d. $200

More Cinco de Mayo Math Word Problems

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.1. ECIMOX _________________________________________

2. LIODYAH _________________________________________

3. EAOLCTBIRNE _________________________________________

4. SIAMTRITIPO _________________________________________

5. TFFHI _________________________________________

6. AMY _________________________________________

7. ATEIFS _________________________________________

8. CUISM _________________________________________

10. NICDNAG _________________________________________

11. CFANER _________________________________________

12. RYTEBLI _________________________________________

13. EHRCFN _________________________________________

14. DREFMOE _________________________________________

Unscramble the Cinco de Mayo Words

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Answers to Cinco de Mayo Activities

For the word problems:

1. b, 2.d, 3.d, 4.a, 5.c, 6.a, 7.b

For the scrambled words:

1. Mexico, 2.Holiday, 3.Celebration, 4. Patriotism

5.Fifth, 6.May, 7.Fiesta, 8.Music, 9.fun,

10.Dancing, 11.France, 12.Liberty, 13.French,

14.Freedom

For the word search: No answers needed.

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CreditsThanks to:

abcteach.com

Google Images

Nacnet.org

Angelfire.com

The Country of Mexico

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¡El Fin!

(The End)

A Cynthia Ward

TPTE 595

Class Assignment

Summer 2005

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