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| Title | Resources and Ideas for Day of the Dead and Halloween, Part 1 |
| Body | Here is a collection of resources and ideas for teaching students about the Day of the Dead and Halloween in Hispanic Countries: --- Online videos about Day of the Dead are available at http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/video . --- Some pumpkins with different emotions to color are available at http://www.kidsturncentral.com/coloring/xpumpkincp9.htm . --- A YouTube video of kite-flying for Guatemala’s Day of the Dead is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSWHhMH1QA . --- Several FLTEACH users several years ago suggested making sugar skulls or else making rice crispy treats with a skull mold and decorating them with M&Ms and other candy. --- Some Halloween craft ideas and supporting materials are available from Ben and Jerry’s website at http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/holidays/halloween/crafts/index.cfm . --- Instructions for making papel picado projects are available at http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/mpapel_picado.htm , http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/Jerome.htm , and http://www.internationalfolkart.org/eventsedu/education/muertos/papelpicado.html . --- A curriculum module on Ofrendas is available from MERLOT at http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82033 . --- More classroom activity ideas are available at http://www.questconnect.org/oaxaca_dod_activities.htm . --- A long thematic unit on Day of the Dead is available from Mis Cositas at http://www.miscositas.com/El%20Dia%20de%20los%20Muertos.pdf . |
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