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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated for 39 years, September 17, 2007. Law promulgated on this day in 1968, this law set by the public for a week, to honor our Spanish-speaking citizens. In the 100th Congress created a new public law, the period of increased celebration to take 31 days from 15 September 2008 to October 15.
The initiative for National Hispanic Heritage Month is a recognition for more than 45 million Latin American origin. The 31 days of observationPeriod honors Independence Day for many Latin American countries like El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and September 15 to celebrate their independence day. September 16th is Mexican Independence Day, September 18 in Chile, September 21st for Belize and El Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day) October 12.
Celebrations and gave life to this very special moment for children, parents of Hispanic decent is important to stay with ourAnglo children to other cultures, to celebrate various occasions.
The kitchen is a social time in Latin American families, and making these quesadillas are a fun way to start the party. Quesadillas are Spanish and the origin of the South West. The experience that we are here in fine restaurants in the U.S., but are not true, as reported by real Mexican quesadillas. Quesadillas film outside Mexico, the stages are, and special events with the most popularquesadilla is made with potatoes, cheese, chorizo, beans, green peppers (rajas) and other ingredients.
Below is a simple recipe for quesadillas that allows you to easily insert your children in their preparation. The kitchen is a social time in many Latin American countries, and you can make a social time with your family!
Quesadillas Ingredients:
Three six-inch tortillas
Vegetable oils
2 cups mixed shredded Colby / Jack cheese
Half cup of finelychopped tomatoes
Cilantro
Directions:
Fry each tortilla in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil crispy and golden, turning once. Sprinkle with cheese and tomatoes in combination with the top. Put the lid on the pot and turn heat to low. When the cheese has melted, fold tortilla in half. Cut each tortilla into quarters. Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with salsa, if desired.
We read the statistics of obesity in our young children here in the U.S.. We are aware of the many advantagesderived from learning a second language during our early years. For this next task, which offers a song from Latin America or a bilingual song in Spanish and English during his game recommended.
This appeal activities kinesthetic, auditory and visual learners as it encourages following the leader, much like Simon Says. Use an older child to be on the ladder, and I have to do directly to children is what fits the song. Depending on the selected track,could be part of the body movements or agitation chicken! Watch the little joy in their understanding of a new culture with new music and perhaps a new language.
The next task is a language, and it comes to life as children create their own bilingual number book. Children will be a book / Book of the United Nations that make learning the Spanish words for numbers one / on one / ten hours Diez helps. Reinforcement is the key to all learning proceeds at a cool song for bilingual children, thisThe numbers in both languages, if you can.
Depending on the age of the children could provide prefabricated building colored books of paper that measure a finished book size of five of seven (a total of six pages stapled or bound together, is required for this activity). If children are old enough can participate in the production of white paper first. You will also need markers, crayons, pictures, magazines or newspapers to contribute pictures, age appropriate scissors, andGlue stick.
Procedure:
Guides the child makes a cute face and back for this bilingual number book cover. With examples from library books or who has acquired over the years. Each side should point (1), the English word (one) and the Spanish word (UN) for the amount you are working. Assisting the child in finding an image that shows the number of
particular object (a banana, two dogs, three pencils and so on). Paste the image in the pagematches this number.
The English number words in sequence to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten, while the Spanish language number words in order UNO, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, you , Ocho, Nueve and Diez.
And this last activity is about appreciating the culture of Spanish speaking countries. Children learn about maracas, a tool from our Hispanic friends. In this activity, children and their own maracascelebrate music.
maracas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the culture and music of Spanish-speaking countries. Using old cardboard tubes, jelly jars, plastic bottles ago (which puts a lid and shake!) This project is inexpensive and fun. to create the best materials and different container sizes, a wide range of musical sounds with which the will
children to create their own band.
This activity is suitable for children, preschool children andPrimary school age children (under adult supervision). How to put together on some upbeat music or bilingual Latin-American songs and party!
Materials needed:
Containers with tops / lids, dried beans or rice in. (jelly jars, plastic bottles, cardboard tubes with paper glued to keep a lid)
dried beans, rice, pasta bowl
Construction paper or white paper computer
Paints, crayons, glitter, glue, Spanish / Mexican theme stickers
Procedure:
Eachchild to choose their own maraca container and filler. For soda bottles, add a cardboard tube that was cut and attached to the top of the bottle, to create wound can handle in shape. treatment of high-quality secure with tape. Pour twenty dried beans, grains of rice or pasta shells in the container (amount based on the size of container and filler chosen). Secure the lid on the container. If no coverage exists, is not made with paper and secureclosely with the quality transparent adhesive tape or ribbon. wrapping paper container for the purposes, decorative.
Some children just want to decorate the container with adhesive. Encourage children to their maracas with markers, glitter, stickers and imagination to adapt. When you're done, have fun singing, dancing and playing with children of various songs that the Hispanic culture and bilingual songs in Spanish and English is introduced to representLanguage to these children.
Being bilingual is no longer an option but a necessity. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with your family or class for children in your life that you know other languages and cultures view the value. Set a good example of an open mind and open heart as we bridge children together from all walks of life.
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