Description
Día de los Muertos Reading Passages & Craft Activities: Celebrate Día de los Muertos with this engaging, hands-on resource that helps students learn about the rich history, symbols, and cultural traditions of this meaningful holiday! Perfect for upper elementary students, this set combines reading comprehension, writing, and art in one creative lesson.
Students will explore two nonfiction reading passages that explain the origins and customs of Día de los Muertos, then apply their learning through meaningful extension activities. They’ll love designing their own Calavera Skull Craft and completing a Teach-Go Pennant to showcase what they’ve learned — creating a vibrant classroom bulletin board that celebrates culture and creativity!
INCLUDED:
- Print & Digital Options
- Color and Black & White Versions
- Nonfiction Reading Passages:
- All About Día de los Muertos
- Symbols of Día de los Muertos
- Comprehension + Summary Activities with Answer Key
- Build Your Own Calavera Skull Craft (multiple templates & pieces)
- Día de los Muertos Teach-Go Pennant™
- 4 Skull Coloring Pennants
PERFECT FOR:
- Upper Elementary Students
- Quick study of Día de los Muertos
- Seasonal bulletin board
- Sub work
- Writing Activity
- Extension Activity
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Regan S. –
Great resource! Thank you!
paulina Q. –
kids had fun
Giggle & Grow Co. –
Great resource to compare halloween with another holiday and to teach about hispanic heritage.
Andrea V. –
Can’t wait to use in the classroom!
Patricia G. –
Great!
Ann Cooper –
Perfect for Day of the Dead. My fourth graders loved it!
Jackeline S. –
Fun!
sharonda P. –
Very creative and my kiddos enjoyed being creative with them!
Christy P. –
My 2nd graders loved doing this activty. I was able to pull so much data from this from fine motor skills to high-level thinking skills. Plus, students were able to use prior knowledge and share personal stories about their family traditions.
Lindsey S. –
My class loved this!
Jennifer Merida –
Paired it with a video and it made a great and easy lesson
Teaching on Caffeine and Hope –
They came out looking amazing.
Jody M. –
A great, no-prep activity that my class enjoyed!
Brianna P. –
This was the perfect resource for our mini lesson over Dia de Los Muertos! My students enjoyed the lesson and completing this activity!
Karen D. –
Simple and easy to use.
Nasreen Rouin –
Kids loved coloring and writing about it. They looked beautiful strung together in the classroom
Irma G. –
My students had fun working on this activity. It looked great in our classroom!
Kelly P. –
Loved using this resource! We hung the pennants in the classroom and they look beautiful!
406 Creations by Jenna –
Love these pennants! A fun, engaging way to learn about Day of the Dead in our classroom!
Savannah Garcia –
IT takes my kiddos awhile to write so we are starting early on this! I love it!!! I also love the black and white option so the kids can color it