Special Collection: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

 

Delightful and inpsiring stories that feature Hispanic characters, authors, and real-life role models.

 

 

 

 

The Fight for What's Right

Until the 1940s, many Mexican-American kids in California weren’t allowed to go to school with White kids. Eightyear- old Sylvia Mendez helped change that

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Lesson Plan
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Vocabulary
Students learn words related to justice
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Setting
This activity helps students analyze the setting of the story
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El Magnífico

How a teen from Puerto Rico changed baseball—and America—forever

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Beyond the Story
In this moving video, students meet Roberto Clemente
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Research Kit
Go on a research journey inspired by the story
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My Tongue Is Like a Map

A lyrical poem celebrates the beauty of speaking two languages.

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Lesson Plan
A step-by-step guide to teaching this poem
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Poetry Kit
Understand the poem's meaning
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A Recipe for Disaster

A graphic story written by Jerry Craft, inspired by our 2019 Create-a-Character contest winner

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Lesson Plan
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Visual Inference
Use clues from the words and pictures to make inferences
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Plot
Identify the plot parts of the story
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Ode to My Shoes

This gentle poem imagines the slumber of a trusty pair of shoes.

 

*Find this poem in Spanish in Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems by Francisco X. Alarcón.*

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Lesson Plan
A step-by-step guide to teaching this poem
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Poetry Writing
Understand personification and write an ode
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Main Idea & Supporting Details
Guide students to identify the main idea
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A Message from Space

Naya doesn’t think she’ll ever be as special as her mom—until she gets an out-of-this-world surprise

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How a Character Changes
Identify how Naya changes from the beginning of the story to the end
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Choice Board
Choose one or more activities to complete
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My Tongue Is Like a Map: © John Parra; The Fight for What's Right: Courtesy of the Mendez Family; A Message from Space: Art by Moira Vieytes; An Ode to My Shoes: Art by Susan Swan; A Recipe for Disaster: Jerry Craft;  El Magnifico: Photo Illustration by Matt Herring; Courtesy of The Clemente Museum (Roberto Clemente); iStockPhoto/Getty Images (All Other Images)