Dia de los Muertos
Presented by Bluegrass Youth Ballet
Attending a Ballet
Click here to review this page before visiting the live performance.
Click To Read the Story of Dia de los Muertos
Read the story and additional facts with your class before attending.
Learn More About Dia de los Muertos
Elementary: Read/View "Rosita y Conchita: A Rhyming Storybook in English & Spanish"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrz0ykXPCI
Upper Elementary/Middle : Dia de los Muertos
In this short animated film from Film School Shorts, a little girl visits the land of the dead and experiences the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos with the help of someone very special to her. View National & State Standards.
Dia de los Muertos | Film School Shorts
All Grade Levels: Learn More About Dia de los Muertos
Oaxaca: The Day of the Dead
Papel picado (cut paper)
Learn to make these brightly colored papel picado, tissue paper cut into geometric shapes, flowers and skeletons which hang in the streets, in the cemeteries and around altars to complement the festive atmosphere of Day of the Dead.
How to make Papel Picado for Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos!
Writing Activities
Click here for writing and/or discussion activities to complete both before and after the ballet.
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