GATE Activities
Digital Extension and Enrichment Resources
Celebrating Culture!
Here are a variety of discussion, digital and hands-on resources to engage students in culture rich activities. The Google links can easily be copied and added to your Canvas assignments to expand cultural knowledge and appreciation.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthThe 33rd Hispanic Heritage Awards program airs on PBS on Tuesday, October 6th. The Public Broadcasting Service has lessons dedicated to celebrating Latino Americans that can be easily copied to your Google Drive and added to your canvas modules. The lessons range in complexity for 4th - 12th grade. | Travel Fair Have students research Spanish-speaking countries with Scholastic's Global Trek online activity. Students can use this Google Docs template to create a travel brochure and showcase their learning of the country, culture and customs they researched. | Culture in the KitchenStudents can take advantage of "at-home" learning opportunities with these 30 authentic Spanish recipes students can make at home. Experimenting with foods and the scientific chemical changes that take place in the process, while reading recipes and measuring ingredients... cooking is an all-encompassing, cross-curricular, tech free activity. |
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
The 33rd Hispanic Heritage Awards program airs on PBS on Tuesday, October 6th. The Public Broadcasting Service has lessons dedicated to celebrating Latino Americans that can be easily copied to your Google Drive and added to your canvas modules. The lessons range in complexity for 4th - 12th grade.
Travel Fair
Culture in the Kitchen
Students can take advantage of "at-home" learning opportunities with these 30 authentic Spanish recipes students can make at home.
Experimenting with foods and the scientific chemical changes that take place in the process, while reading recipes and measuring ingredients... cooking is an all-encompassing, cross-curricular, tech free activity.
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Cultivating Craftiness and Creativity in Culture
Celebrate Latino culture with these hands-on crafts and activities
Students can share their individual stories by presenting a collection that represents them with this PDF they can edit in Kami.
Here are directions for students to make their own Ponce Carnival masks.
Stefanie Caswell - GATE TOSA
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