Cinco de Mayo Activities and Printables - Reading Passages and Craft

Hola amigos! Looking for engaging and meaningful ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your students? This hands-on, interactive resource is packed with fun and educational activities designed to build background knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension skills—while making learning festive and memorable!

Perfect for grades K–2, these activities are great for whole group, small group, or independent centers!

✅ What’s Included:

🟡 KWL Charts – Build schema and track learning

🟡 Graphic Organizers – Organize thoughts and ideas clearly

🟡 Fiesta Time Poster – A colorful visual to spark excitement

🟡 Sequence of Events Activities – Reinforce comprehension

🟡 Story Evaluation Page – Reflect and respond

🟡 Writing Papers – Encourage personal and opinion writing

🟡 Cinco de Mayo Hat Craft – Fun and easy celebration wearable

🟡 Vocabulary Cards – Build essential content-specific language

🟡 Cinco de Mayo Class Book – Collaborative writing activity

🟡 Student Mini-Book – Informational text to reinforce key facts

🟡 Sweet Sort (oa and ow) – Phonics activity with flipbook

🟡 ABC Order Activity – Alphabetical fun with vocabulary words

🟡 Making Words Game – Practice word building skills

🎯 Skills Covered:

• Reading comprehension
• Phonics and spelling
• Sequencing
• Vocabulary acquisition
• Writing (narrative, opinion, and informational)
• Fine motor through crafting

💡 Perfect For:

• Cinco de Mayo classroom celebrations
• Social studies + ELA integration
• Literacy centers or rotations
• Sub plans
• Early finishers or enrichment
• ESL or bilingual classrooms