Spanish Day of the Dead El Día de los Muertos PowerPoint and Activities Bundle

This bundle includes a 59-slide PowerPoint, three videos, Google Drive Activities, written and craft activities. Students of all levels learn about the practices of the Day of the Dead in Mexico and Latin America and the vocabulary associated with that custom.

Price
$12.25
Subject
Spanish
Grade Levels
8-12; Homeschool
Resource Type
PowerPoint Presentations; Cultural Activities; Video Files

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Spanish Day of the Dead El Día de los Muertos PowerPoint and Activities Bundle Product Description:

Spanish Day of the Dead El Día de los Muertos PowerPoint and Activities Bundle: This bundle includes a 59-slide PowerPoint, three videos, Google Drive Activities, written and craft activities. Students of all levels learn about the practices of the Day of the Dead in Mexico and Latin America and the vocabulary associated with that custom. They describe the practices orally and in writing, write an essay comparing Halloween to el Día de los Muertos and listen to three native speakers talk about the DOD practices in their country and how those practices do and don’t conflict with their Christian beliefs. There are different versions for Spanish One, Two, Three, and advanced. Students make their own papel picado with a stencil.

To read about how I incorporate the Google Drive Activity click here: Trouble-shooting Google Drive Activities

This product includes the following resources:

~Vocabulary List / Student Handout with 23 vocabulary words

~59-slide Day of the Dead PowerPoint with captivating visuals: Includes vocabulary associated with El Día de los Muertos, questions to check for understanding, description of the practices with accompanying visuals

~Description of the Day of the Dead in English

~Three Activities in English: Complete the sentences, change the incorrect sentences to correct sentences, answer the questions in complete sentences

~Description of the Day of the Dead in Spanish for Spanish Two, Three and advanced

~Three Activities in Spanish: Complete the sentences, change the incorrect sentences to correct sentences, answer the questions in complete sentences

~CRAFT ACTIVITY: Link to two videos on how to make papel picado

~Free template / stencil for making the papel picado

~La comparación: Instructions and graphic organizer for the essay comparing Halloween with the Day of the Dead; vocabulary for making comparisons

~Google Drive Activities progress from recognition to student production: Students move the photos to the correct word or phrase; students answer the questions according to the visuals; students complete the sentences.

THE DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS VIDEOS BELOW WILL BE SHARED IN DROPBOX

~Video of Teresa describing how they celebrate Day of the Dead in Equatorial Guinea, video script, vocabulary, and activity in which students answer the questions about the video

~Video of Eduardo talking about Day of the Dead in Colombia from the perspective of his Christian beliefs, video script, vocabulary, Cloze activity in which students fill in the missing words, and activity in which students answer the questions about the video

~Video of different Eduardo talking about how he celebrated Day of the Dead in Mexico and how he practices it today, his Christian beliefs, video script, vocabulary, Cloze activity in which students fill in the missing words, and activity in which students answer the questions about the video

Do you teach at a Christian school? Click on the following link to read Can I Teach Day of the Dead at a Christian School?