Celebraciones y Tradiciones
Celebrations and Traditions
The culture deep-dive: Día de los Muertos, Three Kings Day, and regional festivals studied through products, practices, and perspectives — what, how, and why.
Unit objectives
- Describe three major celebrations and their elements
- Explain a practice using porque: why families do it
- Compare a studied tradition with one of their own
- Present one celebration with respect and accuracy
Can-Do targets
- I can describe a celebration from the Spanish-speaking world.
- I can explain why a tradition matters to families.
- I can compare traditions respectfully.
Vocabulary scope
la celebración, la tradición, el Día de los Muertos, los Reyes Magos, la ofrenda, el desfile, la vela, recordar, celebrar, porque
How this unit builds
The porque explanations push students past naming into meaning — the products-practices-perspectives frame becomes theirs for every culture unit ahead.
What this unit will contain
Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.
Día de los Muertos — remembrance
Los Reyes Magos — January 6th
Los festivales — regional festivals
Mi presentación — teaching a tradition
Remembering with marigolds
Día de los Muertos is not “Mexican Halloween” — it is families welcoming the memory of loved ones with ofrendas, marigolds, and favorite foods. Students learn the real meaning before the imagery.