¡Olé! It's Fiesta Time: Fun Cinco de Mayo Activities for Your Classroom

Written By Evan D

Dust off your maracas, teachers, because Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner! It's the perfect opportunity to bring a little cultural flair to your classroom and celebrate Mexican heritage with your students. But don't worry about complicated lesson plans – we've got you covered with some fun and easy activities that are guaranteed to bring a fiesta to your classroom!

Get Crafty!

  • Máscara Magnífica (Magnificent Mask): Download our printable mask templates and let your students unleash their creativity! Decorate with feathers, glitter, and colorful markers for a truly unique fiesta fashion statement.

  • Viva Visión (Lively Vision): Spice up your classroom with festive glasses! Our printable templates can be decorated with bright colors, glitter glue, and maybe even some pipe cleaner mustaches for an extra dose of silly.

  • Cartel Colorido (Colorful Poster): Get your students working together to create a vibrant Cinco de Mayo poster! Provide construction paper, markers, and cut-outs of sombreros, cacti, and flags.

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Cinco De Mayo Mask Craft - Llama Coloring (4 Pages)

Let's Play a Fiesta!

  • Piñata Parade: No Cinco de Mayo celebration is complete without a piñata! For a more classroom-friendly option, try a paper bag piñata filled with confetti and small candies. Have students take turns blindfolded, trying to hit the piñata to release the treats.

  • Mexican Bingo: Create a custom bingo board with pictures or words related to Cinco de Mayo – think tacos, flags, cacti, and maracas. Call out the words or show pictures, and see who can get a bingo first!

  • Musical Maracas: Get those little bodies moving! Turn on some lively Mexican music (think mariachi!) and have students use their homemade maracas (empty containers filled with dried beans) to shake and shimmy to the beat.

Set the Scene:

Music:

  • Play upbeat Mexican music to create a festive atmosphere. Look for instrumental mariachi music or classic Cinco de Mayo tunes online.

Food:

  • Keep it simple with a snack of tortilla chips and salsa. You can even let students practice their fine motor skills by letting them scoop the salsa!

Bonus Tip:

  • Download our fun and educational Cinco de Mayo worksheets to reinforce learning about Mexican culture and history. They're a great way to keep students engaged while celebrating the holiday!

So, teachers, grab your sombreros (figuratively, of course!), crank up the music, and get ready for a ¡Fiesta en el aula! (Party in the classroom!)

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Cinco De Mayo Festive Coloring Glasses Crafts
Evan D

Evan Deza Here, the Worksheet Whisperer with a Passport Full of Stamps!

They say you can't buy experience, but lemme tell you, ten years wrangling classrooms across three different countries comes pretty darn close! High fives with kiddos in more places than you can shake a sparkly glue stick at? Yep, that's me, Evan Deza, educational explorer extraordinaire!

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