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Learn Spanish Food Vocabulary with BASHO & FRIENDS - I'm Hungry Food Song - ¡Tengo Hambre!

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Canción - MUY BUENO

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Join the Celebración! | Hispanic Heritage Month Original Song | Animated Music Video

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How many famous Hispanic American leaders can you name?
Here's a list to help you get started: 40 famous Latinos who broke barriers and helped form the United States- and the world- as we know it.
In the United States, these contributions are especially honored during Hispanic Heritage Month:

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. - Hispanic HeritageMonth.gov

September 15th - October 15th is the perfect time to highlight influential Latinos, as well as the unsung contributions of ordinary people.
Related Post: Ideas for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Curious about the terms Hispanic, Latin American, Latinx. etc.? Click here to see an explanation of these phrases.
In our classrooms, homes, and communities, we always want to lift up both everyday heroes and those who became famous.

We'll start with 25 Hispanic-Americans: artists, activists, scientists, and more. And below, I have a separate list of famous Spanish speakers from around the world.

25 Famous Latinos From the United States

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If you are working with kids and learning about famous Latino American leaders, check out this free growing pack of coloring pages!

Famous Hispanics from Around the World

Many educators like to use Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate Latino contributions from all around the word. Here is a good starter list of names!

This list includes influential Latinos and Spanish-speakers you should know about: Latinx leaders, athletes, writers, scientists, artists, and more.

Each link includes top quotes, printables, videos, and more on each person!

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Lists of Famous Latinos by genre

Here you can browse my posts set up by genre- famous Latino and Hispanic artists, scientists, athletes, leaders, and more.

*I know many people don't like the term "Hispanic Americans," and I think that's very fair. Let's be honest: Hispanic basically means a person with ancestors in a place "formerly colonized by Spain," while America can technically apply to all of the Americas.

I know the term "Latinx" is gaining more popularity in the English language. At the same time, it's not widely used in Spanish and search tend not to catch it as much as the term Latino or Hispanic.

The terms are evolving right now, and in meantime we have to deal with less-than-perfect terminology or new terms some countries don't use yet. If the term Latinx keeps gaining ground and becomes official in government holidays, I will update as well.

But I hear you that we'd like to see updated terms!

Notable Hispanic Americans

When I sat down to make these lists, I wanted the first one to refer to American Latinos. If you do a search for "famous Hispanic Americans," it tends to pull up lists of famous Spanish-speakers from anywhere around the world.

The original intent of Hispanic Heritage Month was to honor the contributions of people of Hispanic descent (from a Spanish-speaking country) in the United States.

Here's a description from the Department of Education:

Hispanic Heritage Month takes place September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as "Hispanic Heritage Week" under President Lyndon Johnson, but it was later extended to a month during President Ronald Reagan's term in 1988.
- White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, Dept. of Education

What famous Latinos and Hispanic leaders did I miss? Let me know in the comments below!

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Famous Latinos and Hispanics You Should Know About

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What is Hispanic Heritage Month?

Every year Hispanic Heritage Month or Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 - October 15. It is a time to honor, celebrate, and lift up Hispanic Americans. We know that you are hopefully doing this all year, but HHM is the perfect opportunity to infuse your Spanish class with even more Hispanic culture.

Hispanic Heritage Month is especially a great time to support authentic resources from Hispanic creators. For example, here are 10 books by Latinx authors to read. Or this is a great time to invite Hispanic parents, teachers, students, and community members in to share their diverse experiences with your classes.

Here are some resources to plan activities for Hispanic Heritage Month in Spanish class.

For the past 8 years, I have used music as my main vehicle for showing the representation of the diverse Spanish-speaking world during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Each year I have created a collection of 22 songs, each representing a Spanish-speaking country. This means there is one song for every school day of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is a great way to introduce where in the world speaks Spanish, nationalities, geography, pop culture, music genres, and fun! These editable Google music slides for Hispanic Heritage Month could be used as a Para Empezar class starter each day, or as a Brain Break.

If you do not want to spread the HHM music slides throughout the whole month, it could be a stand-alone lesson for a couple of days, perfect for a substitute. You could post the slideshow on Google Classroom for students to go through and watch the videos at their own pace, having them rank the songs, color a map where their favorites are from, or create their own music bracket playoff with a winner at the end. I found a lot of new artists and groups from the Spanish-speaking world while creating this I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Hispanic Heritage Music Bracket for Spanish Class

Over the years, many teachers have used this resource as a fun, competitive music bracket. Learn more about how to do that in this blog post. Over the years I have created a bracket each year. The newest version with the most diverse and up-to-date music is HHM8 for 2023. This year there is also the choice to buy the same newest music bracket in my website store.

Or, if you want enough music for every day of the year, you can get the growing bundle that currently has 9 sets of 1 song per country. Get it here.

If you participate, please post and share your bracket and tag @misclaseslocas so I can see them all!

**Update - If you teach younger students or at a more conservative school, check out YOUNG 1 song from each country instead!

Country of the day - travel videos - NEW

By request, some teachers wanted to do more to introduce each country of the day. I created a slideshow that has the country, capital, nationality, two maps, and a travel video for all 22 Spanish-speaking places. You could combine this slideshow & your song of the day slideshow to really dig deeper into each place for Hispanic Heritage Month. Or if you want multiple options for each country, you could get the culture slides bundle.

Once again, If you do not want to spread it out, this slideshow of travel videos could be used as a 1-2 day lesson or sub-plan for cultural exploration.

Films for Hispanic Heritage Month

Everyone could use and deserves a little break and authentic films for Spanish class do just that. In this uncertain school year, you deserve ALL the Breaks! Input in Spanish, while learning about the diverse cultures of the Spanish world is a win-win.

It all depends on your goals as to what audio and subtitles you use. For upper-level classes, I like to use Spanish audio and Spanish subtitles. For novice classes, I prefer Spanish audio and English subtitles. The only times I use English audio is for culture or maybe early Exploratory class, but with using a culture-rich film. If you are looking for documentaries, check out these documentaries.

You can find more about all of these appropriate films in this blog post or my movie guide bundle here. Here are a few of my favorite appropriate films for Spanish class.

This NEW blog post has lots of ideas of ways to incorporate more culture in Spanish class for Hispanic Heritage Month & beyond. If you are looking to diversify your definition of Latinx Heritage Month with diverse representation check out these blog posts

This post has many ideas for the whole month organized by music, art, culture , reading, and more.

How do you use Hispanic Heritage Month in your Spanish class? Please share!

Originally posted 9.12.16 by Allison Wienhold & most recently updated 9.4.23

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For Women's History Month, a time when we recognize the groundbreaking contributions of women past and present, it's important to remember that we wouldn't have rights as women or Latinas if it weren't for the efforts of powerful Latina changemakers throughout history. Even though some have passed on, their effects on science, politics, entertainment, healthcare, and more are still felt in the U.S. and internationally today. This is not an exhaustive list but a select round-up of a few changemakers who have made their mark on history and deserved to be remembered for their spirit, power, and ways of paving the path for future generations to go even further in gaining rights and liberation for all. Read on to learn more about 11 Latina changemakers you should know who made history in their fields and the world.

Dolores Huerta

Most people know the name Cesar Chavez but not as many recognize and celebrate Mexican American labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association alongside Chavez. She helped lead and organize strikes throughout many farms in California in the 1960s at the height of the Chicano movement, and negotiated contracts with corporations for better working conditions, higher wages, and fair treatment for immigrant and women farm workers. She is also known as being the first Latina in history to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993 and the originator of the famous phrase "Sí, se puede." She was even honored with her own statewide holiday on April 10, known as Dolores Huerta Day. Today, she continues to work in activism as a campaigner, organizer, and head of her nonprofit foundation to better the lives of women and farm workers across the U.S.

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is an Indigenous and Jewish Honduran American transgender rights activist known for her groundbreaking advocacy work on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ community. She made history when she became the first openly transgender person to serve on the White House staff, where she worked as an LGBTQIA+ liaison and point of contact for LGBTQIA+ groups across the nation at the employment of former President Obama. She has fought for LGBTQIA+ equality in various government offices including the National Center for Transgender Equality and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, offering her expertise and experience to combat homophobia, as well as LGBTQIA+ violence, discrimination, incarceration, immigration detention, and poverty, especially for transgender people of color. Today, she continues to work in the White House under President Biden's administration as the Deputy Director of Public Engagement at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and continues to play important roles in passing laws in favor of transgender rights.

Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa is a Mexican American engineer, scientist, and former astronaut who made history as the first Latina to go to space during a nine-day mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery to study the ozone layer of the Earth. She then went on to travel on four space flights as a mission specialist, payload commander, and flight engineer over a period of 10 years and 1,000 hours in space. In 2012, she began to serve as the director of the Johnson Space Center, becoming the Latina and the second woman to do so. Though she has since retired from both roles, she continues to advocate for more representation of women and Latinas in STEM roles, and was inducted into the 2018 International Air and Space Hall of Fame.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Sotomayor is a Puerto Rican lawyer and jurist who made history as the first Latina Supreme Court justice when she began serving in August 2009 after being nominated by President Barack Obama. She has served on the bench for almost 15 years as an associate justice and is known to be one of the more liberal justices on the court. She has a number of prestigious degrees under her belt from Princeton University and Yale Law School, and outside of the Supreme Court, has served on the board of directors for various organizations including the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. Throughout her tenure, Sotomayor has played instrumental roles in historic cases and rulings to further the fight for criminal justice reform and groups marginalized for their race, ethnicity, and gender identity.

Diana Trujillo

Diana Trujillo is a Colombian aerospace engineer at NASA, who co-created and hosted #JuntosPerseveramos, NASA's first-ever Spanish-language live broadcast of a planetary landing, for Perseverance's landing on Mars. At just 17, she moved to the U.S., learned English, and worked as a housekeeper before joining the NASA Academy as the first Latina immigrant woman to be admitted, then later hired, into the program. Throughout her career, she has worked at NASA as an engineer, activity lead, surface lead, mission lead, flight director, even helping develop a revolutionary dust removal tool that was used on Mars to help scientists explore beneath the planet's surface. She has been recognized as one of the 20 most influential Latinos in the technology industry, been the subject of a children's science book, and has worked to advocate for greater inclusion of Latina and Black women in science, engineering, and technology.

Sylvia Mendez

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Sylvia Mendez is a Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activist who played a critical role in desegregating schools in California. At only eight years old, she was barred from enrolling in or attending a "Whites only" school due to her dark skin and Spanish last name in favor of what was known as "Mexican schools" at the time. In collaboration with her parents, she helped organize and file a lawsuit in the local federal court on behalf of their community. Thanks to their efforts, they ended educational segregation for Latinxs on the basis that it was unconstitutional, making California the first state to end segregation and setting the stage for national integration and the civil rights movement. In fact, Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall would later use Mendez's case to rule in favor of the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of Education seven years later. In 2011, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and continues to speak, give lectures, and inspire others to make change in their communities.

Lizzie Velásquez

Lizzie Velásquez is a Mexican American motivational speaker, author, and activist who was born with Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome, a rare disease that prevents her from keeping body fat, gaining weight, and seeing in her right eye, with limited vision in her left eye. When she was just 17, she was named "World's Ugliest Woman" in a viral YouTube video and faced cyberbullying, inspiring her to begin motivational speaking against bullying. She has been featured in TedTalks, social media challenges, her own LifeTime documentary, and her own Fullscreen original series. She has also written an autobiography and two children's books in English and Spanish, teaching readers important life lessons about self-love, acceptance, celebration, optimism, kindness, and online etiquette.

Pura Belpré

Pura Belpré was an Afro-Puerto Rican librarian, educator, puppeteer, and writer who became as the first-ever Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. After first working in the garment district, she was hired as a Latina Assistant by the Harlem branch of the New York Public Library as part of a diversity initiative. She soon made the role her own by traveling around the city, leading bilingual story hours in English and Spanish, incorporating Spanish-language books into the library's catalog, organizing programs geared at Latinx patrons, and pioneering outreach to the Spanish-speaking and Puerto Rican communities. Her branch became known as a safe space for the Latinx community in the neighborhood, including figures like Diego Rivera. In addition to her library work, she wrote and published several children's books including translated Puerto Rican folk tales. In recognition of her groundbreaking and revolutionary contributions to literature, the Pura Pelpré Award was established and is now awarded annually to a Latinx writer whose work best represents and celebrates their cultural experience for children.

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer who became internationally known as the "Queen of Salsa" for her groundbreaking contributions to Latin music that garnered her a fanbase in the U.S. After rising to fame as the vocalist for Sonora Matancera, she left her home country after the Cuban Revolution and embarked on a successful solo career in Mexico and the U.S. over the course of 37 albums and numerous chart-topping singles. Among many other honors, she's won multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, coined the famous phrase "¡Azúcar!", and was recently chosen to be the first Afro-Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter.

France A. Córdova

France A. Córdova is an American astrophysicist of Irish and Mexican descent who made history as the youngest person and first woman to become the Chief Scientist at NASA. As a scientist, she has contributed to the fields of astrophysics, x-ray and gammy ray, and space instrumentation. Under the appointment of former President Obama, she has worked with the Smithsonian and the U.S. Senate as the head of the National Science Foundation, and the National Science Board under former President George W. Bush. Now working as the President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, she continues to advocate for greater numbers of women and Latinas in science.

Helen Rodriguez-Trías

Helen Rodríguez Trías was Puerto Rican pediatrician, educator, and activist who was the first Latina to serve as president of the American Public Health Association. When she discovered that the U.S. was sterilizing Puerto Rican women without their knowledge or consent in order to develop birth control, she founded the Committee to End Sterilization Abuse, testified before the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, advocated for abortion rights, and drafted guidelines to make enforced sterilization illegal on the federal level. Thanks to her work, sterilization now requires written consent in their preferred language and a waiting period. She also established more accessible and wide-ranging public health services, including abortion and HIV and AIDS treatment, for women and children, low-income communities, and BIPOC communities not only in the U.S. but also in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She was awarded with the Presidential Citizen's Medal by former President Clinton for her work that still affects and improves the lives of marginalized people around the world today.

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How many famous Hispanic American leaders can you name?
Here's a list to help you get started: 40 famous Latinos who broke barriers and helped form the United States- and the world- as we know it.
In the United States, these contributions are especially honored during Hispanic Heritage Month:

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. - Hispanic HeritageMonth.gov

September 15th - October 15th is the perfect time to highlight influential Latinos, as well as the unsung contributions of ordinary people.
Related Post: Ideas for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Curious about the terms Hispanic, Latin American, Latinx. etc.? Click here to see an explanation of these phrases.
In our classrooms, homes, and communities, we always want to lift up both everyday heroes and those who became famous.

We'll start with 25 Hispanic-Americans: artists, activists, scientists, and more. And below, I have a separate list of famous Spanish speakers from around the world.

25 Famous Latinos From the United States

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If you are working with kids and learning about famous Latino American leaders, check out this free growing pack of coloring pages!

Famous Hispanics from Around the World

Many educators like to use Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate Latino contributions from all around the word. Here is a good starter list of names!

This list includes influential Latinos and Spanish-speakers you should know about: Latinx leaders, athletes, writers, scientists, artists, and more.

Each link includes top quotes, printables, videos, and more on each person!

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Lists of Famous Latinos by genre

Here you can browse my posts set up by genre- famous Latino and Hispanic artists, scientists, athletes, leaders, and more.

*I know many people don't like the term "Hispanic Americans," and I think that's very fair. Let's be honest: Hispanic basically means a person with ancestors in a place "formerly colonized by Spain," while America can technically apply to all of the Americas.

I know the term "Latinx" is gaining more popularity in the English language. At the same time, it's not widely used in Spanish and search tend not to catch it as much as the term Latino or Hispanic.

The terms are evolving right now, and in meantime we have to deal with less-than-perfect terminology or new terms some countries don't use yet. If the term Latinx keeps gaining ground and becomes official in government holidays, I will update as well.

But I hear you that we'd like to see updated terms!

Notable Hispanic Americans

When I sat down to make these lists, I wanted the first one to refer to American Latinos. If you do a search for "famous Hispanic Americans," it tends to pull up lists of famous Spanish-speakers from anywhere around the world.

The original intent of Hispanic Heritage Month was to honor the contributions of people of Hispanic descent (from a Spanish-speaking country) in the United States.

Here's a description from the Department of Education:

Hispanic Heritage Month takes place September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as "Hispanic Heritage Week" under President Lyndon Johnson, but it was later extended to a month during President Ronald Reagan's term in 1988.
- White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, Dept. of Education

What famous Latinos and Hispanic leaders did I miss? Let me know in the comments below!

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September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. It's the perfect time to begin to inject some lessons on Hispanic culture and history into our class and homes! Whether you are looking for art, food, history, people, culture, traditions, or language: we've got you covered! Here are over 35 different ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with kids!

Learn about Hispanic Folkart and Artesanías with Craft Projects
Design your own amate from Mexico! Create a mola from Panama. Work with a team to recreate a Diego Rivera mural! Books & a Craft: Learn all about Guatemalan Weaving, and then try one of these weaving crafts Have fun reading, doing a logic game and making a mask with activities about Lucha Libre-Mexican professional wrestling! Learn about Puerto Rican Taino Petroglyphs, and make some inspired rock art! Learn about Day of the Dead, and make a funny skeleton craft! Also check out this incredible slideshow about Day of the Dead, and the traditional components of the ofrendas
Mexico Minibook and Country Profile with Activities for kids

Learn about Mexico culture in this Mexico Minibook that is authentic and culturally accurate!
See Mexico Minibook: A Country Study in English
Check out the Mexico Minibook: A Country Study in Spanish

Don't miss the Mexico profile we put together, packed with facts and lessons about the beautiful country of Mexico.

Make a 3D Salt Map of a Latin American Country

Kids learn about the geography of a specific country as they create a 3D map with salt dough. This is an easy product with cheap supplies, but lots of tactile fun!

Learn about Ecuador

This excellent profile of Ecuador teaches kids about the fascinating country at the equator. Learn facts about geography, the Amazon rainforest, discover the tortoises of the Galápagos, and make a traditional craft.

Learn about Chile

Long and skinny Chile is the backbone of South America. This profile is packed with information about Chile, including Nobel-Winning Chilean poets, information on the beloved llamas, a snack and more!
Learn all about llamas in the Andes! (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador)
The Story of the Mexican Flag

Teach your students the story and significance behind the Mexican flag in this lesson in Hispanic culture. Coloring sheet to make your own Mexican flag, reading with comprehension questions (English and Spanish), and videos!
The Story of the Mexican Flag in English
The Story of the Mexican Flag in Spanish

Machu Picchu Lesson: Teach about the Incas in Peru

Teach your students about Machu Picchu and the Incas in Peru with this outstanding lesson: an informational reading with historical information about Machu Picchu, comprehension questions, a crossword puzzle of related terms, a detailed Machu Picchu Coloring Sheet, a slide show of photographs of Machu Picchu, and an original poster.
Go to our Machu Picchu Activity Packet in English
See our Machu Picchu Activity Packet in Spanish
Children's books and lesson plans that feature Nobel-Winning Chilean Poets: Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda Learn about these 5 Latino role models through text and videos
This amazing Frida Kahlo lesson includes an authentic biography plus comprehension questions, a unique guided self-portrait lesson, and a beautiful coloring sheet of one of her most famous paintings. The self-portrait activity leads the students through all of the symbolism in Frida's paintings, discussing emotions, settings, and why she has chosen certain objects. See our Story of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo

I absolutely LOVE using food as part of my lessons- both in Spanish classes, and in ESL! These recipes are all *easy* for kids to help make, but also really tasty. Nothing is too spicy, and the ingredients are familiar enough that most kids will like the choices.

Favorite Latin American Drinks
Mexican Chia Lemonade Costa Rican Tropical Smoothies Latin American Chocolate: with Readings, History, Mapping + Recipe for Kids
Learn about chocolate with this complete lesson plan: from the history and origins in Latin American pre-Columbian cultures, process of growing cacao trees, drying and roasting the beans, mixing it with sugar and ending in the chocolate we know today. This includes a power point of different photos (with teacher script), differentiated readings (3 levels!), comprehension questions, geography mapping activity, reading charts, and much more!
Check out the Story of Chocolate Unit in English

Authentic Latin American Food that Kids Love
Salvadoran Pupusas: cheese stuffed tortillas Mexican Chicken Tinga: tangy, shredded chicken tacos Simple Chilean Salad: cabbage, avocado, and corn Peruvian Potatoes: history, cultural significance + a recipe Cochinita Pibil: orange marinated, pork tacos Mexican Fresh Fruit and Raw Veggies with a Twist! Mexican Fruit Paletas: healthy popsicles you can make at home Dance merengue with Dominican Juan Luis Guerra. Learn about the history, instruments, and traditions of Mexican Mariachi music. Even if you don't speak a word of Spanish, these simple books will jumpstart your Spanish language learning Check out these bilingual books by Texas author Pat Mora, featuring the desert southwest of the United States From toddlers to teens: play these 20+ apps and games for kids Play these 12 traditional games in Spanish Learn Spanish Vocabulary in these minibooks!
We are so excited for our sixth annual Hispanic Heritage Month series and giveaway! Through the month (September 15 - October 15), you'll find great resources to share Hispanic Heritage with kids, plus you can enter to win in our great giveaway and link up your own posts on Hispanic Heritage!

September 15
Embracing Diversity on Multicultural Kid Blogs: 10 Fun Facts About Dominican Republic

September 29
Pura Vida Moms on Multicultural Kid Blogs

Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes on Multicultural Kid Blogs
Don't miss all of the great posts from previous years as well: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. It's the perfect time to begin to inject some lessons on Hispanic culture and history into our class and homes! Whether you are looking for art, food, history, people, culture, traditions, or language: we've got you covered!

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