2. Cinco De Mayo A Culture Capsule on By Cynthia Ward

3. Table of Contents *Pre-Test & Answers* *Culture Presentation on Cinco de Mayo* *Post Test & Answers* *Extended Activities* *Credits*

4. Let’s see what you know! 1. Does Mexico have any fun holidays? Question: First

5. Answer: Yes! Mexico has lots of really fun holidays!

6. 2. Do you know of an important holiday that Mexico celebrates in May?

7. Answer: Yes! The Holiday is Cinco de Mayo!

8. 3. Do you know what Cinco de Mayo means?

9. Answer: It means the “Fifth of May”

10. Well, If you answered all the questions correctly, you can skip to the extended activities at the end – If not… ¡Vamonos!

11. Vocabulary: ¡Vamonos!……………Let’s go! Bienvenidos……………Welcome Que bueno………………That’s good Ahora………………………Now

12. Vocabulary continued - Piñata……………A paper mache figure that is filled with candy and toys and broken open by hitting it. ¡Viva Mexico!- Long Live Mexico! Adios Amigos…Goodbye friends

13. ¡Bienvenidos!

14. Let’s learn about a very Important Mexican holiday!

15. More people celebrate this holiday in the United States Than in Mexico! Que bueno! But,

16. The holiday is ¡¡¡ Cinco de Mayo!!!

17. Everyone Loves a good fiesta With lots of Dancing or Bailes.

18. Con mucha comida!!!! (with lots of Food)

19. Many towns and cities have parades to celebrate.

20. Children break open piñatas The piñatas are filled with Candy, prizes and toys!!!

21. Cinco de Mayo means “The fifth of May”. The holiday celebrates the Day a very important battle Was won on May, 5 1862.

22. No – it’s not Mexican independence day! That happened a lot earlier in 1810. This was the Battle of Puebla.

23. Napoleon III sent French troops to Mexico. The French wanted to rule all of Mexico.

24. The much larger French army was not afraid of the Mexican army. The French army had not been beaten in 50 years! The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

25. The French army landed in Veracruz and started towards Mexico City.

26. Under command of General Zaragosa, the Mexican army met the French in Puebla – and won!!!

27. Think about this: The Mexican army was much smaller (about ½ the size), less-well equipped, no fancy uniforms and they won !

28. There are many books you can read to learn about Cinco de Mayo!

29. Remember: You don’t have to be from Mexico to have fun on Cinco de Mayo – just learn how to say:

30. Adios Amigos!

31. Ahora, Lets see how much you learned about ? ¿

32. 1. What country Celebrates Cinco de Mayo ?

33. Answer -

34. 2. What does “Cinco de Mayo” mean in Spanish?

35. Answer - It means the “Fifth of May”.

36. Last question: 3.What happened on Cinco de Mayo?

37. Answer - The Battle of Puebla Was fought and won by the Mexicans against the Much larger French army. ¡Viva Mexico!

38. Now lets have Some Extended Activities!!!!

39. CINCO DE MAYO WORDSEARCH C A N M V H T F I F D I T S Q N E D F C G B I S A V W Y H V U P L N K H N L N F Q Z U S J F R E E D O M I U Y I E R D F W R Y I B P Q B C X L R U B Y F A M A Y R A E O N U H D L A D T Q Q D E A R Q M A G M Z A M S I T O I R T A P T D W N N Y E Z K X Z L Y I D Y H E C M M I M E X I C O P O E C I L T T F V T S T V X H U N S U N Q C A N M V H T F I F D I T S Q N E D F C G B I S A V W Y H V U P L N K H N L N F Q Z U S J F R E E D O M I U Y I E R D F W R Y I B P Q B C X L R U B Y F A M A Y R A E O N U H D L A D T Q Q D E A R Q M A G M Z A M S I T O I R T A P T D W N N Y E Z K X Z L Y I D Y H E C M M I M E X I C O P O E C I L T T F V T S T V X H U N S U N Q Q K I P Q A Q O K A U U W D Z L I J H W M X Y R M Y W J E B F H K S D U N F T S U U Y W F CELEBRATION FIFTH FRENCH LIBERTY MUSIC DANCING FRANCE FUN MAY PARADES FIESTA FREEDOM HOLIDAY MEXICO PATRIOTISM

40. MATH WORD PROBLEMS 1. Marissa saved $30.00 to spend at the Cinco de Mayo festival. She spent $18.60 before noon. How much did she have left to spend in afternoon? she have left to spend in afternoon? a. $21.40 b. $11.40 c. $17.30 d. $18.47 2. Mr. Rodriquez sold Cinco de Mayo t-shirts in his store. The t-shirts cost $12.99 each. He sold nine t-shirts this morning. What is the best estimate of the total cost of the nine shirts? a. $150.00 b. $160.00 c. $130.00 d. $120.00 3. Last year, 10,466 people attended the Cinco de Mayo festival. 8,764 more people attended this year than last year. How many people attended the festival this year? a. 1502 b. 20,438 c. 20,372 d. 19,230 Cinco de Mayo

41. 4. Mrs. Sanchez gave $15.00 to each of her five children to spend at the Cinco de Mayo festival. What was the total amount of money she gave her children? a. $75.00 b. $95.00 c. $105.00 d. $85.00 5. Each parade entry paid a $24.00 fee to be in the parade. There were forty-six entries. How much money did the parade committee collect? a. $1204.00 b. $1004.00 c. $1104.00 d. $994.00 6. Eleven dancers wore costumes that cost $29.99 each. What is the best estimate of the total cost of the costumes for this group? a. $300 b. $400 c. $100 d. $200 More Cinco de Mayo Math Word Problems

42. . 1.ECIMOX _________________________________________ 2. LIODYAH _________________________________________ 3. EAOLCTBIRNE _________________________________________ 4. SIAMTRITIPO _________________________________________ 5. TFFHI _________________________________________ 6. AMY _________________________________________ 7. ATEIFS _________________________________________ 8. CUISM _________________________________________ 10. NICDNAG _________________________________________ 11. CFANER _________________________________________ 12. RYTEBLI _________________________________________ 13. EHRCFN _________________________________________ 14. DREFMOE _________________________________________ Unscramble the Cinco de Mayo Words

43. Answers to Cinco de Mayo Activities For the word problems: 1. b, 2.d, 3.d, 4.a, 5.c, 6.a, 7.b For the scrambled words: 1. Mexico, 2.Holiday, 3.Celebration, 4. Patriotism 5.Fifth, 6.May, 7.Fiesta, 8.Music, 9.fun, 10.Dancing, 11.France, 12.Liberty, 13.French, 14.Freedom For the word search: No answers needed.

44. Credits Thanks to: abcteach.com Google Images Nacnet.org Angelfire.com The Country of Mexico

45. ¡El Fin! (The End) A Cynthia Ward TPTE 595 Class Assignment Summer 2005