Mexico

Mexico

Culture Presentationby Cristina Seaborn

Where is Mexico?

Population of Mexico

Mexico has 32 states and the Distrito Federal.

With an estimated population of 111 million, it is the 11th most populous country in the world.

Capital of Mexico

Mexico City (Ciudad de México) is the Federal District (Distrito Federal), capital of Mexico.

The population of Mexico City is 8.84 million people.

Mexican Flag

Mexican GovernmentMexican Independence from Spain

▫A few hours before sunrise on September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Creole who was a Catholic priest in the village of Dolores, Guanajuato, ordered the arrest of the Spaniards who lived in Dolores. He then rang the church bell, which customarily called the townspeople to mass. With the townspeople present, Hidalgo shouted his call to arms against Spain. That famous cry, known as "El Grito," is re-enacted all over present-day Mexico on the night of September 15th. Mexicans celebrate their independence on two consecutive days, the 15th and 16th of September.

Mexican Government

The president of Mexico is Felipe Calderón.

Weather?

Culture

Indigenous People of Mexico

Clothing

Cuisine

Music

•Mariachi band

Music

•Mariachi band

Music and Dance

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Holidays

Holidays

•February 5 is Constitution day, Día de la Constitución, which celebrates the publication of the 1857 and 1917 Constitutions.

Holidays

•March 21st is Benito Juárez’s birthday, Mexico’s president from 1858 to1861.

Holidays

•September 16 Independence Day, Día de Independencia, commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution by Francisco Madero in 1910.

Holidays

•Mexico Christmas piñatas

Holidays

•Cinco de Mayo May 5th commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Art

•Painting on a building in Mexico City

Art from Mexico

ActivitiesFor kids to do

Games or Activities

•Kindergarten

•Avion (Hopscotch)•Escondidas (Hide and Seek)•La Cuerda (Jump Rope) •Atrapadas (Catch)•La Gallinita Ciega (The Blind Hen)

http://www.topics-mag.com/edition27/mexican_games/page.html

Games or Activities

1st & 2nd grades

Games Played with Toys

El Balero (A Ball and Cup Game)El Yoyo (Yoyo)

Canicas (Marbles)La Pirinola (A Dice Game)

Boleros - traditional toys in Mexico.

Games or Activities

3rd & 4th grades

Games with SongsEl Patio de Mi Casa(The Patio of My House)A La Vibora de la Mar(London Bridges)

Games or Activities

5th & 6th grades

There are six lotto cards with nine squares each, every square will have a picture of a Mexican bird for example, Flamingo, Hawk or Eagle. Each player has a lotto card. Another child is the caller. He has a pack of 20 separate cards: one of each bird. This person calls the names of the birds one by one to see if the others players have this bird on their lotto card When the player has that bird on their lotto card, we put a Mexican bean on that square. You could use a small coin or grain of rice or anything else. When you complete every square you win and shout lotto. Soon I'm going to send you 6 lotto squares and 20 separate cards of Mexican birds in jpg format. I'll send them as an attachment. We hope your students enjoy this fun folk game.

Loteria or Lottery

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Crafts

Kindergarten

Crafts

1st & 2nd grades

Crafts

3rd & 4th grades

Crafts

5th & 6th grades