Hispanic Latino Heritage Month
September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. They all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18 and September 21, respectively.
For educators, this is an opportunity to celebrate diversity found in your classroom and/or your community. Personally, I believe that diversity should be integrated into lessons all the time, and that we shouldn’t necessarily focus on people’s racial backgrounds. However, having a dedicated time to honor the accomplishments of people from Latino decent should still be acknowledged.
Here is a grouping of six websites that are dedicated to providing teachers and instructors with materials and lessons that are directly related to teaching about Latino Heritage Month. And although the month of celebrating this month ends on October 15th, several schools and districts continue these types of lessons until the end of October.
EDUCATION WORLD LATINO LESSONS
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson023.shtml
SCHOLASTIC HISPANIC LESSONS
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm
SMITHSONIAN’S EDUCATION HISPANIC RESOURCES SITE
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/hispanic_resources.html
TEACHING TOLERANCE SITE
http://www.teachingtolerance.org
TARGET’S DREAM IN COLOR SITE
http://scholastic.com/dreamincolor/
IMPORTANT FIRSTS BY HISPANIC AMERICANS
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933896.html
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