Category Archives: Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures – 1492 to Today

Geometry in Spanish Cubism

April 12, 2017 – 11:19 am

Emily Burrell, Math, Piedmont IB Middle School

Tags and triangular prisms, area, artists, cubes, cubism, Geometry, hexagons, rectangles, South and Central America, Spain, Spanish vocabulary, squares, triangles | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

The Latino Scientific Mind: Empowering our Spanish-Speaking Learners in the Science Classroom

January 31, 2017 – 1:30 pm

María Díaz, Science, Albemarle Road Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags air quality, bilingual education, English Language Learners, Latino/a, Mexico, Middle School, Simple Machines., success, Visual, Vocabulary, Water Cycle | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

Understanding Perspective: Using Nonfiction Texts to Support Arguments through the Lens of the Encounter in the Americas

January 31, 2017 – 12:24 pm

Ann Tapia, Language Arts, Piedmont Open IB Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags 6th grade, annotation, argument, Christopher Columbus, claim, close read, debate, English language arts, Hispanic culture, International Baccalaureate, main idea, Middle School, nonfiction, socratic seminar, supporting details, text features, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

Exploring Brazilian and Mexican Cultural Traditions

January 31, 2017 – 12:22 pm

Sadé Wright, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags All Soul’s Day, Brazil, Carnival, Celebrations, Ceremonies, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Compare, Comparison, Comprehension Skills, Contrast, Create, Culture, Day of the Dead, Difference, Different, Elementary School, Holidays, Independence Day, Mask, Mexico, New Years, Similar, Similarity, Traditions | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

The Potato; from Peru to Our Table: How the Columbian Exchange Played a Role in Demonstrating the Value of Potatoes from Latin America to Our Classroom

January 31, 2017 – 12:16 pm

Tod Skinner, Science, Coulwood S.T.E.M. Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Columbian Exchange, farm to fork, Incas, innovative, maize, Peru, scientific method, Spanish Conquest, sugarcane, sustainable, terrace | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

Slavery in North America and Brazil

January 31, 2017 – 12:13 pm

Jaclyn Peterson, Fifth Grade, David Cox Road Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Coffles, Cotton Gin, Creoles, Culture, Dahomey, Elementary School, griot, Middle Passage, Moral dilemma, Ouidah, Overseer, Slave Auctions, Slave Castles, Slave Trade, Sugar Plantations, Triangular Trade, Tupi, Underground Railroad | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

“In 1492, Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue.”

January 31, 2017 – 12:08 pm

Paméla Shembo, Fifth Grade, E.E. Waddell International Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags 1492, Arawak, Christopher Columbus, coat of arms, Columbian Exchange, Culture, Elementary School, Guanahani, Inquisition, King Ferdinand of Aragon, legacy., Queen Isabella of Castile, Reconquista, San Salvador, Taino, the Admiral of the Ocean Sea, the Catholic Monarchs, the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews, the Encounter, Toledo, Tolerance | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

Una imagen vale mil palabras: Using Hispanic Art with Novice Learners of Spanish

January 31, 2017 – 12:05 pm

Matthew Kelly, Spanish, Independence High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags grammar, High School, Interpersonal Communication, Painting, presentational speech, Spanish, Visual Art, Vocabulary, World Languages, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

Exploitation in Cuba during the Ages of Exploration and Colonization

January 31, 2017 – 12:02 pm

Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Christopher Columbus, Cuba, encomienda system, History, Middle Passage, Middle School, Native Americans, requerimiento, slavery, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

Animals in Hispanic Cultures

January 31, 2017 – 11:59 am

LaShondra Graham, Third Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Amazon, animals, axolotl, Brazil, capybara, Central America, coquí, Culture, Darwin’s fox, Elementary School, hispanic, jaguar, sloth, South America, tocororo, vicuña llama | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures - 1492 to Today

The Legacy of Hispanic Cultures

January 31, 2017 – 11:55 am

Lisa Cook, Kindergarten, Berryhill Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Aztec, Culture, Elementary School, hispanic, Hispanic Contributions, Latino/a, Maya, Mexico | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: Vol 7: Tracing the Legacy of Hispanic Cultures – 1492 to Today

Geometry in Spanish Cubism

The Latino Scientific Mind: Empowering our Spanish-Speaking Learners in the Science Classroom

Understanding Perspective: Using Nonfiction Texts to Support Arguments through the Lens of the Encounter in the Americas

Exploring Brazilian and Mexican Cultural Traditions

The Potato; from Peru to Our Table: How the Columbian Exchange Played a Role in Demonstrating the Value of Potatoes from Latin America to Our Classroom

Slavery in North America and Brazil

“In 1492, Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue.”

Una imagen vale mil palabras: Using Hispanic Art with Novice Learners of Spanish

Animals in Hispanic Cultures

The Legacy of Hispanic Cultures

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