Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program in Mexico, 2010
Inside Mexico: A Journey through History and Society
The following curriculum units were developed by educators who participated in a month-long seminar in Mexico. Target subjects and grade levels vary; please contact LLILAS Public Engagement if you have questions regarding how to best use these resources in your classroom.
Unless otherwise noted, all files are in Adobe PDF format.
Veronica Allende
The Maya of Mexico (Social Studies and Language Arts; Grade 4)
- The Maya of Mexico (88KB)
- Photographs of Mayan Products (5MB) Photographs (35MB PPT file)
Lori Arnold
Discovering the Maya of Yesterday (Social Studies, Multidisciplinary; Grades 5-8)
Soumountha Bessas
Mexico: Many Faces in Many Places (History, Language Arts and Social Studies, World Languages; Grades 2-5)
- Many Faces in Many Places (192KB)
- Many Faces (683KB) Many Faces (124MB PPT file)
- Faces (192KB) Faces (63MB PPT file)
- Pyramids (KB) Pyramids (26MB PPT file)
- Food (192KB) Food (44MB PPT file)
Chandra Erickson
Un Viaje por México: From the Yucatán Peninsula to Mexico City (Elementary Spanish; Grade 4)
- Un Viaje por México (160KB)
Brenda Hargrove
The African Influence in Mexico (History, Latin American Studies; Grades 6-12)
- The African Influence in Mexico (64KB)
- Background Knowledge and Notes (192KB) Background (14MB PPT file)
Maria Leake
Exploring Mexico's Material Culture through Artistic Interpretations (Art Education; Grades PK-5)
- Exploring Mexico's Material Culture through Artistic Interpretations (355KB)
- Life in Mexico: Exploring the Past and Present (3.1KB) Life in Mexico (8.6MB PPT file)
- Videos that accompany "Life in Mexico: Exploring the Past and Present"
- Ancient Architecture in Southern Mexico (4.2MB) Ancient Architecture (9.6MB PPT file)
- What kind of artistic interpretation of Mexican art would you like to make? (4.4MB) Artistic Interpretation (8.6MB PPT file)
- Arts and Crafts of Mexico: Exploring Examples of the Past and Present (3.0MB) Arts and Crafts (8.8MB PPT file)
- Videos that accompany "Arts and Crafts of Mexico: Exploring Examples of the Past and Present"
- Recycling to Create Art in Mexico (3.3MB) Recycling (8.6MB PPT file)
- Video that accompanies "Recycling to Create Art in Mexico"
Marti Middlebrook
Southern Mexico: Past and Present (Language Arts, Social Studies, Art; Grade 2)
- Southern Mexico: Past and Present (2MB)
- Landforms and Bodies of Water (12MB) Landforms (14MB PPT file)
- Introduction (3MB) Introduction (85MB PPT file)
- Mayan Ruins (2MB) Ruins (45MB PPT file)
- Aztec and Other Mexican Ruins (1KB) Aztec Ruins (17MB PPT file)
- Life of the Indigenous People (1MB) Indigenous (30MB PPT file)
- Mexican Marketplaces (2MB) Marketplaces (35MB PPT file)
- Nandayapa (1MB) Nandayapa (28MB PPT file)
- Black Pottery (670KB) Pottery (25MB PPT file)
- Big Cities (2MB) Cities (45MB PPT file)
- Children in Mexico (3MB) Children (73MB PPT file)
- Festival (1MB) Festival (36MB PPT file)
Molly O'Donoghue
Mexico's Fascinating Flora and Fauna (Language Arts, Social Studies, Science; Grade 1)
- Flora and Fauna (666KB)
Brenda Prescott
Art in Mexico: Communicating across Centuries and Cultures (Arts, Humanities; Grades K-5)
- Art in Mexico (533KB)
- Sketchbook (1MB)
- Art of Mexico (31MB) Art of Mexico (50MB PPT file)
Joyce Richardson-Melech
Alain and Chalupa Explore Mexico! (Language Arts, Social Studies; Grades 3-6)
- Explore Mexico (15.6MB)
Tetyana Roger
Fiesta Mexicana (Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts, Mathematics; Grades 3-4)
- Fiesta Mexicana (1MB)
Stephanie Skiba
I Can Do It Too! (Social Studies; Grade 3, can be adapted to most elementary grades)
- I Can Do It Too! (2.8MB)
- Slides to accompany lesson plans (6.0MB) Slides (41MB PPT file)
Rhonda Thompson
Third Grade Spanish Enrichment: Introduction to the Spanish Language with a Focus on Mexican Culture (Social Studies, Language Arts; Grades K-5)
- Introduction to Spanish (2.9MB)
Beth White
Journey to Mexico: A Comparison of Cultures and Introduction to Survival Vocabulary (Social Studies, World Languages; Grades 5-8)
- Journey to Mexico (1.5MB)
- Pictures (3.2MB) Pictures (61.4MB PPT file)
- Life of the Ancient Mayans (1MB) Mayans (19.4MB PPT file)
Rochelle Wiese
Making Something out of Almost Nothing: Recycling in Mexico (ELL students with limited language proficiency; Grades 5-6)
- Recycling in Mexico (52KB)
- Recycling in Tlapanalá (3MB) Tlapanalá (6.4MB PPT file)
- Taller Leñateros (7.3MB) Taller (29.2MB PPT file)
Debbie Zlotowitz, Lauren Sachs, and Michelle Carfagna
Using Mexican Civilization and Culture to Write a Beginning Research Paper (Social Studies, Language Arts; Grades 3-5)
- Inside Mexico (876KB)