Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
Program in Mexico and Colombia, 2012
Colombia and Mexico: Exploring Culture and Society beyond the Headlines
The following curriculum units were developed by educators who participated in a month-long seminar in Mexico and Colombia. 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.
Emily Affolter
La diáspora latina: Investigando y celebrando su impacto en los Estados Unidos / The Latino Diaspora: Exploring and Celebrating Its Significance in the United States (Spanish Language and Culture; Grades 5-6)
Marcus Artigliere
Ancient Civilizations of Mexico: Cultural Heritage from Past to Present (ESL, Social Studies; Grade 6)
- Ancient Civilizations of Mexico (231KB)
Joan Boyle
Studying Indigenous People in Mexico: A Comparative Approach to the Zapotecs and a Select Native American Indian Tribe (Integrated Social Studies, Traditional Literature, Art, and Writing; Grade 3)
Deborah Edmonds
Working for a Living in Mexico and Beyond / Economics and Power among the Aztecs and Other Pre-Hispanics, in Company Towns, and Today (Economics, History, Math; Grades 3-5 Enrichment, 6-7 Regular)
- Working for a Living in Mexico and Beyond (130KB)
- Lienzo de Tlaxcala (1.1MB) (also available as a pptx file - 10.1MB)
- Views of Pre-Hispanic Colombians (6.5MB) (also available as a pptx file - 7.8MB)
- Working for a Living in Mexico (1.8MB) (also available as a pptx file - 18.1MB)
Shirley Jou
The Art of Language: Exploring Mexican Food, Handicrafts, and People through Systematic ELD (English Language Arts; Grades K-1)
- The Art of Language (1.2MB)
Jessica Kamphaus
From Seed to Table: Mexican and Colombian Cultural Understanding through Food (Science, Art, Literature; Grades 3-4)
- From Seed to Table (1.1MB)
Sharon Look
Ho'okahi Ao, Ho'okahi 'Ohana / Un Mundo, Una Familia / One World, One Family (Social Studies, Language Arts, Science; Grades 4-5)
- One World, One Family (3.3MB)
- Landforms Picture Sort (5.7MB) (also available as a pptx file - 7.5MB)
Alicia Marcinkowski
Little Things Make a Big Difference - Infusing Mexican and Colombian Culture into the Classroom through Literacy and the Arts (English Language Arts, the Arts, English as a Second Language; Grade 5)
- Little Things Make a Big Difference (82KB)
- Pictures (1.2MB) (also available as a pptx file - 26.0MB)
Michelle Menard
We Are Where We Live (English and Language Arts; Grades 6-8)
- We Are Where We Live (129KB)
- You Are Where You Live (8.3MB)
- What the Moon Saw (388KB) (also available as a pptx file - 3.1MB)
Cathleen Rosen
The People and Gold of Pre-Hispanic Colombia (Social Science, English Language Arts, Multimedia/Technology; Grades 6-7)
- The People and Gold of Pre-Hispanic Colombia (412KB)
- Photographs from the Museo del Oro (1.2MB) (also available as a pptx file - 47MB)
- The People of Nariño (477KB) (also available as a pptx file - 11MB)
Sarah Rosman
El Horno Mágico: Step inside the Magic Oven and Prepare for an Incredible Adventure through the Rich Cultures of Mexico and Colombia (Social Studies, Language Arts, Art, Music, Writing; Grades 1-2)
- El Horno Mágico (750KB)
- Alebrijes (1.8MB) (also available as a pptx file - 6.2MB)
- Fernando Botero (1.1MB) (also available as a pptx file - 7.6MB)
- Colombian Dance and Music (821KB) (also available as a pptx file - 1.2MB)
- Mexican Dance and Music (1.8MB) (also available as a pptx file - 3.3MB)
- El Horno Mágico (6.1MB) (also available as a pptx file - 6.2MB)
Daniel Schorr
The Diversity of Mexican and Colombian Culture as Expressed through Music and Dance (Social Studies and Music; Grades 4-6)
- The Diversity of Mexican and Colombian Culture... (560KB)
- Images (7.9MB) (also available as a pptx file - 41.9MB)
Erin Shepherd
Discovering Diverse Mexico: A Culture Box Adventure (English Language Arts, Social Studies, Art; Grade 3)
- Discovering Diverse Mexico (746KB)
- An Introduction to Beautiful Mexico! (6.4MB) (also available as a pptx file - 9.5MB)
Courtne Thomas
Latin Links: A Journey through Mexico and Colombia (English Language Arts; Grades 6-7)
- Latin Links (60KB)
- How to Write a Comparative Narrative Analysis (86KB) (also available as a pptx file - 492KB)
Jennifer Turner
Mexico and Me: A Journey through Art and Literature (Reading/Language Arts, Art; Grade 5)
- Mexico and Me (261KB)