Charro Days Celebration
- Ms. Najera
- Feb 25
- 2 min read
This week we celebrate Charro Days, which started as a celebration between the sister cities of Matamoros, Tamaulipas in Mexico and Brownsville, Texas in the United States. It has been a celebration for decades and continues to flourish.
Objective: Learn the importance of original work and giving credit to authors. Practice sharing ideas respectfully. Understand plagiarism and how to cite sources properly. Students will create bibliographies using free citation tools. Teach staff how to use Canva to create engaging instructional materials, student project templates, and classroom visuals. Staff will also explore how to support student understanding of citation, plagiarism, and academic integrity through guided classroom instruction.
ALA Standards:
Student: I.C.1, III.A.2
Staff: I.A.2, I.B.2, I.D.1, II.A.3, II.C.1, II.D.2, III.A.1, III.B.1, III.C.2, IV.A.1, IV.A.2, IV.B.1, V.A.1, V.B.1, V.D.2, VI.A.1, VI.B.2, VI.D.3
ASL WORDS THEME: Mexico
STORYTIME
Diaz, Lucky
AR Quiz No. 513571
RL: 2.0 - AR Pts: 0.5
Readers follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man.
Kyle, Tracey
AR Quiz No. 523256
RL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 0.5
In this book, Pepe celebrates his Mexican-American heritage by participating in a Hispanic Day parade.
Garza, Cynthia Leonor
AR Quiz No. 197641
RL: 3.0 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lucía zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but they don't want to play with her. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret.
Vamos, Samantha R.
AR Quiz No. 504975
RL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 0.5
This is a cumulative tale of a farm maiden who creates a piñata with the help of a boy and the animals on the farm.
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITY
TEACHER TOOLS
Learn the importance of original work and giving credit to authors. Practice sharing ideas respectfully. Understand plagiarism and how to cite sources properly. Students will create bibliographies using free citation tools. Teach staff how to use Canva to create engaging instructional materials, student project templates, and classroom visuals. Staff will also explore how to support student understanding of citation, plagiarism, and academic integrity through guided classroom instruction.
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