SUGAR SKULLS ART INTEGRATION Self Others Book Character Hispanic Day of the Dead

Easily incorporate ART INTEGRATION into your classroom routine with this no-prep,18-page Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Reading and Art Unit! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Sugar Skulls as it relates to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos).

The following resources are included:

•Sugar Skull nonfiction passage, CCSS-aligned questions, & answer key

•Create a Sugar Skull

•Choose whether to create it with paper or clay

•Choose whether to create it about you, about someone special, about a character

•Rubric and Supplements for Sugar Skull Art Activity

•BONUS: Day of the Dead Word Mine

•BONUS: 2 Sugar Skull Coloring Sheets

•BONUS: Video links for background knowledge and extension

Benefits

•EASY to use...everything you need is there...just print and go!

•Fun...but still incorporates CCSS

•Motivates students to read

•Learn about and appreciate other cultures

•Analyze the effects of history

•Allows students to express themselves

•Hands-on learning

•Can pull small groups while students are working on the project

•Differentiates learning by providing for various learning styles and providing activities that engage all levels of learners

•Creation is a higher-order thinking skill

•Students will REMEMBER this lesson for years to come!

Related Resources

Check out the “Halloween” section of the Megan Memories store for these related resources:

Halloween Resources:

• Minute to Win It
• STEM Challenges
• Reading, Writing, Art
• Online Research Sheet (compare Halloween with the Day of the Dead)
• Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Art
• Creation Stations (great for MakerSpace!)
• Fun Sheets
• Halloween MEGA Unit!
• The ULTIMATE Halloween Party Game!

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