Bring el Día de los Muertos into Spanish class with a flexible ofrenda project students can adapt by level.
In this video, I share a practical project idea for creating an ofrenda in Spanish class. It can work for novice learners, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish 3+, depending on how much language you ask students to produce and how much class time you have.
I also talk about keeping the project manageable, especially when art is involved, and making sure the language-learning purpose stays at the center.
In this video, I share how to:
Use an ofrenda project for el Día de los Muertos
Adapt the project for Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish 3+
Keep the focus on meaningful language practice
Decide how much class time the project may need
Use the project digitally or collaboratively
Connect the ofrenda to a book or class unit
Ways to use this project:
Have students create individual ofrendas
Make the project digital
Build one collaborative class ofrenda
Connect the project to a novel, story, or cultural unit
Support students with vocabulary and a rubric
This is a flexible project that can be scaled up or simplified depending on your students, your schedule, and your goals for the unit.
Perfect for:
· Spanish teachers
· Día de los Muertos lessons
· Spanish 1 classes
· Spanish 2 classes
· Spanish 3+ classes
· Novice Spanish learners
· Cultural projects
· Digital or collaborative activities
· Book-connected Spanish units
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