Value mini-Bundle of 42 no-prep printables for Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) celebrates Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Batlle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture, and has become an increasingly global celebration of Mexican culture, cuisine, and heritage.
Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken for Mexico Independence Day (Sept 16), which commemorates the Cry of Dolores in 1810, initiating the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
See Keywords (below) or try the Cinco de Mayo Free Sample Pack for more info.
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RBS mini-Topics feature activities and worksheets with the main difference being they don’t include Clues or Definitions – just Keywords & Terms. So no Standard Crosswords etc.
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Cinco de Mayo – Printables mini-Bundle features:
- Nix Prep Printables >> Print and go!
- Printer friendly – B&W or Color – Low ink use.
- 25+ researched keyword terms and definitions for each topic.
- Multi versions of puzzles: class variety, individual work, reduce cheating.
- Varying levels of challenges, difficulty, test depth of knowledge.
- Solutions provided for all activities.
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- Zip download includes resources in PDF format.
Cinco de Mayo Classroom BINGO Games:
- 2x Call Sheets: 25+ keywords.
- 25x Cards: 3×3 + 4×4 + 5×5 Grids.
Cinco de Mayo Crossword Puzzle activities:
- Anagram Crossword Puzzles. ^
- Clueless Crosswords – Solve the Coded Message.
- Communicative Crossword Puzzles. (1×1 or Group Work)
- Mystery Crossword Puzzles. ^
- ^ Featuring versions with and without Wordlists
Cinco de Mayo Word Puzzles & Literacy worksheets:
- AlphaBoxes intro activity sheet.
- Anagram Find-A-Word puzzles.
- Definition / Glossary builder.
- Find-A-Word puzzles.
See individual resources for more details.
Cinco de Mayo Keyword Terms include:
- Juarez
- Viva
- Napoleon
- France
- Costumes
- Dancing
- Fifth
- Mariachi
- Fiesta
- Celebration
- and 15 more…
Cinco de Mayo – RBS Resources:
- Free Sample Pack
- Classroom BINGO
- Crossword Puzzles
- Word Puzzles & Literacy
- mini-Bundle – all of the above
Suggested uses and sequence for RBS teacher resources:
- BINGO: Introduce keywords and invite class discussion at topic start. *
- AlphaBoxes: Pre-test students knowledge of topic and vocabulary. **
- Definitions Builder: Students read, research, and build topic Glossary. **
- Word Match: Assess comprehension of terms and definitions. **
- Word Puzzles – Find-A-Word: Reinforce keyword recognition, spelling. **
- Crosswords: Revise, assess keywords and definitions at topic end. ***
- Teaching strategies: Collaborative Learning, Group Work, Individual etc.
- Ideal for diverse classrooms, early finishers, use across multiple years.
- Perfect for “Do Nows”, time fillers, substitute teacher emergency lessons.
* Available in Classroom BINGO resource packs.
** Available in Word Puzzle & Literacy resource packs.
*** Available in Crossword Puzzles resource packs.
See also Bundles and MEGA Bundles to get collections of these resource packs.