- Día
de Los Muertos: History, Food, Events and More
- http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
- This is a well-designed
site from the Arizona Republic, featuring history and
activities relating to the Day of the Dead.
A great source for background information, it features video
archives with multimedia presentations, photos and interactive
information on altars.
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- El
Día de Los Muertos: A
Brief Guide
- http://www.elpayaso.com/table.htm
- A good site that features topical
information on toys, events and food; includes some activities.
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- Day
of the Dead Classroom Activities
- http://www.questconnect.org/oaxaca_dod_activities.htm
- This site lists different classroom
and at-home children’s activities
relating to the Day of the Dead, including detailed plans on building
an altar in the classroom and making sugar skulls. There is also a
link to view real photos of altars in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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- Making
Mexican Sugar Skulls
- http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/mexicansugarskull/recipe.htm
- This is a detailed site that features
all the information you need to make sugar skulls in the classroom,
including quantity adjustments.
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- Celebrating
the Mexican Holiday: The Days of the Dead
- http://www.holidays.net/halloween/muertos.htm
- This is a brief description of the
holiday that provides a good contrast between El Día de Los Muertos
and Halloween.
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- What
Do Mexicans Celebrate on the "Day of the Dead?"
- http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html
- This site displays a well-researched
article on the historical traditions and current activities of the Day
of the Dead.
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- Celebrations:
Day of the Dead Mini-Unit
- http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html
- This site details a mini-unit lesson
plan with guides on field trips to a cemetery, art projects, and other
resources, geared to teaching 4th and 5th graders.
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- Through
the Eyes of the Soul
- http://www.dayofthedead.com/
- A commercial site related to Mary J.
Andrade’s series of books Through the Eyes of the Soul, Day of
the Dead in Mexico, featuring
photos of the event throughout Mexico, special recipes and traditions.
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- Day of the
Dead:
Mexico Connect: The Day of the Dead
www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html
An article with general background information about Day of the Dead
celebrations, with specific information about contemporary practices
in a
few Mexican villages.
Celebrating the Day of the Dead
www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm
Photos of contemporary Day of the Dead celebrations, with an account
of a
specific ceremony in Janitizio, Michoacan. Also links to other teacher
and
kids' sites.
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- Printable Classroom Worksheets from the
Witte
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