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Spanish Students Celebrate Day of the Dead
Kindergarten students have been learning about the Day of the Dead in their First Program Spanish classes. They read a picture book called Mi Familia Calaca/My Skeleton Family, in which they are introduced to family member vocabulary while also being exposed to the imagery and playfulness of the calacas. After exploring the holiday in class, they took a trip to “Big Dalton” to visit our school ofrenda.
Teachers Nancy D’Ecclesiis, Kavita Rekhi and Marissa Coulehan and Spanish Associate Luis Miranda prepared a scavenger hunt for the students in which they are encouraged to find particular objects on the ofrenda, such as cempasúchil/marigolds, calaveras/skeletons, velas/candles, and pan de muertos/bread of the dead. Middle School students also learned about this Mexican celebration, and after reading several stories and picture books, visiting the ofrenda, and seeing exemplars of cultural artifacts associated with the Day of the Dead, Grade 5 students in Dr. Langer de Ramirez’s class designed and created their own máscaras/colorful masks.
Story and photos provided by Lori Langer de Ramirez
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Story and photos provided by Lori Langer de Ramirez
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