Filmed in Los Angeles, California, during the largest Cinco de Mayo festival in the world. Join Maria, a young Mexican American, and Brett, a young American boy, as she helps him discover how and why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated and what it means to the residents of America. Explore the streets of LA to hear from Mexican Americans about what they know, how they feel, and why they celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Discover the real meaning of May 5, 1862.

©2006. Level 1. Middle school, high school. 25 minutes. English with some Spanish vocabulary. Not rated.

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The Revised Edition video activity packet is a useful companion to the Cinco de Mayo video. It features a variety of updated activities, ACTFL standards alignment, and an answer key. The packet includes higher-level thinking exercises, vocabulary comprehension, internet research, creative projects, interactive activities, research, true or false, recipes, comparisons, and more! Instant Download Delivery.

©2019. Beginning, Level 1. English with Spanish vocabulary. Reproducible. 15 pages.

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