STUDY
UNITS/LESSON PLANS ON
PUERTO RICO:
The
Heritage of Puerto
Rico
and Cuba
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/3/89.03.02.x.html
A brief overview of Puerto Rican History and four lesson plans:
Strategies
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The
Contributions of Latin American Culture in the United States. aim—To have
students become aware of the influence of Hispanic culture in their
everyday lives.
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The
Histories of
Puerto Rico
and Cuba.
aim—To have students acquire an historical knowledge of two Caribbean
neighbors—
Puerto
Rico
and Cuba.
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Writers
and Their Times. aim—To have students become familiar with four
significant native writers and how they related in historical
perspective.
Lesson
Plans
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Lesson
Plan #1Objectives Students will develop reading, retention,
analyzation skills. Students will develop first hand knowledge of the
life of a Cuban slave.
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Lesson Plan #2 Objectives
Students will become familiar with the writings of José
Mart’. Students will develop discussion, reading, historical
prospective skills.
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Lesson Plan #3 Students will become familiar with early
migrant hardships. Students will become aware of importance of cigar
workers in the Antillean independence movement.
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Lesson
Plan #4 Students will be given brief biography of Rosario Ferré.
Objectives Students will
analyze a Latin American short story in historical/social/economic
perspective.
Outreach
World: A Research Tool for
Teaching Kids about the World www.outreachworld.org/
Outreach
World is a growing online community of educators dedicated to showcasing
the achievements of its members and strengthening vital links across the
education spectrum, and between the
United States
and the world.
Type in a simple search term such as
Puerto Rico
on this home page to reveal a list of 799 resources on this
country from this lesson plan focused website. You can also do advanced
searches such as
Puerto Rico
+ Literature.
EL
BORICUA
-Puerto Rican Studies
for Kids
http://www.elboricua.com/BKlessonplans.html
Easy to use website with lesson plans and printable handouts for
elementary school aged children. Sponsored by EL
BORICUA a monthly cultural
Magazine dedicated to the descendants of Puerto Ricans
Hispanic Heritage Resources for Teachers from TeacherVision website http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html
These lesson plans, printables, activities, and
references will enrich your classroom study. Read the book The House on
Mango Street and Shadow of a Bull, learn about Mexico's Day of
the Dead, play mariachi music, practice Spanish vocabulary, discover the
customs and traditions of Hispanic heritage, play Puerto-Rico's circle
game, create your own musical instruments, learn about the
Spanish-language influence on English, and much more. Inspire your
students to get excited about diversity!
Note:
You can access 5 resources for free- save or print the ones you want to
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Resources specific to
Puerto
Rico
include:
Traditional
Circle Game from Puerto Rico Grades
2 - 6 Lesson Plan. Objectives:
Students will learn a traditional circle game, a rueda (roo-EH-dah), from
Puerto
Rico
. Students will identify the dynamic accents in the
song by adding appropriate movements. Students will learn to sing this
Puerto Rican song in Spanish.
Puerto
Rican Discovery Day Grades
3 - 5 Printable. Have students read about
Puerto Rico Discovery Day, complete a related worksheet, and color the
Puerto Rican flag.
Puerto
Rican Folk Tale Grades
7 - 9 Printable. Gain understanding of
Puerto
Rico
by reading this folk tale.
A
la Limon: A Traditional Puerto Rican Song Grades 2
- 6 Printable. This printable has the musical
notation and wording for the traditional Puerto Rican song, A La Limon.
THE
VEJIGANTE: Creature of Culture
http://www.cantaremusic.com/docs/vejigante.pdf
Level:
Grades 4-5 Subject:
Social Studies, History
OVERVIEW
This unit uses the character of the Vejigante to explore the ways
in which Spanish, African, and
Caribbean
cultures have combined to form Puerto Rican culture. This melding of
diverse traditions is a microcosm of the ways in which societies adapt to
outside change by absorbing new influences and reformulating old rituals
to retain their cultural identity.
STUDENT
OBJECTIVES
1.
Learn about the history of the Vejigante character.
2.
Be able to distinguish between the three different interpretations of
carnival in
Puerto Rico
and cite their influences.
3.
Discuss the influences of other cultures on their own culture.
4.
Make the papier-mâché mask the Ponce Vejigante wears.
5.
Learn about the music and dance associated with the festivals.
6.
Hold their own carnival celebration.
TIME
NEEDED: Six 45-minute sessions (This unit could be done in
conjunction with the art teacher who would conduct Parts
III
-V.)
Puerto
Rican Folktales http://www.cantaremusic.com/stories/puertorican.htm
Lesson plans for grade 7 – 12 that address Puerto Rican Folktales and
how they reflect the culture of the people.
Carnival
Celebrations: Masks and Vejigantes
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1293
Grade 3 – 5
lesson plans to understand Carnival of Puerto Rico and to explore masks
and parade traditions in Carnival and other holiday celebrations.
