Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Christmas in Mexico Lesson Plans

Christmas in Mexico Lesson Plans
Christmas in Mexico Lesson Plans

The Christmas in Mexico Lesson Plans are listed below:

- Families gather together. They march around the house singing a special prayer and carrying candles. They pretend they are Mary and Joseph looking for a room in an inn. This procession is called the “posada.”

- Introduce the pinata to your students. Explain that pinatas come from Mexico and are made of papier-mache. If you can not get a real pinata, have students made one?

- Families go to midnight church services on Christmas Eve. They then have a big celebration which lasts all night.

- On January 5th the children put out their shoes for a visit from the Three Wise Men who leave gifts.

- Discuss the legend of the poinsettia. Have students color the poinsettia and explain how it got its name.

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