Looking for a way for your students to increase their reading abilities while also incorporating culture? Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about Cinco de Mayo with this comprensible reading activity about Tommy and his classmates as they learn about the holiday. Tommy thinks Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, but he's about to learn what the holiday is really all about!

This story would work well for any unit over Cinco de mayo or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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