Want your Spanish students to learn about Día de Muertos , but  reading comprehension is getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This mystery-solving reading about Day of the Dead  goes from dull to exciting as students work together and move around the room to solve a mystery!  This is a simple “print and go” with no work for the teacher!  

   Students investigate with Maria, a young person from Mexico, while she tries to understand more about a former member of her town.  He visits the townspeople all year, not just during Día de Muertos.  Why can’t he rest in peace?   While they read the parts, they are also looking for “code words”.  Students record the code words on a special answer sheet that will eventually lead them to solving the mystery of how/why he died.   It’s so much fun! 

    After, you can decide which of the 4 follow-up activities you want to do with your students.  There are 4; a True or False Activity to check for basic comprehension, a graphic organizer for students to learn more about the specific items related to Day of the Dead, a “tell me in your own words” activity,  and a writing follow up where students use their reading comprehension and critical thinking to invent an explanation for who this lost soul was and why he died the way he did.  Answer key to the True/False is also included.  Best of all?  If there’s something you’d like to change for your students, you are free to edit!

The reading cards are written in Spanish for Intermediate Low.  The questions are written in Spanish and answers will be in Spanish as well.  The instructions and mission are written in Spanish.

**If your students are not ready for this level of reading, check out theEnglish version of this Scavenger Hunt! Buy the bundle of both Spanish and English Scavenger Hunts if you have classes at both levels!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 2 and up
• Students ready to reach to a Intermediate Low + reading level

How can I use this product?

• Print out the reading cards (10)
• Hang them up around your room
• Print and copy the answer sheet
• Let students loose to solve the mystery! 
• Assign follow-up activities if you wish

What’s included in this product?

• Everything!  No prep beyond print and photocopy!
• Teacher instructions and hints
• 10 reading cards (Spanish)
• Student instructions (Spanish)
• Student answer sheet (Questions and Answers are in Spanish)
• Answer Key for the code word questions and answer trail
• True/False Comprehension Activity
• Answer Key to True/False
• Summarize/Tell me in your own words activity
• Graphic Organizer for students
• Writing Follow-up: Explain why the ghost died the way he did!

Other resources you may like:

Bundle: Day of the Dead Scavenger Hunts: Spanish & English

Día de los Muertos vocab puzzle

Hispanic Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Reading Game Gallery Walk & Activities

Spanish Fall Otoño Activities for Writing, Speaking & Listenin

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