Hispanic American Heritage  

What do Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, and Sammy Sosa have in common?  They're all Hispanic Americans! September 15–October 15 is Hispanic American Heritage Month, a time to honor the history, culture, and traditions of Americans of Hispanic and Latin descent. Celebrate it with these stories, activities, and games.
                                                            

Stories

• Read the Mexican folktale, The Day It Snowed Tortillas, in Book Zone. 

• Get book ideas by browsing our new Hispanic American Heritagebooklist.

 

Activities

• Make atolillo, a tasty Central American drink.

• Write a poem based on Picasso's famous painting, The Old Guitarist. 

• Listen to an assortment of Latin beats: Cuban salsa, Argentinean tango, and Brazilian bossa nova.

Games

• Test your pop culture knowledge in our new Hispanic Heritage Pop Trivia quiz.

• Build your Spanish vocabulary by playing Picture Pairs and Supermarket Spree (slow / medium /fast).

• Play an action-packed game of soccer, a popular game in Central and Latin America. Print this cool table soccer game kit.