Latinx Heritage Month runs every year from September 15 through October 15. Get started on your own celebration by checking out the classroom activities, lesson plans, and Web links available on the . For resources on specific Latinx authors, illustrators, and themes, visit the following resources.
蘑菇TV下载 member and and co-editor of English Journal听R. Joseph Rodriguez听shared this blog post about “Rodriguez celebrates听听(US Poet Laureate, 2015鈥�17) and shares links to a variety of resources.听Follow up by reading 蘑菇TV下载’s interview with Herrera from The Council Chronicle:听
Learn how author Pat Mora draws topics from her life in the Language Arts article “” The article also discusses Mora’s advocacy for cultural and linguistic diversity, and for more Latinos in all phases of children’s book publishing. You can learn more about from this calendar entry celebrating her birthday.
Middle school students can explore how our senses provide powerful tools for literary analysis and comprehension with the ReadWriteThink.org lesson The lesson is an extension of activities included in the 蘑菇TV下载 book .
Read strategies for teaching reflective writing using Puerto Rican author Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Call Me Mar铆a and other texts in “,” an excerpt from 蘑菇TV下载’s .
Read more from CNV Fellow Marilisa Jim茅nez Garcia on “.”
How will you recognize Latinx Heritage Month in your classroom?