Cinco de Mayo Word Wall Cards for Preschoolers
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These Cinco de Mayo Word Wall cards are a useful literacy resource to help your preschoolers learn words related to Cinco de Mayo. Using them to support what you are trying to teach, could be a lot of fun and an effective way to complement your preschooler’s learning process.
This FREE printable includes two sets of 10 pages with three words each, both in English and Spanish, and includes the words (and phrases) Cinco de Mayo, maracas, guitar, pinata, hat, Nachos, sauce, cactus, tacos, punched paper, chili, guacamole, Mexico, dance, and mariachi.
There are five pages with the words in English and Spanish and five pages in English but with the first letter of each word in red, to make it stand out and make it easier for children to identify the first letter of each word. You can download it at the end of this post.
All these cards can be used by your preschoolers to develop skills such as:
- Language development – talking about the pictures in the cards.
- One-to-one correspondence – matching magnetic, foam, or wooden letters with the letters on the words.
- Pre-writing/fine motor development – copying the words with magnetic, foam, or wooden letters, tracing them with dry-erase markers, and copying them with crayons, markers, or pencils.
- Phonological awareness – sounding out the beginning letter or the syllables in the words.
- Pre-reading – when they observe the picture and say its name (word).
Display these cards on your word wall and other centers, where children can see them clearly, and use them as you interact with the children.
How to Prepare the Cinco de Mayo Word Wall Cards
For this low-prep printable you will only need:
- Cinco de Mayo Word Wall Cards printable (found at the end of this post).
- printer
- white cardstock
- scissors
- laminator machine
- laminator pouches
Choose the version you want and print out the pages using white cardstock. Then cut out and laminate each of the cards to protect them. Remember you print more than one set, if you want to place these cards in different centers. Take one set and place the cards on your word wall under the same alphabet letter of the beginning letter of each word.
Use the words daily to practice the words in a fun way such as chanting, and clapping the syllables. Once you introduce all the words, you can also play a matching game, having your children match the written word with the picture. This activity will not only help them recognize printed words but also will help them develop one-to-one correspondence and creating sets skills.
As the children interact with the word wall cards in the different centers, encourage them to repeat the beginning sound of the card they are using. Do this as often as possible during the day as well.
You can also combine these cards with other Cinco de Mayo activities. several related activities to avoid boredom and keep the children interested and engaged.
To accomplish that, I would like to give you some suggestions of other activities that you can do in combination with your Cinco de Mayo Word Wall Cards. These activities are:
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration activities.
- Cinco de Mayo Mirror Matching activity.
- Dance to Mexican music.
- Have the children do Cinco de Mayo-related artwork such as painting, coloring, or doing a collage using Cinco de Mayo colors.
- Have a Cinco de Mayo dress-up day and have a parade for their classmates.
- Serve Mexican dishes for lunch and/or snacks.
- Invite a Mexican native to talk about his/her culture.
Cinco de Mayo-related Stories
Remember that reading and writing go together, and children cannot properly learn one without the other; therefore, I will invite you to fill your library and book baskets with theme-related books.
Below you will find some stories about Cinco de Mayo. You can find them at your local library, used book store, or Amazon. For your convenience, I added my affiliate links to each of the titles. You just have to click on your favorites and that will bring you to the Amazon website in seconds.
- Celebrating Cinco de Mayo: Fiesta Time! by Sandi Hill, explains the meaning behind this celebration.
- Cinco de Mayo Book for Beginning Readers by Ella May Woodman. This rhyming reader retells the historical significance of this Mexican holiday and teaches about the history behind the events celebrated in Mexico and by many people in the United States on May 5.
- Cinco de Mayo by Emma Carlson Berne. This fun book has you and your children sing along while exploring this holiday, and includes online music access.
- Marco’s Cinco de Mayo by Lisa Bullard. Marco loves the food, parades, and fun of Cinco de Mayo. This year he’s one of the dancers. As he listens to the mariachi music, Marco thinks of the brave Mexicans at the first Cinco de Mayo. This book helps you find out the different things people do to celebrate this holiday!
- Cinco de Mouse-O by Judy Cox. This cute book talks about the adventure of a mouse who follows his nose to a Cinco the Mayo festival. Sprinkled with a few words in Spanish, this is a great read-aloud. The art is appealing kid-friendly and filled with energy.
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Don’t forget to grab your free Cinco de Mayo Word Wall Cards printable! Just click on the bottom below and add your information, for an immediate download.
I hope you and your preschoolers enjoy this celebration and become a fun and memorable one for all of you.
Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.
Love,
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