Hispanic Culture

2315 Words10 Pages
Culture Of Mexico and including them in the curriculum In this paper as a new preschool teacher I will be doing research on the Hispanic culture known as the Mexicans for my Director. I plan to give her some history and ideas on how we can include these students in our curriculum at the same time showing respect to the students and their families. When it comes to the history, The Olmecs emerged around 1200 B.C.E. as Mexico’s first complex society. They were famous for carving gigantic, helmet-clad heads out of stone and can be seen in Mexico’s museums. The Aztecs, who were a nomadic people, until one day wandering around a lake, saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its claw, interpreting this as a sign from their god that…show more content…
Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of Hispanic heritage and the contributions that Hispanics have made to U.S. culture. I would expose my students to a variety of Latin music, Mariachi music from Mexico, Flamenco music from Spain, and Salsa music. I would maybe ask the Hispanic child’s parents to bring in some items to help celebrate such as clothes, their child’s favorite song, and even ask them to teach us a new dance. I would also provide food samples for the culture so that the other students could taste the different foods they have never tasted…show more content…
I would discuss about hair because everyone in the classroom will most likely have hair and will probably have different types of hair. It may sound strange or funny but some children do wonder why we all have different types of hair and this would be an excellent opportunity to discuss the different hair textures of everyone. The children would learn how some of them have fine hair, while others have coarse hair. They would also learn that some of them have straight hair how others have curly hair. The colors and length of their hair would also be discussed, along with me taking pictures of everyone and their hairstyles, posting them on a poster board in the classroom. The second way I would discuss culture in my classroom is by reading books on different cultures written by authors from around the world. Children love to listen to books by mouth but they would also love to hear books on a cd or cassette. I would make sure that I have several book examples of each culture that I wish to represent. I would pick certain days to teach my students about a culture or country. For example, on Monday, I may choose to read books written by Japanese authors and on Tuesday, I may choose to read books written by Hispanic
Open Document