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Students will explain the meaning of Día de los Muertos traditions and symbols and compare celebrations in Mexico and the United States.
Grades: 2–5 | Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw
Build background knowledge about Day of the Dead while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
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Students will explain the meaning of Día de los Muertos traditions and symbols and compare celebrations in Mexico and the United States.
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos.
Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.
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Kristin W. –
My students enjoyed the virtual field trip and getting to learn about Day of the Dead.
Jana C. –
My son and I had a great time on this virtual field trip.
Anell Chavez –
My students loved learning about Dia De Los Muertos!n Thank you for the great resource.
Veronica I. –
Loved all the videos and embedded websites that allowed students to explore!
Christine B. –
My scholars and I both loved this resource! It made learning about the Day of the Dead so much fun!
Karla G. –
Looking forward to using this with my students.
Mollie L. –
WOW! So beautiful and thorough and engaging. My only (small) complaint is that “altar” is continuously misspelled 🙂
jonathan (verified owner) –
Thank you, Mollie! This error has been corrected. We do regularly update these field trips to ensure links are working properly and that any other issues are fixed. When you want to use this trip again, be sure to re-download a copy on your drive to see the changes!
-Jessica with MagiCore
Lit with Lewis –
My students loved learning about Dia de los Muertos through this activity. They were engaged in researching the topics and learned a lot that has not been covered in class yet.
Learn In Third –
I loved using this to teach more about the holiday!
Kara S. –
My students enjoyed being able to learn about a holiday they didn’t know much about before.
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The Mrs Castle –
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Reading with Rhy & Liv –
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Lizzette G. –
During distance learning it was a great resource for the students. They liked it so much they wanted a copy to go back and refer to it. Thank you!?
NIDYA R. –
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Marisol Nieto –
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Natalie V. –
We loved this resource this year!! The thing that I love the best about your virtual field trips is that my students refer back to them so often. Later in the year when we were learning about Kwanza, the kids referred back to the information that they learned here and compared the traditions. I love that!
jonathan (verified owner) –
Hello, Sherri! Thanks for sharing your experience with us! Comparing traditions from one trip to the next is a great idea! We are so glad that you and your students enjoyed this resource.
-Jessica with the CCK Team
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Janine A. –
We broke this down and did a little everyday leading up to Day of the Dead during Distance Learning.. This was a great resource to engage the students in a cultural experience that they may not have had any experience with prior. I liked how there was a variety of experiences in this lesson including VR and movie clips. I would use this again
Paid by Laughs –
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Lagleder’s Leaders –
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