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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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Samantha P. –
What a great way to learn about how different cultures celebrate! This was a big hit with my 2nd graders! We did it together.
Laurel P. –
Fantastic resource!!!
Vanesa S. –
This was a great resource for Distance Learning!
Lindsay W. –
My kids loved this!
Ashley D. –
Students loved this lesson and all the videos included.
Leslie H. –
Since we can’t take field trips right now, I have started using virtual field trips to give my students a change of pace. My third graders liked watching the videos, and they were engaged through out the activity. Thank you!
Nicole W. –
This was perfect and the students were engaged with the content. I will use these again!
Sliding Through Second –
This was such a fun resource to explore with students in a different country! It was perfect, and a great addition to our Flat Stanley unit!
Alexandra K. –
This resource was perfect for my students! I have some students who know a lot about Dia de Los Muertos – and some that knew next to nothing. This was a wonderful baseline for all students!
karin B. –
This was a great way for students to learn about Day of the Dead in a fun way. Students were engaged. It was great for them to work on when I had a substitute because the directions are clear and easy for students to follow.
Fun and Fantastic in Fifth –
A great resource to keep kids engaged while working remotely.
Nicole W. –
The kids loved visiting each destination and “stamping” their passports. We used it on Halloween to compare the two holidays. The kids loved learning about this holiday and participating in many of the extension activities. Thank you for a great, ready to use resource!
Alexis W. –
I love using virtual field trips in my classroom and this one did not disappoint! There were so many different engaging resources for my students to learn from and they were able to worn at their own pace. It was great! Thank you!
Very Mairey Educator –
Very instructional and would be great for an individual field trip for students if they were more independent. It was a lot for second graders so I simplified most of the information.
Jacqueline B. –
Loved using this during Halloween week. I loved that is had some common core skills like compare/contrast. The kids enjoyed the embedded videos.
She Teaches 5th –
My students loved this activity!
Abby T. –
We love these virtual field trips
Madeline K. –
great resource! thank you!
Violette G. –
I liked this resource. It was a little heavy (topic wise) for my second graders but I can see upper grades being able to deal with the concept better (death and all).
Boho Birdie –
This resource worked well for my students. They enjoyed learning about the culture and holiday. It was clear and good for them to self direct the learning.
Catherine C. –
SUPER FUN and informative.
Brandlynn N. –
Great resource!
Kristin M. –
I loved using this prior to Day of the Dead.
Karen T. –
My kiddos loved this unit! It was perfect and so well thought out. Game changer. I am going to purchase some of the other field trips offered.
Mrs. Sigmon –
We had so much fun with this one! I have several EL kiddos and it was great tying in their celebration with our Halloween celebrations.
Amanda H. –
My students loved this virtual field trip!! They were so excited to work together and find out all the interesting information about Day of the Dead.
Gina R. –
My class loved this!
Michelle B. –
This is a great way to supplement your teaching on Dia de los Muertos!
Sarah B. –
This was a great way for the students to interact and learn about Day of the Dead and the culture of Hispanic people from Mexico.
Stefanie E. –
Used this with both distant and in person learners and we loved it. Thank you.
Tremendous in Third –
This was a great resource! My students loved it
WENDY S. –
My students enjoyed this presentation!
Karen W. –
love it
Tasha Langford –
My students loved this! We loved being able to use google earth to actually see Mexico, it was so much fun to talk about Di de Los Muertos and be able to experience it! Thank you!
Jennifer M. –
This was perfect for my population .
aherk –
I have a lot of ELL and they loved learning about this holiday. At first I added these slides into Nearpod to make it interactive with students participating between slides, however, the videos didn’t work through that. So I shared the slides without Nearpod. The students were super excited about the end videos where they showed them how to apply the make up, make skulls, and paper art.
Fun in the Sun –
Great resource!
Taylor S. –
This resource was unbelievably fun! My students loved going on a “field trip.” I also loved how every activity had an accompanying video. Thank you so much for an amazing resource!
Jessica L. –
Easy to use online.
April K. –
This resource is AMAZING!! It was a great way to wrap up our unit on different ways to celebrate Halloween! We used it for several days! I’ll definitely buy more of your virtual field trips!
Michelle C. –
Thank you, I love Dia de los muertos. This is a great field trip.
Victoria Quattlebaum –
In a year where there are no field trips, my students look forward to any virtual fun we can have! This was such a great resource.
Lauren O. –
Fun for the students and easy to follow
Elizabeth P. –
Students loved the field trip and really connected with the activities. Many off my Spanish ELL students shared their experiences and it was a great way to connect and get them involved in participation.
Meagan McWhorter –
Very detailed resource! My students loved getting to learn all about a new culture and are so excited to do more in the future! Thank you for such a detailed and well planned out field trip!
Stacie O. –
Great resource for distance learning!
Janet M. –
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CleverCommonCore –
What a fun resource. I used as a week long activity in my reading classroom.
Marta Tapia Freeman –
My 4th graders really enjoyed this resource. They wanted to keep learning more about the culture and the different traditions that they saw videos of. This was one of the better resources I have found on TpT. Thank you for sharing this! We are even going to make miniature altars in our class for Dia De Los Muertos!
Chelsea L. –
I needed to edit some videos and remove some of the slides to make it more appropriate for my students. This was a great starting point though!