Looking for fun and educational Cinco de Mayo activities for kindergarten and first grade? Explore this engaging collection of mini books, poems, phonics games, editable game boards, and a digital presentation—all perfect for literacy, fluency, and phonics practice with a cultural twist!
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Cinco de Mayo is a great opportunity to introduce students to culture, vocabulary, andlanguage skills while keeping learning fun and purposeful. These Cinco de Mayo-themed activities for kindergarten and first grade are designed to build reading fluency, phonics skills, and cultural awareness, all while keeping your students excited and engaged.
Each resource is available in color and blackline versions, making prep a breeze. Best of all, they’re bundled into a money-saving Cinco de Mayo Value Pack for even more classroom fun!
🌮 Cinco de Mayo Mini Books (3 Reading Levels + Word Wall)
Bring the traditions of Cinco de Mayo to life with this set of differentiated mini books! Each mini book is available in three reading levels to meet the diverse needs of your students. The books explore the meaning of Cinco de Mayo, symbols, food, music, and celebrations in an age-appropriate way.
Also included is an illustrated word wall to reinforce vocabulary development and content understanding.
📌 Perfect for: Small groups, independent reading, and building background knowledge
🎲 Editable Cinco de Mayo Game Boards (5 Versions)
Add learning fun to your literacy or math block with these editable Cinco de Mayo-themed game boards! Each of the five game boards comes in color and blackline, and you can customize them for sight words, CVC words, letter recognition, phonics, or math facts.
Use them over and over again for any concept you’re teaching!
📌 Perfect for: Centers, partner games, and small-group reinforcement
💻 Cinco de Mayo Presentation with Animated Vocabulary Slides
Bring Cinco de Mayo to life with this interactive presentation, available in both PowerPoint and Google Slides formats! The presentation includes a student-friendly overview of Cinco de Mayo with three differentiated reading levels and animated vocabulary slides featuring visuals and key terms.
Use it to kick off your unit or as an engaging review. The animated slides help build vocabulary, listening comprehension, and cultural awareness.
📌 Perfect for: Whole-class lessons, digital learning, and vocabulary introduction
12🎶 Cinco de Mayo Poems & Songs for Shared Reading
Build fluency and rhythm with this festive set of Cinco de Mayo poems and songs! These are perfect for shared reading, poetry notebooks, morning meetings, or performances. Available in both color and blackline, these poems celebrate the culture and excitement of the holiday while helping students develop prosody and expression in their reading.
📌 Perfect for: Fluency centers, group read-alouds, and poetry folders
🔤 Cinco de Mayo Phonics Blending Onset-Rime Word Wheels
Make phonics practice engaging with these onset-rime word wheels, designed to support blending and decoding skills. Students will practice building real and nonsense words as they spin through differentiated onsets and rimes.
With multiple levels included, this activity is ideal for differentiation and reinforcing key foundational reading skills.
📌 Perfect for: Literacy centers, phonics groups, and independent practice
🌟 Celebrate Learning with Culture and Fun!
Your students will love the interactive, hands-on, and meaningful activities in this Cinco de Mayo collection. Whether you’re working on fluency, phonics, vocabulary, or cultural understanding, these resources offer the perfect blend of fun and learning.
🎉 Bring the joy of Cinco de Mayo into your classroom today—with activities your students will love and skills that will last!
