Latino Cultures and Communities

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.04.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Mexican History: Background Information for Teachers
  5. Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Appendix I
  8. Appendix II
  9. Resources for Teachers
  10. Materials for Classroom Use
  11. Notes

Latino Children's Folk Music: A Series of Thematic Writing Exercises

Yvette Moorehead Carter

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Materials for Classroom Use

Annotated Bibliography

Ada, Alma Flor, and F. Isabel Campoy, compilers. °Pio Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes. Westlake, OH: Harper Collins, 2003. A bilingual collection of nursery rhymes from Spain and Latin American.

Antony, Mason. Aztec Times. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997. An appealing newspaper-like format showcasing the ancient Aztecs.

Boyer-Alexander, René, Margaret Campbelle-Holman, Robert de Frece, Doug Goodkin, Betsy M. Henderson, Michael Jothen, Carol King, Nancy L. T. Miller, and Ivy Rawlins. Share the Music. Teacher's ed. and Pupil's ed. Vol. K-5. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 2000. Teacher's Editions, Pupil's Editions and Big Books for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade with music lessons and CDs.

Griego, Margot C., Betsy L. Bucks, Sharon S. Gilbert, and Laurel H. Kimball, comps. Tortillitas Para Mama. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981. A bilingual children's book of Latin-American nursery rhymes with illustrations.

Orozco, José-Luis, comp. De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1994. A bilingual collection of children's songs, chants, and rhymes from Spanish-speaking countries with illustrations.

Mason, Antony. Aztec Times. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997. A book about Aztec life with a time line, game board, and colorful maps.

Steele, Philip. The Aztec News. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1997. A colorful and unique book about Aztec life, written in the style of a newspaper.

Time-Life Books. Aztecs: Reign of Blood & Splendor. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1992. A detailed book about the Aztec Empire with artwork, artifacts, and maps.

Townsend, Richard F. The Aztecs. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000.

A significant resource with photographs of ruins and artifacts in Mexico.

Web Resource

Sebastian, Tricia. El Chocolate Live at Old Town School of Folk Music. 2007. Chicago.

08 July 2007. http://www.triciasebastian.com. This singer/songwriter sings traditional and original songs infused with Latin American influences.

Discography

Julian, Les. Color Outside the Lines. New Haven: Jump Right Over the Moooon Records. 1995. A New Haven musician, Les Julian, sings original, fun songs for children.

Share the Music. Third Grade CD Set, CD 3 Tracks 12 and 13. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. A CD set to accompany the Share the Music scholastic series for students.

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