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Objective / Background  \nPage 4. Common Core Standards  \nPage 5. Key Terms  \nTHEME I: Day of the Dead Altars & Their Elements  \nPage 8. Lesson: Mini Ofrenda Collage  \nPage 10. Ofrenda Template  \nPage 11. Dia de los muertos Altar Handout Page 13. Design Your Own Sugar Skull Template Page 15. Pan de muerto Template  \nPage 16. Day of the Dead Nicho Template Page 19. Day of the Dead Armband Template  \nTHEME II: Calaveras!  \nPage 22. Lesson: Calavera Puppet  \nPage 24. Lesson: Calavera Foam Print, inspired by José Guadalupe Posada Page 26. José Guadalupe Posada  \nPage 27. Calavera Poem  \nPage 28. Calaveras Template  \nPage 29. Calavera Puppet Template  \nTHEME III: Traditions  \nPage 32. Tradiciones Handout  \nPage 33. Tradicion Zine  \nPage 35. Life & Death Around the World Handout Page 36. Storytelling: Essay Prompts  \nPage 37. Additional Resources  \nOBJECTIVE  \nThis packet will provide you with tools and resources to effectively and independently teach your students about Día de los muertos. It contains background information, additional resources, handouts and activities, and complete lesson plans related to Día de los muertos. The information in this packet is organized by three main themes: 1) Day of the Dead Altars & their Elements, 2) Calaveras!, and 3) Traditions. Please feel free to distribute this packet to colleagues, parents, and aspiring educators!  \nDÍA DE LOS MUERTOS  \nDía de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an ancient celebration observed throughout Mexico, as well as in Central American, South American and European regions. During the holiday, people remember and honor ancestors and deceased loved ones. Indigenous observance of the days of the dead in the Americas pre-dates the arrival of the Spanish. In order to absorb indigenous communities and traditions into Catholicism, the Spanish blended indigenous observances and rituals with the Catholic holidays of All Saints and All Souls Day. Today, this important holiday is observed annually on November first and second.  \nFamilies often set up offerings or altars called ofrendas, either at home or at the cemetery. The altars include images of the deceased person as well as their favorite objects, foods, and treats. Some ofrendas are also decorated with marigolds and calaveras made of papier-mâché . Families come together to feast on traditional foods such as pan de muerto, mole, or pozole, and friends exchange sugar calaveras. Families and friends play or sing songs, exchange memories, and pass on familial history to younger generations. Many people believe that the spirits of the dead return to the home during Dia de los muertos and vigils are often held late into the night in order to welcome the spirits.  \nAlthough it falls at the same time as Halloween, Día de los muertos does not include symbols such as witches, black cats, or pumpkins. While Halloween is associated with dressing up and trick-or-treating, Día de los muertos is more to memorialize. Both holidays, however, do share a common connection with the presence of skeleton imagery throughout.  \nTHIS YEAR’S THEME:  \nBEYOND THE EARTH AND THE SKY  \nThis year’s ofrenda and exhibition theme addresses the aspect of Day of the Dead that revolves around the passing of spirits through the realms. The ofrendas and art objects on view highlight the transcendence of these spirits on their return home. This year’s altars are dedicated to individuals, a community affected by a natural disaster and to a regional spiritual mythology. The work created by local artists focuses on the way we connect with our ancestors or predecessors, how their memories continue to live, and the diversity of what remembrance can mean.  \nCOMMON CORE STANDARDS  \nThe activities and lessons included in this packet address the following standards through classroom discussions, the analyzation of visual images, and the creation of art projects:  \n\n| College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Read","cbCaiqATM5uTyrlx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqATM5uTyrlx","pdf",2522481,39,"English","# Objective / Background\n# Common Core Standards\n# Key Terms\n# Theme I: Day of the Dead Altars & Their Elements\n## Lesson: Mini Ofrenda Collage\n## Ofrenda Template\n## Design Your Own Sugar Skull Template\n## Pan de muerto Template\n## Day of the Dead Nicho Template\n## Day of the Dead Armband Template\n# Theme II: Calaveras!\n## Lesson: Calavera Puppet\n## Calavera Foam Print, inspired by José Guadalupe Posada\n## José Guadalupe Posada\n## Calavera Poem\n## Calaveras Template\n## Calavera Puppet Template\n# Theme III: Traditions\n## Tradiciones Handout\n## Tradicion Zine\n## Life & Death Around the World Handout\n## Storytelling: Essay Prompts\n## Additional Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this educator packet?\",\"answer\":\"It provides tools and resources to help educators teach students about Día de los muertos through background information, handouts, activities, and complete lesson plans organized by themes.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the packet organized thematically?\",\"answer\":\"The packet is organized into three main themes: Day of the Dead Altars \\u0026 their Elements, Calaveras!, and Traditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What key concepts and lesson activities are included?\",\"answer\":\"It includes background on the holiday and ofrendas, defines key terms such as calaveras and La Calavera Catrina, and provides art-focused lessons like mini ofrenda collage and sugar skull template activities.\"}]","EDUCATOR PACKET - Día de los Muertos Altars, Calaveras and Traditions | PDF",1790266507]