Art Around the World Mexico Hispanic Heritage Month 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

Get your students making and creating beautiful arts and crafts from Mexico with this pack of 6 hands-on activities. Creating multicultural art is a great way to celebrate the diversity within our classrooms and around the world, and this set is perfect for Hispanic Heritage month.

In this pack you’ll find six activities that include papier mache, papercraft, clay, weaving, drawing, and painting.

Visual step-by-step instructions are included so even if you're not confident teaching art, students will be able to create something they can be proud of. You can either use these to outline the process, or the easiest option is to print copies for each table (or display them in plastic stands if you have them), for students to follow the instructions themselves. You could set these up as stations for students to rotate around, or do one activity per day.

What's included in the zip file?

• U.S and U.K versions optimized for A4/Letter paper, spelling and vocabulary
• Student instructions and notes for the teacher
• Weaving
• Papier mache cactus
• Class mural inspired by Diego Rivera
• Alebrijes (fantasy animals) mixed media
• Talavera bowls using clay
• Papercraft decorations
• PDF slideshow version of the instructions
• Self-reflection form
• Artist's statement

What materials are used:

• Air-drying clay
• Cartridge paper A4-A3 size, colored paper
• Oil pastels
• Markers, coloring pencils
• Paint
• Cardboard
• Yarn/Wool
• Newspaper/newsprint

I hope your students enjoy creating Mexican art and feel super proud of what they make!

More art projects you may like:

Spanish art projects

Japanese art projects

Australian art projects

Hands-on ancient Greece art projects

African animals art lessons

More Hispanic Heritage Month resources you may like:

Posters of inspiring quotes from Hispanic Americans

Hispanic Heritage Stations and Research Project