Curated OER
Corridos About the Mexican Revolution
High schoolers explore the meaning behind Mexican corridos. In this Mexican Revolution lesson, students discover details about the war and its leaders as they read, analyze, and write their own corridos.
Curated OER
International Festival: Mexico
Students explore the culture of Mexico through music and food. In this multicultural lesson, students read the book Mexico and listen to samples of Mexican music. Students use ingredients to make tacos.
Curated OER
Mexican Music
Young scholars explore Mexican music. In this multicultural music instructional activity, students read the lyrics of songs such as "Poll Parrot" and sing along with a recording of the song. Young scholars practice the pronunciation of...
Curated OER
Mexican Music-A Christmas Tradition
Learners explore a facet of Mexican culture. In this music lesson, students discuss how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico and listen to a traditional posada song.
PBS
Pbs: Accordion Dreams
A very detailed site on the history and culture of the accordion. You'll find brief biographies on talented accordion players, a timeline, fun facts, and more!
Other
Smithsonian Institution: Musica Del Pueblo
Musica del Pueblo is a full-featured resource that explores the traditions of Latino music. Using a colorful mural titled "Song of Unity" as a navigation tool, visitors can watch videos of performances, listen to different varieties of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Music Lessons From Frontline/world
Three cross-curricular lessons that explore the cultural and social content of music.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Musical Travels for Children
A series of lesson plans geared toward elementary young scholars. These lessons explore various musical cultures such as Germanic music, Korean songs, Ugandan music and Mexican music. You can use all of the lessons or simply choose which...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: Three Fun Songs for Children
Provided on this website are three fun traditional Mexican songs for children to sing and enjoy. The songs are The Poll Parrot, To Jerez We Will Go and The Gruel. Printable pdf files of the music and lyrics are available for download.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Mexican Music
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Mexican Music."