Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year. The following curriculum materials will help you observe National Hispanic Heritage Month with your students by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. 

• Bronx Children’s Museum: “Let’s Meet Justice Sotomayor” 
  Biographical piece on Justice Sonia Sotomayor; elementary school

• Colorin Colorado’s Hispanic Heritage Month
  Book lists, videos and lesson plans; all grade levels

• Edpuzzle - Teaching "Identity," by Julio Noboa Polanco
  Interactive video poetry presentation; middle and high school 

• Edsitement - Hispanic Heritage and History in the United States
  Full curriculum units and historical context; all grade levels

• "In the Heights" study guide, Loyola Marymount University 
  Lessons on the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical; middle and high school

• Library of Congress’s National Hispanic American Month resources
  Collection of high quality resources; all grade levels

• My Modern Met - Eleven Great Hispanic Artists
  Artist biographies from the Baroque period to modern times; middle and high school

• National Archives Education Resources - Hispanic Heritage Month
  Teaching materials and additional online resources; middle and high school

• National Museum of the American Latino 
  Teaching and learning resources; all grade levels

• New York Public Library - Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
  Reading recommendations, Latinx poets and other collections; all grade levels

• New York Times - Latin American and Hispanic Culture & History Through Music
  Engaging lessons and music clips; middle and high school 

• NYC Arts - Hispanic Heritage in New York
  Local arts organizations that focus on Hispanic heritage; all grade levels

• PBS - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
  Video clips from PBS documentaries and specials; all grade levels

• Readworks: Hispanic Heritage reading passages 
  Ebooks, readings and audio organized by lexile level; all grade levels

• Share My Lesson - Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and Lesson Plans 
  Teaching resources and multimedia; all grade levels

• Smithsonian Learning Lab - Why and How We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
  Bilingual resources and background context; all grade levels

• U.S. Department of Labor: Hispanic Leaders Who Changed Labor History
  Biographies and historical materials; middle and high school