Welcome to our In the Know topic for September, Hispanic Heritage Month. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.
Grades K-1 look at great Americans with Hispanic heritage. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 2-3 look at Hispanic influence on cowboy culture. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 4-5 look at government unrest in Puerto Rico. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
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Photo Credit: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-DIG-highsm-37156]
