Cinco de Mayo
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today we celebrate Mexico’s victory over the French invasion in the Battle of Puebla that took place 149 years ago. In America, this has now become a day where we celebrate Mexican-American culture. Our family loves any excuse for a celebration and especially one with Mexican food so needless to say, we are on board. I made a tacos sensory bin, some counting tacos cards, and a taco math worksheet. Everything is free to download below. Oh and for dinner… we are having tacos! Hope these ideas and printables can also be useful and fun for your kids too!
This was really quick and easy to set up. I made this mainly for my toddler (18 months) who is really into sensory play but it was also loved by my preschooler (age 3). Even my oldest two (6 and 8) enjoyed making pretend tacos when they came home from school. We used Easter grass for lettuce, pom poms for tomatoes, Reeses cereal for ground beef, cut up orange yarn for cheese, and filled the remaining part of our bin with dried black beans. I cut out the sides of a cereal box to make large oversized tacos that stood up to being filled. I added large tweezers so my toddler could work on her fine motor development. I also included an assortment of measuring spoons and cups that my kids enjoyed scooping and using to measure their ingredients.
This file is best printed out onto cardstock for more durability, given to your child to color, count, and learn how to write their numbers 1-10 correctly as well as how to say them in Spanish. Print multiple copies for a matching activity. Hang them up on the wall when the kids finish to create a number wall. Laminate and hole punch them, attaching them to a binder ring to make a portable learning tool for repeat use with dry erase markers. Kindergarteners can be given different combinations of cards to add. You can also give a card and cross off a certain number of tacos eaten to create subtraction problems for your child to write the equation and solve.
My kids enjoyed pairing these cards with a salt tray. To change things up, I colored salt with some icing gel and added some taco seasoning.
I created this worksheet for my son’s second grade class who is currently working on triple digit math. He always enjoys bringing things to school to share… even if it is more math problems.
Your child may also enjoy:
Number and Letter Formation Workbooks
Free Counting Vegetables Clip Cards
I create more printable activities for kids here with the goal of helping to grow kids who love to learn.
I hope your kids enjoy these activities! If you use these printables in your home or classroom, or make this easy taco sensory bin, I would love to see it. Please use #sodangfun on social media, tag me @sodangfun on Instagram, or post to my Facebook page.
I hope your family enjoys a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!
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