Cinco De Mayo May 5

The World Book Encyclopedia

"Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of a Mexican army over a French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The Mexican army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, won the battle even though the French force was better armed and three times as large. The battle occurred after Emperor Napoleon III of France sent troops to Mexico to conquer the country. Despite the Mexican victory at Puebla, the French later gained control of Mexico City and established a French-supported government there. In 1866 and 1867, however, France withdrew its troops from Mexico because of resistance by many Mexicans and pressure from the United States. The French-backed government soon fell. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated differently in different areas. For example, in Mexico, it may be observed with parades, festivals, music, and dancing. In the United States, celebrations often include parades, folk dancing, speeches, carnival rides, and Mexican music."

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Resources:
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/cincodemayo/ Theme Resources

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/cincodemayo.shtml Cinco de Mayo Theme Page

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/holidays/cincodemayo1.htm History

http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo Cinco de Mayo History

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Papflowr.htm How To Paper Flowers

http://www.dltk-kids.com/World/mexico/index.htm Mexican Act. for Kids

http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/cincodemayo.php Theme Resources

http://holidays.kaboose.com/cinco-party.html Games and Activties

http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/espinoza/projects/557-044/gunnels/wq.html WebQuest Gr. 3 Soc. St.

http://fc.bigwalnut.k12.oh.us/~Laura_Laidley/cincodemayo.htm Webquest Gr. 8

http://www.annieshomepage.com/cincodemayo.html Annie's Page of Resources

http://www.preschooleducation.com/scinco.shtml Songs

http://stepbystepcc.com/holidays/cincodemayo.html Theme Unit

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/wordfinds/cinco-de-mayo-wordsearch.html Word Search

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-S2000/Love/index.htm Mexico Geography Lesson Gr. 5

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http://geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/cincodemayo.htm Theme Resources