![]() They interview parents and/or other family members to learn more about this person and hear stories from their life, then create a skeleton sculpture to honor them. In 5th Grade, students have a thoughtful conversation about ancestors and family members, culminating in choosing a family member to remember with a sculpture. Students also learn how to make simple paper picado (perforated paper) for the Spanish classroom altar. In addition, after studying skeletons in 1st Grade, they follow up this year with the book and chant Chumba la Cachumba. Meanwhile, in art class, Kindergarteners create and decorate paper skulls after looking at different examples and discussing how color and pattern is traditionally used.Ģnd Graders focus on learning the traditional elements of the altars and make a cempasuchil (Mexican/Aztec marigold) flower with a leaf dedicated to a loved one they would like to remember. Preschoolers read books about the holiday and its cultural meaning, and will make an ofrenda (altar) and decorate it with flowers, food, and other items (made from modeling clay) representing loved ones. Here is just a small sampling of ways that the different divisions celebrate, each way carefully selected to support developmental understandings of the life cycle in that age group. ![]() It’s a day of connection, remembrance, and love for those who are no longer with us, and a time for families to honor ancestors and others who were important to them. ![]() Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is a traditional Mexican holiday that begins the day after Halloween. ![]()
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