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Cinco de Mayo Writing Activity for Elementary Students

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this fun and engaging How to Build a Taco Writing Activity. This how-to writing activity is a fun project that students enjoy. Learn more about this Cinco de Mayo writing activity below!

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Cinco de Mayo Writing Activity

One of our Cinco de Mayo resources we offer is our How to Build a Taco Writing Activity. Learn more about what it is, what it includes, why teachers love it, and how you can use it in your classroom.

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how to build a taco writing activities

What is the Cinco de Mayo Writing Activity?

The How to Build a Taco Writing Activity is a fun and engaging writing and craft project. This resource includes:

  • teacher guide that walks you through implementing the resource
  • scoring rubric to make grading quick and easy for teachers and expectations clear for students
  • writing activities (prewriting/brainstorming, planners and graphic organizers, drafting stationary, publishing stationary)
  • class book cover so you can turn students’ final products into a class book
  • page toppers to pair with students final products to create a finished look
  • flip book templates that offer a final product format alternative
  • taco craft directions and templates that pair perfectly with the writing project
  • bulletin board or door decor printables to pair with students’ final writing products to make a bulletin display

Why Teachers Love This Cinco de Mayo Writing Activity

Elementary teachers love this How to Build a Taco Writing Project because…

  • This May writing activity requires no prep – Just print and go!
  • The finished projects can be used to create easy Cinco de Mayo bulletin boards or door decor.
  • The activities are open-ended, so you can continue to use them even if you change grade levels.
  • It includes a teachers guide that makes implementation easy.
  • Students are highly engaged when working on these activities.
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7 Ways Teachers Use this Writing Activity

Below are the different ways elementary teachers use this writing activity in their classroom:

  • Cinco de Mayo activity
  • May writing project
  • resource for Writer’s Workshop
  • sub plans
  • homework
  • independent work
  • writing centers
how to build a taco writing activities
how to build a taco writing activities

Related Cinco de Mayo Activities

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Cinco de Mayo Read Alouds

Below are some popular read alouds for Cinco de Mayo that you might find pair well.

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