National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month does not start and end within the same month. Instead, it starts on September 15 and ends on October 15.
It begins on September 15 as that is the independence day of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The following day, September 16 is Mexico's Independence Day.
On September 17, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Hispanic Heritage Week bill. In 1989 President George H.W. Bush with a Presidential Proclamation expanded National Hispanic Heritage week to an entire month.
Countries
National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates and honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Hispanic describes a person from, or a descendant of someone from, a Spanish-speaking country.
Latino describes a person from, or a descendat of someone from, a country in Latin America.
Latin America is a region in the Western Hemisphere made up of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Also included are some of the islands of the West Indies and in the Caribbean Sea. It is known as Latin America because the language most people speak came from Latin. Latin is the language of the ancient Romans. Languages derived from Latin includes Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
Hispanic Coutry Report worksheets (pdf) Grade 2-3
Hispanic Heritage Month worksheets
4 printables -Hispanic Heritage Month color page, Who's Who's, All About, and Facts About worksheets.
People
Hispanic Heritage Individuals color page, about worksheet, and quote color page.
Book
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Written and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Printable activity kit on the author's webpage.
Alma and How She Got Her Name Story Video
