Cinco de Mayo

I wanted to have something special planned for Cinco de Mayo at school . . . but it didn't happen. (It's my first year--I have the luxury of not having it all together. lol!) But I am resolving to make something bigger and better happen next time.

However, I am giving my students a mini-history lesson and showing them a little clip so that they'll know what the holiday is all about. A lot of people think it's Mexican Independence Day, but indeed it's not. That's September 16. May 5 is the day that the outnumbered Mexican army beat out the larger, more well-equipped French army who was trying to take over. Get your little history lesson here.

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