Mexico-Themed School Project Ideas

Culture & Traditions

• Make a paper-mâché piñata
• Cook a traditional dish (tacos, tamales, enchiladas)
• Learn a Mexican dance
• Create a craft (papel picado, pottery, weaving)

History

• Research a figure (Benito Juárez, Zapata, Pancho Villa)
• Build a timeline of Mexican history
• Write a report on a major event (Independence, Revolution, Mexican-American War)

Geography

• Draw a map of Mexico
• Research a feature (Sierra Madre, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula)
• Report on a climate zone (tropical, temperate, desert)