Hispanic Heritage Month Social Studies Resources

This Hispanic Heritage Month, learn the history of chocolate and try your hand at a historical recipe.

Read up on a historical hero from 20th-century America! Your student will learn about the history of the labor movement and the life of Cesar Chavez.

Take an imaginary trip to a country that loves baseball, boxing and basketball. It's not America -- it's the Dominican Republic!

Kids color and cut out a native costume for this paper doll, then guess what country the doll is from. Hint: The capital city is Lima.

Check out this cool Machu Picchu coloring page for your little world traveler.

Learn about world history with this Color the World page about Chichen Itza, one of the oldest and most significant sites in both Mexico and the world today.

Find out all about the gorgeous mountains, delicious food and unusual national animals that make Peru such a unique and wonderful nation.

Take a crack at recreating an ancient art made famous by the Incan empire. Color in a sample textile, then use the next page to create your own from scratch.

This worksheet teaches about the Mexican tradition of mariachi music, which is Mexican folk music often sung by small bands of musicians.

A coloring sheet for 1st graders about people from around the world. This one is of a Peruvian girl in traditional clothes.

What do you know about the wonderful country of Guatemala? Find out how the country got its name and what the people like to do for fun!

Get to know an important labor rights activist, Cesar Chavez, with this coloring page, featuring some important facts about him.

Is your mapping maniac ready to learn some world geography? This map challenge will test your child's knowledge of different cities in South America.

Travel the world in this coloring page series of international places and cultures, from the cities of Europe to the rhythms of Cuba!

Give this worksheet to your 4th grader and see if she knows what these countries are or where they are.

Look at this piece of a map and see if you can place it. Practice your research skills to fill in the names of the countries.

This cherufe coloring page shows the legendary creature from Chilean folklore. Use this cherufe coloring page to introduce your child to legends from Chile.

Complete this map of Central America by flexing those ever-useful research skills.

With 4th grade geography comes lots of maps and research. Get an introduction to research with this exercise. Label the countries and three cities on this map.

Enjoy coloring a historic figure with your little one. She'll get to meet David G. Farragut, an admiral in the Civil War.

Geography in 4th grade requires lots of research, so let's practice! Find out what part of the world this map shows and fill in all the country names.