October 19, 2022
During Día de los Muertos, many families from Latinx backgrounds honor their loved ones who have died. In San Antonio, TX, this has become a major city-wide celebration in which many schools have decided to participate. During this initial cafecito, students and families learned about two of the most iconic images associated with Día de Los Muertos: La Catrina and Señor Calavera by José Guadalupe Posada. Students then made their own Catrina puppets that were then used as part of the school’s community altar. Teachers were given a copy of the children’s book, Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales for their classrooms. This book draws curricular connections to math and social studies through the use of counting and the Día de los Muertos holiday.
