Fun activities: Cinco de Mayo word search free printable

Cinco de Mayo word search free printable for kids.

Here’s another fun cinco de mayo activity for kids of all ages. I created two different word searches with hidden words, one with the words in English and the other with the words in Spanish. This will be such a great way to introduce a foreign language and take part in the celebration of Mexican culture.

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cinco de mayo word search free printables

Any printable worksheet game like these word search printables, or other games like Bingo, make learning about different holidays fun!

You will see the word lists for each of the word search games below, so you can easily see the difficulty levels before you go to print either cinco de mayo word search free printable.

Cinco de mayo word search with vocabulary words in English

-Mexico City

-North America

-Holiday

-Fifth of May

-Celebration

-Culture

-Battle

-Dancing

-Victory

-Music

-Tradition

-French army

The different words will be hidden horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. To make it easy for younger kids there are no hidden words written backwards.

Cinco de mayo word search with words in Spanish

-Batalla

-Puebla

-Cinco de Mayo

-Fiesta

-Piñata

-Papel picado

-Musica

-Sombrero

-Niños

-Cultura

-Dulces

-Victoria

Free printable cinco de mayo word search activity

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These Cinco de Mayo word search free printables will print on regular letter size paper. Feel free to print as many copies as you need.

If you want an additional fun activity, I created another Cinco de Mayo game you can find HERE. Or of course you can always teach your kids the authentic Mexican game of Loteria.

cinco de mayo word search free printable

Cinco de Mayo word search free printable answer key

History of Cinco de Mayo: a Mexican holiday

Although most people in the United States believe the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebrates Mexico’s independence day that is actually not the case.

Mexico won their independence from Spain on September 16th, 1821.

The Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexico is the victory of the Mexican army over the French forces in the battle of Puebla. Forty years after their independence from Spain. Puebla is a state located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

This was a very unexpected victory by Mexico because the French army doubled in size that of the Mexican army. The victory of the battle of Puebla fueled the Mexican peoples pride and patriotism!

Today, Cinco de Mayo is mostly celebrated in the state of Puebla. The rest of Mexico observes the holiday.

Here in the United States, the holiday has turned into a day to celebrate the richness of the Mexican culture. Especially in the southern states that border Mexico; Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico. The celebrations might include eating Mexican food, mariachi music, and red white and green decorations; the colors of the Mexican flag.

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