Did you know that César Chávez Day is March 31st? Explore the life and works of an influential activist with these César Chávez activities for Spanish class.
This is a great opportunity to incorporate important topics that can be difficult to fit into your standard district curriculum. César Chávez was instrumental in changing the lives of migrant workers and worked to reform and create better protection for them in the United States.
Issues addressed studying César Chávez:
- immigration
- migrant workers and unions
- human rights
- civil rights
- boycotts
César Chávez Reading Passage
Students will read about César Chávez and the contributions he made to reform for migrant workers. Students will also explore his life, inspiration, family, and recognitions. There are follow up comprehension activities to help students review what they’ve learned. In addition to comprehension activities, students will use a quiz quiz trade style activity to review what they’ve learned about Chávez.
César Chávez Webquest Research Activities
Want students to do a little investigating? Sometimes students find out more by doing their own research. Students will investigate about the life and contributions of César Chávez with this resource. There is a digital and PDF format off the activity.
Want to use the reading activities AND the research assignment? Here is the bundle that includes both of these resources.
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