Reality Spanish for Kids - Cultural Links

Hello and welcome to the Cultural Links page for Reality Spanish® for Kids. Simply click on a link below which corresponds to where you are in your course, and then have fun exploring the cultural information.

Module 1 - Spanish Personal Names

Spanish boy names & their origins

Spanish girl names & their origins

Most common Spanish baby names

Module 2 - Origins: Latinos and the food they love

Recipes to history of foods

History of Tex-Mex food - overview

Comprehensive history of Tex-Mex food

Differences between Mexican and Tex-Mex food

Traditional Mexican food from different regions

Module 3 - Special locations in the Hispanic world

Atacama Desert

Iguazu Waterfall 1

Iguazu Waterfall 2

Chichen Itza 1

Chichen Itza 2

Tikal

Module 4 - Music and Dance

Crafts:

How to make Bongo drums

Coffee can drum

Maracas

Water-Bottle Maracas

Music and artists:

Reggaeton

Reggaeton in Cuba

Reggaeton history

Salsa

Shakira

Module 5 - Holidays/Religious Celebrations

Day of the dead

Making Cascarones for Day of the Dead

Younger kids story of Day of the Dead

Cinco de Mayo

Semana Santa in Mexico

Semana Santa in South America 

Module 6 - The most popular sport in the world

Soccer basic info

History of the World Cup

Official website of World Cup

Women's World Cup info