2. Sugar Skull Paintings Dia de los Muertos Amy Gartley Uniontown Area School District Amy.Gartley@uasdraiders.org 2 nd Grade

3. What is Dia de los muertos? Dia de los muertos means Day of the dead in English It is a holiday that has been celebrated in Mexico for hundreds of years!!! It is celebrated on November 1 st, and 2nd Dia de los muertos means Day of the dead in English It is a holiday that has been celebrated in Mexico for hundreds of years!!! It is celebrated on November 1 st, and 2nd

4. STOP! Wait a minute…day of the dead? That sounds super creepy! There is no relation between Halloween and “Dia de los muertos.” On this holiday, families and friends celebrate the lives of loved one who have passed away. Therefore, it’s a CELEBRATION of LIFE! Nothing scary about it.

5. What is a Sugar Skull? Sugar skulls are made to represent a departed soul, artists write their name on the forehead and then place them on the home ofrenda or gravestone to honor the loved one who passed away. Sugar skull art reflects the folk art style of big happy smiles, colorful icing and sparkly tin and glittery adornments.

6. How are real sugar skulls made?

7. What is Folk Art? FOLK ART is the art of the everyday. FOLK ART is rooted in traditions that come from community and culture. FOLK ART expresses cultural identity by conveying shared community values and aesthetics. FOLK ART encompasses a range of utilitarian and decorative media, including cloth, wood, paper, clay, metal and more.

8. What is an ofrenda?

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11. Reflect…What are you thinking?

12. How did you feel at the beginning of the animation?

13. How did your feelings change as the animation continued to play?

14.  Have you ever had a loved one (family member, friend, or pet) pass away?  Remember the happy times  Thinking about the memories is a way of keeping that person/pet with us, even if they have passed away.  Whose life will you celebrate?

15. Practice Drawing a Sugar Skull You may use the remainder of class time to complete your practice sketch.

16. Lesson Plan Due to my district’s lesson plan template, the entire lesson plan would not format correctly on a slide. I will send the lesson in a separate attachment. Grade 2. I hope you enjoyed learning about or being reintroduced to the Mexican tradition of Dia de los muertos!