Multi-Cultural+Puerto+Rico

= Puerto Rico = = Mt. Herman's Multi-Cultural Activity will be February 24, 2011. =

__** Listed below you will find items that may be of interest to utilize with your class for your experience to Puerto Rico. **__

__** Things to Know **__ Puerto Rico is located about 1,000 miles southeast of Florida, a part of the West Indies in the north Caribbean Sea. It is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. Capital: San Juan

Official Languages: Spanish, English Currency: U.S. dollar Puerto Rico's native people: [|Taíno Indians]
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/125px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png width="181" height="126" align="center" caption="Flag" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg"]] || [[image:http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/images/countries/puertorico.gif width="135" height="49" align="center" caption="Map"]] || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Escudo_de_Puerto_Rico_1.svg/85px-Escudo_de_Puerto_Rico_1.svg.png width="135" height="133" align="center" caption="Coat of Arms" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Puerto_Rico_1.svg"]] ||
 * [|Crafts] || [|Recipes] || [|Lesson Plans/Activities] ||
 * [|Music] || [|More Music] || [|Fun Facts] ||

Puerto Rico has no large wild mammals. The [|mongoose] was brought in to control rats on sugarcane plantations. Iguanas and many small [|lizards] abound, [|bats] are present, as are a few [|snakes]. The island has one animal found almost nowhere else in the world—the [|coquí], a small tree frog. Puerto Rico has some [|insects] including mole crickets and termites that damage buildings and crops. Barracuda, kingfish, [|crabs], mullet, [|Spanish mackerel], tuna, sharks, snappers, lobster, and oysters are among the marine life inhabiting coastal waters. Tropical climate with tropical wet and dry climates. There is little difference from season to season. Puerto Rico is a mountainous tropical island; sixty percent of Puerto Rico is covered in mountains.
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[|Roberto Clemente] The first Hispanic to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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__ Multi-Cultural Informational Sheets for Staff __
 * [[file:2011 Multi-Information Sheet for Grade Levels and Resource.docx]] || [[file:Multicultural Celebration 2011Letter.doc]] ||