Hispanic Heritage Month Capitals Word Search

Start with the start date sheet to explain the observance, then use the crossword for people and the word search for geography.

Name the country for 14 capitals, from Tegucigalpa to Madrid, then find each in a word search. National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 each year in the United States. The directions on the page read: Write the country for each capital, then circle the 14 countries in the grid. Names run across, down, or diagonally, never backward. Circle only DOMINICAN for Dominican Republic. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade Culture: Holidays and Heritage, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

A 1968 law asked for a National Hispanic Heritage Week that included September 15 and 16, independence anniversaries for several Latin American nations. A 1988 law made it a month from September 15 to October 15.

The profiles include Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice in 2009, Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut in space, Dolores Huerta and Roberto Clemente.

Students write the country for 14 capitals, from Tegucigalpa to Santo Domingo and Madrid, and then circle each country in a grid. Names run across, down or diagonally.