Ofrenda Match
Match six illustrated objects to their Spanish names, then connect them to their cultural meanings. Two rounds, helpful feedback and a personal review collection.
Play Ofrenda Match →MEXICO · REMEMBRANCE · LIVING TRADITIONSDía de los
Día de los
Muertos.
Discover the stories behind the flowers, photographs and colours. Learn the language. Understand the meaning.
Start the illustrated story →Whole class or independent · Two language levels · No sign-in needed
BEGIN WITH THE STORY
A visit to an ofrenda
Meet Lucía’s fictional family as they prepare a remembrance display. Eight scenes connect Spanish words with the people, memories and traditions behind them.
FreeREADY TO EXPLORE
Story + comprehension
Present each scene to your class, discuss the prompts, then check understanding with six questions and explanations.
Open the story →YOUR FESTIVAL COLLECTION
Learn. Play. Create.
Explore vocabulary, cultural understanding and Spanish practice through matching, memory, digital Bingo and live challenges. Build an ofrenda, develop your writing, then create and share a costume design.
Ofrenda Memory
Explore 24 illustrated vocabulary pairs, including clothing, food, music, places and actions. Choose 6, 12 or 24 pairs. Play as a whole class or Team A vs Team B.
Play the memory game →Festival Bingo
40 festival words, different digital cards on each student’s device, verified winners and teacher celebrations.
Open Festival Bingo →Cultural Challenge
Join with a code and get a team automatically. Students answer picture, culture and Spanish questions on their devices; marking and team scores update automatically.
Play Cultural Challenge →Build an Ofrenda
Read Spanish clues, choose illustrated objects and explain their cultural meanings. Grow your own ofrenda with feedback, automatic teams and live scoring. Choose 6 or 8 objects and two reading levels.
Build an Ofrenda →Festival Writing Studio
Retrieve vocabulary, build Spanish sentences and write independently. Two levels, sentence support, self-review and a private teacher inbox for feedback and revision.
Open Writing Studio →Catrina & Catrín Design Studio
Draw a costume and face-paint design, personalise colours and decorations, then explain your choices in Spanish. Teachers assign it to a class. Students submit to a private gallery and the teacher chooses the winner.
Open Design Studio →Words with meaning.
- la ofrenda
- the offering / remembrance display
- las flores de cempasúchil
- marigold flowers
- las velas
- candles
- las fotografías
- photographs
- el papel picado
- decorative cut-paper banners
- el pan de muerto
- a traditional sweet bread
- las calaveras
- skulls
- la familia
- family
- los recuerdos
- memories
- la comida favorita
- favourite food
- La Catrina
- an elegant skeleton figure
- Recordamos a nuestros seres queridos.
- We remember our loved ones.
For teachers
This story represents one fictional family. Practices vary across Mexico and other communities that celebrate. Students can use the fictional examples without sharing personal experiences of bereavement.