Puerto Rico Fact Sheet – Spanish-Speaking Countries

- Grades
- Grades 3–7, Elementary, Middle School, Not Grade Specific
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Foreign Languages, Spanish
- Topic
- Mi Camino Spanish, Spanish-Speaking Countries
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Learn interesting facts about Puerto Rico!
- First, watch this video about Puerto Rico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs9btmR8mbs
- Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.)
- Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class!
- For even more culture-based fun, look for the coquís on the coloring page at the end!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Research and record key facts about Puerto Rico, including its flag, capital, population, and currency
Complete the same fact-finding task in both English and Spanish
Present researched findings about Puerto Rico to classmates
Teaching tips
Assign the linked video as a starting point before students begin filling in the fact sheet, since the activity is built around research rather than prior knowledge
Use the Spanish and English versions together to reinforce vocabulary for the same category headings (population/población, currency/moneda, capital/capital) across both languages
Save the coquí seek-and-color page for after the fact sheet is complete, as a lower-pressure culture-focused wrap-up to the research task
Skills covered
Research skills — students locate and record specific facts about a country using an outside video source.
Bilingual vocabulary reinforcement — students complete the same category headings in both English and Spanish.
Oral presentation — students share their completed fact sheet findings with the class.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Is this activity available in both English and Spanish?
Yes, the same fact sheet is provided as a matching English version and a Spanish version.
What is the closing coquí page about?
It's a seek-and-color activity built around the coquí, a small tree frog that is one of Puerto Rico's most recognizable cultural symbols.
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Concepts & topics
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Puerto Rico geography and culture
Country fact-finding research
English-Spanish bilingual vocabulary
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