The 2010 date for Mardi Gras is February 16. This has always been a favorite celebration in my French classroom. My students learn about a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras, complete with beads, masks, King Cake, and jambalaya. All day long I’ve got great Cajun music playing in the background. A favorite tradition of mine for elementary students is to do a line dance around the classroom (or sometimes down the hall!) to Allons-danser Colinda by Zachary Richard (from The Big Easy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
I wrote the following stories/activities for French classes. Click for ordering information:
Mardi Gras Storytelling and Thematic Unit
Mardi Gras Gouin Series (included in thematic unit)
Mardi Gras Readers Theater (included in thematic unit)
