Celebrate Mardi Gras and learn a sprinkling of French! Children will learn about a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras through an original Readers Theater story called "Beauregard's Mardi Gras." Beauregard is a Cajun alligator from the Louisiana bayou. He travels to the big city with his friends: a crawfish, a frog, and a snake. The story and activities in this download were written in English by a French teacher in order to give children a taste of Louisiana language and culture. Any new French words you need are available in audio links online.
Here's what you'll get in this 16-page download:
1. Readers Theater/Storytelling Tips
2. Brief history of Louisiana, Mardi Gras, and French (handout)
3. Descriptions of Mardi Gras Foods (handout)
4. Basic French flash cards (link provided for audio pronunciation online)
5. Character visuals
6. Script with lines for 6 individuals and choral lines for the class
7. Postcard writing activity
8. Animals of the Bayou handout
9. Mardi Gras Teacher Resources (web sites, music, books, etc.)
My students will love this!
February 6, 2012
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