Get your students excited about the Mardi Gras with this complete hands on unit. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but works well as a day-long unit as well. Monday: Build schema, read a book about Mardi Gras (suggestions included), and set the stage for the week. Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, learning all about Mardi Gras. Students will read book and make masks, ne