Carnaval: Latin American Carnival Reading Activities and Substitute Plan

This is a reading activity for Spanish class about Carnaval, or Latin American Carnival during the time of our "Mardi Gras." It is also a good emergency substitute activity to keep handy in your emergency substitute folder.

This packet includes three articles related to New Year's in Spain and Latin American countries. Comprehension questions follow each article. Also included is a crossword puzzle featuring some of the terms from the articles. The articles are in English, so this can easily be used at any level and you can confidently leave it with a sub. A key is included.

Countries featured in this packet are Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Spain.

Also check out my other Carnaval resources:

• Carnaval Wordsearch - wordsearch that features over 40 words related to the Latin American carnivals:
• Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval Reading & Listening Activities - This would also be an awesome time to play La Vida es un Carnaval for your students! In this packet, students listen to the song and perform a cloze activity. There is also a reading about the song and a word search.