Le Carnaval du Quebec - Cultural Activities for French Carnival

Are you looking for engaging activities to celebrate Carnival this year? They are a great way to engage with the target culture while practicing listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Students will have a blast, and the activities can be mixed and matched to fit any timeline or group of students. This product is a best seller and customer favorite: "I LOVE LOVE LOVE this resource!"

How can I use it?:
-for students working both in class and remotely
-for whole-class instruction, small group work in stations or breakout rooms, or for independent work
-as a cultural addition to an existing unit or a stand-alone lesson
-as a quick lesson for a substitute teacher

Who is it for?:
-secondary students with proficiency levels of Novice and up

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

-understand and use common vocabulary associated with Carnival

-learn about and then put in sequential order the steps for making la tire d’érable, or maple taffy

-compare and contrast Carnival celebrations around the world

-discuss their opinions about Carnival with a partner

-describe the history, culture, and costumes of Carnival

-create an itinerary based on authentic resources of how they would like to celebrate Carnival

-write to others about their experiences during Carnival

-recognize and put in order the lyrics to a song about Carnival

Includes:

-NINE activities plus vocabulary to engage in the target language as well as with cultural information about Carnival

-17 pages of content

-detailed instructions and ideas for use with forced copy Google Drive links

-links to Quizlet vocab lists with ideas for use (digital)

-a dynamic vocabulary game (a modified version of our best-selling game Brainwreck)(digital and print)

-a video sequencing activity to put in sequential order the steps for making la tire d’érable, or maple taffy (digital and print)

-a dream catcher speaking activity (print)

-a video about Carnival in the target language with an accompanying graphic organizer (digital and print, English and target language)

-a video about about the History of Carnival in English with accompanying digital quiz show (digital)

-an activity about the costumes of Carnival (digital and print)

-an itinerary activity in which students access the official Carnival website in the target language and complete a graphic organizer about how they would like to spend their time (digital and print)

-a postcard writing activity in which students write about their experiences celebrating Carnival (digital and print, English and target language)

-a bingo song activity in which students listen to a Carnival song and pick out the lyrics (digital and print)