Le Carnaval du Quebec - Cultural Activities for French Carnival

Are you looking for engaging activities to celebrate Carnival this year? This set of activities 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
-read/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 reading/video sequencing activity to put in sequential order the steps for making la tire d’érable, or maple taffy (digital and print)
-a cootie 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)