feb.lessonL2plan.html

February Lesson Plans

Level 2

Return to February

Return to Home Page

Lesson Plan Level II

Mardi Gras - Latin America

History/Social Science Standard #3 The student knows that there is cultural diversity

History/Social Science Benchmark - Student knows the basic elements of culture

Objective:-

Students will recognize that countries and religions have celebrations unique to their culture, beliefs and values.
Students will be able to verbalize the customs and traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnivals

Background;

Mardi Gras or the Carnaval is the annual "Celebration of Life" festival in Brazil. Carnaval is also celebrated in many countries in South America as well as in New Orleans, San Francisco, London, Trinidad, Goa in India and Venice Italy. Tourists from all over the world come to Rio de Janeiro which has the most famous and biggest festival. The date varies from February to early March. It starts on a Saturday 40 days before Lent a Catholic holiday, and ends on a Wednesday (Wednesday of ashes.)

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday was celebrated in ancient Rome before starting the fast for Lent, people spent many days feasting, dressing up and merrymaking. The carnival season begins January 6th (12 days after Christmas) People put on masks and dressed themselves like spirits.

Mardi Gras like many other religious festivals has become a secular holiday and a big party. Parades are held, a King , Queen and Prince are chosen. On Mardi Gras day everyone dresses up in costumes and masks.

Some of the traditions of Mardi Gras is the custom of "throws'. Beads and trinkets are made which are given away at the parade. One of the unique throws is the doubloons. Doubloons are like coins and they have the date of the celebration on one side and the theme of the parade on the other side.

Another custom is to bake "King Cakes". Now the tradition is to host another king cake party by the person who gets the baby inside the king cake.

King cakes originally were a simple ring of dough with little decoration. Nowadays they are made with rich Danish dough covered with sugar in Mardi Gras colors.

Materials:

Atlas or globe
Internet access
Purchase cardboard masks, feathers, sequins to decorate masks
Ingredients for King cake cooking project- flour,margarine,yeast,sugar, milk,salt, yeast
IntelliTools keyboard

Teaching Strategies

Introduce students to the Mardi Gras vocabulary. Have students do the Intellipics activity.
Once they are familiar with the vocabulary have them do the IntelliTalk worksheet.
Have students verbalize how Mardi Gras is similar or different from the celebration of their festivals.
Have students write simple sentences giving basic facts about Mardi Gras.
Do art project making masks.
Make King cakes using recipe.

Art Project - Kathy Antoniotti

For the art project start this on the first day, as the masks will need to be decorated.

You will need: Plain white or black mask
Tacky glue
Colorful feathers
5-mm round red rhinestones

1. Place a thin line of glue around each eye hole. Line the rhinestones on the glue, close to the edge of each hole.

2. Beginning at an outside edge of the mask, place a thick coating of glue, on a small portion of the mask surface. Layer the shaft end of the feathers on the glue, arranging them in an upward sweep. Take care not to cover the rhinestones. Continue until you reach the nose area.

3. move to the opposite side of the mask and continue to glue and layer feather's on the surface until the two sides meet at the center.

4. Cut a few bits of feather and glue to the center to cover any hard pointed ends. Let dry.

Cooking Project:

King cakes can be made the next day with the following recipe

King Cake Recipe:- Courtesy Natalie Orme

3 cups flour

1/4 cup margarine

4 tsp. yeast

1 tsp. salt

3/4 cup warm milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

Dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, and sugar, salt, egg, margarine, and half the flour. Mix until smooth. Add rest of the flour and knead. Place in a greased bowl and cover. Allow it to rise. Divide the dough into three parts, roll it into tubes and braid. Make a wide ring of the braid. Sprinkle with Mardi GRAS colored sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Instructions for using Intellipics activities.

If using the Intellikeys alternative keyboard, the Intellipics activity should be open and active on the screen and the keyboard connected. Check to see that the activity works before beginning, If it does not, make sure the overlay has been sent by selecting the File menu and clicking on "Send Overlay". For best results start by using the mouse to move the cursor to the first picture item in the column (moon ) click to see the story. When students activate the activity, it will begin with the first picture in the sequence. If not using the adaptive keyboard, you may access this activity using the mouse, however, the cursor will need to be moved to each picture item individually in turn in order to read the story in order. After student reads the story have him or her do the accompanying worksheet to see if the student has comprehended the material.

Return to February

Return to Home Page

	February Lesson Plans Level 2
	Return to February Return to Home Page

	Lesson Plan Level II *Mardi Gras - Latin America* History/Social Science Standard #3 The student knows that there is cultural diversity History/Social Science Benchmark - Student knows the basic elements of culture Objective:- Students will recognize that countries and religions have celebrations unique to their culture, beliefs and values. Students will be able to verbalize the customs and traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnivals Background; Mardi Gras or the Carnaval is the annual "Celebration of Life" festival in Brazil. Carnaval is also celebrated in many countries in South America as well as in New Orleans, San Francisco, London, Trinidad, Goa in India and Venice Italy. Tourists from all over the world come to Rio de Janeiro which has the most famous and biggest festival. The date varies from February to early March. It starts on a Saturday 40 days before Lent a Catholic holiday, and ends on a Wednesday (Wednesday of ashes.) Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday was celebrated in ancient Rome before starting the fast for Lent, people spent many days feasting, dressing up and merrymaking. The carnival season begins January 6th (12 days after Christmas) People put on masks and dressed themselves like spirits. Mardi Gras like many other religious festivals has become a secular holiday and a big party. Parades are held, a King , Queen and Prince are chosen. On Mardi Gras day everyone dresses up in costumes and masks. Some of the traditions of Mardi Gras is the custom of "throws'. Beads and trinkets are made which are given away at the parade. One of the unique throws is the doubloons. Doubloons are like coins and they have the date of the celebration on one side and the theme of the parade on the other side. Another custom is to bake "King Cakes". Now the tradition is to host another king cake party by the person who gets the baby inside the king cake. King cakes originally were a simple ring of dough with little decoration. Nowadays they are made with rich Danish dough covered with sugar in Mardi Gras colors. Materials: Atlas or globe Internet access Purchase cardboard masks, feathers, sequins to decorate masks Ingredients for King cake cooking project- flour,margarine,yeast,sugar, milk,salt, yeast IntelliTools keyboard Teaching Strategies Introduce students to the Mardi Gras vocabulary. Have students do the Intellipics activity. Once they are familiar with the vocabulary have them do the IntelliTalk worksheet. Have students verbalize how Mardi Gras is similar or different from the celebration of their festivals. Have students write simple sentences giving basic facts about Mardi Gras. Do art project making masks. Make King cakes using recipe. Art Project - Kathy Antoniotti For the art project start this on the first day, as the masks will need to be decorated. You will need: Plain white or black mask Tacky glue Colorful feathers 5-mm round red rhinestones 1. Place a thin line of glue around each eye hole. Line the rhinestones on the glue, close to the edge of each hole. 2. Beginning at an outside edge of the mask, place a thick coating of glue, on a small portion of the mask surface. Layer the shaft end of the feathers on the glue, arranging them in an upward sweep. Take care not to cover the rhinestones. Continue until you reach the nose area. 3. move to the opposite side of the mask and continue to glue and layer feather's on the surface until the two sides meet at the center. 4. Cut a few bits of feather and glue to the center to cover any hard pointed ends. Let dry. Cooking Project: King cakes can be made the next day with the following recipe King Cake Recipe:- Courtesy Natalie Orme 3 cups flour 1/4 cup margarine 4 tsp. yeast 1 tsp. salt 3/4 cup warm milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg Dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, and sugar, salt, egg, margarine, and half the flour. Mix until smooth. Add rest of the flour and knead. Place in a greased bowl and cover. Allow it to rise. Divide the dough into three parts, roll it into tubes and braid. Make a wide ring of the braid. Sprinkle with Mardi GRAS colored sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Instructions for using Intellipics activities. If using the Intellikeys alternative keyboard, the Intellipics activity should be open and active on the screen and the keyboard connected. Check to see that the activity works before beginning, If it does not, make sure the overlay has been sent by selecting the File menu and clicking on "Send Overlay". For best results start by using the mouse to move the cursor to the first picture item in the column (moon ) click to see the story. When students activate the activity, it will begin with the first picture in the sequence. If not using the adaptive keyboard, you may access this activity using the mouse, however, the cursor will need to be moved to each picture item individually in turn in order to read the story in order. After student reads the story have him or her do the accompanying worksheet to see if the student has comprehended the material.



	Return to February Return to Home Page