Mardi Gras 2-Hour Lesson Plan for Elementary School

Bring the excitement and color of Mardi Gras into your classroom with this Elementary Mardi Gras Lesson Plan (Grades 2–5)! This engaging, cross-curricular resource introduces students to the history, traditions, symbols, music, and culture of Mardi Gras through hands-on crafts, creative writing, geography activities, and joyful classroom celebrations.

Designed for Social Studies, ELA, Art, and Cultural Studies, this ready-to-use 120-minute lesson makes cultural learning fun, age-appropriate, and meaningful. Students explore Mardi Gras colors and their meanings, Louisiana’s geography, jazz music, parade traditions, and French cultural influence, while building academic and creative skills.

A thorough lesson plan, a student worksheet with an answer key, several craft projects (masks, beads, crowns, floats, and shakers), connections to geography and maps, writing and math tie-ins, an assessment rubric, a home connection letter, and differentiation support for ELLs, advanced learners, and special education students are all included in this resource.

This resource, which culminates in an enjoyable classroom Mardi Gras procession, is ideal for seasonal celebrations, enrichment classes, substitute plans, art centers, or social studies modules. Students learn through movement, creativity, music, and hands-on discovery.

In your classroom, let the fun begin!

With this captivating Grades 2–5 Mardi Gras Lesson Plan, you can make Mardi Gras an exciting educational experience full of culture, creativity, music, and joy.