Mardi Gras Scavenger Hunt – Reading Comprehension

Looking for a Mardi Gras activity this February? Your students will have fun hunting for Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday facts with this fun Scavenger Hunt reading comprehension activity featuring 20 printable cards and 43 digital Boom Cards (bonus). This resource will help students practice reading comprehension skills, assimilate new vocabulary, and gain key content knowledge.

Some interesting facts are: What are doubloons? What is Mardi Gras called in different parts of the world? Where is the largest Mardi Gras parade held in the world?

Your students will enjoy knowing the answers to these and many more interesting questions with this 20 Scavenger Hunt Fun Facts pack on Mardi Gras.

⭐ ACTIVITY
Hide the 20 fact cards on Mardi Gras around the classroom or a room. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 20 questions on their recording sheets. They must read the fact card to find the answer for each corresponding fact question on their response sheets.


⭐ DIGITAL ACTIVITY - BONUS
Assign the 43 Boom Cards Deck via Google Classroom or your school's LMS. Students will read information cards and answer multiple-choice questions. Students who need additional reading support have the option to listen to the included audio on each information card.



⭐ POST ACTIVITY

Early finishers who complete the Scavenger Hunt can write 2-3 facts on a selected writing template. This would make an interesting Bulletin Board Display.

Wrap-up the activity by getting students together and asking them to share the facts they found the most interesting. They may refer to their recording sheets and writing template.

👉🏻PDF FORMAT

20 Fact Cards on Mardi Gras

3 Recording Sheets

3-page Answer Key

23 Writing Templates featuring Mardi Gras theme images (for bulletin board display)

👉🏻Digital FORMAT - BONUS

43 Boom Digital Cards (bonus - instructions to use in download)