Mardi Gras word Scramble puzzle worksheet

Mardi Gras word Scramble puzzle worksheet activity

Mardi Gras Word Scramble – Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler

I threw this together for my 4th graders when they couldn’t stop talking about parade floats. Now they race to unscramble 24 Fat Tuesday terms like "krewe," "Zulu," and "king cake"—then use them to design their own imaginary float (page 2). The cafeteria lady still laughs about the day someone shouted “I solved ‘NICAK GREK’ (king cake) – do we get real samples?!”

What You Get:
✔ 2 printable pages (scramble + answer key)
✔ Bonus “Bead Toss Math” game (count/scramble bead colors)
✔ Festive clipart (masks, doubloons, gumbo pots)

Classroom Chaos:
“My kids started a second-line parade around the room after solving ‘AZZB’ (jazz) – even the principal joined in!” – Ms. B., New Orleans

Perfect For:
• Fat Tuesday celebrations
• Geography: Louisiana unit
• Music class connections

Sample Scrambles:

• REKWE (Answer: krewe)

• UULZ (Answer: Zulu)

• MUBOG (Answer: gumbo)

Teacher Hack:
Hide golden coins with scrambled words – solve 5 to “trade” for beads