4C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 22, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 11
Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” The “fat” in the
name comes from the ancient custom of parading a fat
ox through Paris on this
day. The ox was to
remind the people that
they were not allowed
to eat meat during the
time of fasting known
as Lent. Lent runs from
Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday.
• paper plate
• construction paper
• glitter
• markers
• feathers, beads, buttons
or other decorations
¬wooden dowel or plastic
drinking straw
• scissors
• glue
Help the jester
ince “Mardi” means “Tuesday,” you can tell the
find his way to
holiday is always celebrated on that day of the week. the Mardi Gras
The date can fall between February 3 and March 9
doubloons.
depending on the lunar calendar, used by the
Catholic Church to determine the date of Easter.
Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday.
1. Cut a paper plate in half and
make holes for your eyes.
French people who came to the United States
brought the custom of Mardi Gras with them.
Standards Link: History: Students understand cultural contributions from
various regions and how they helped to form a national heritage.
Mardi Gras parades happen throughout the
world. Some of the most famous celebration
centers are: New Orleans and
Lafayette in Louisiana,
Biloxi in Mississippi,
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,
Nice in France and
Viareggio in Italy.
Do the math to discover
where these Mardi Gras
customs take place.
25 People celebrate with
17 People dance in
parades and masked balls.
Trinkets, especially beads and
doubloons, are tossed to the
crowds from parade floats.
the streets.
29 During Mardi Gras,
people dress in costumes
and put on an ancient play.
28
Paraders wear giant
masks that make them look like
walking heads with tiny bodies.
31 - 6 = New Orleans
7 + 8 + 5 + 9 = Southern Italy
37 - 9 = Nice, France
2. Decorate it with glitter,
markers, feathers, etc.
3. Make a handle by taping a
wooden dowel or straw to the
back of your mask.
4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = Rio de Janeiro
Standards Link: History: Understand cultural contributions
from various regions.
Find the identical Mardi Gras masks.
Photo Fun
Mardi Gras in the United States has three official
colors. To find out what each of these three colors
means, cross out the letters M-A-R-D-I G-R-A-S in
each of the lines below. Write the remaining letters
in order to learn what each color symbolizes.
Clip a photograph
from the newspaper
and glue it to a piece
of paper. Next to the
photo write five
adjectives that
describe the photo.
Next to each word,
write its antonym.
Use the adjectives
and the antonyms to
write a paragraph
about Mardi Gras.
Standards Link: Vocabulary
Development: Understand and
use adjectives and antonyms.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple multiple-step
written directions.
n England, the Tuesday before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday.
Because it is a tradition there to eat pancakes on Shrove
Tuesday, it is also called Pancake Day.
Read the clues below and see if you can complete the words
that all contain the letters P-A-N.
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand grade-level appropriate vocabulary.
Mardi Gras Party
Imagine you have $500 to throw a Mardi
Gras party. Look through the newspaper
and “shop” for food, decorations, games and
other supplies. Can you spend exactly $500?
Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Solve problems using
money; add and subtract using money amounts.
Standards Link: Visual Arts: Understand and
apply media, techniques and processes
related to visual arts.
MARDI
GRAS
TUESDAY
TRINKETS
COSTUMES
DOUBLOONS
SHROVE
ANTONYM
PARADE
FRANCE
ITALY
MASK
BILOXI
PLAY
… the feeling you have
when you’re celebrating
with friends.
D I
T A L Y K S A M
O X T R K E M H F Y
U I U Y I M W R X N
This week’s word:
B X E E A N A O C O
FAST
L O S R D N K V D T
The verb fast means to eat
very little or no food for
religious or medical reasons.
O L D X C A F E G N
O I A E B Y R R T A
N B Y A L P A A G S
S E M U T S O C P R
The doctor asked Wendy
to fast before surgery.
Try to use the word fast
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family today.
Safety
Poem
Write a poem that includes
three safety rules.
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