This week's Fat Tuesday observance gave Upper Elementary students at St. Alcuin Montessori School an opportunity to incorporate history lessons on the origins of Mardi Gras with interactive classroom activities.  St. Alcuin Upper Elementary Teacher Monica Monk engaged students in lively discussions by bringing history to life.  The classroom also reviewed how the inclusion of many cultures influenced this celebration in America.  In addition, the children learned more about the immigration and migration of the French in the U.S.  To cap off the event, the students decorated masks, threw Mardi Gras beads and enjoyed delicious King Cake and Creole Cajun Zydeco music.     

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