Mardi Gras

VA-025 Seasonal Drawing Lesson (3-12)

by team@eighthats.com | Elementary School, High School, Jan Fontenot, Mardi Gras, Middle School, St. Landry Parish, Visual Art

This step-by-step drawing session will utilize simple techniques in order to teach students how to create a unique masterpiece.

VA-002 Wall Works: Mural Lab (6-12)

by team@eighthats.com | Black History Month, High School, Jessalyn Newton, Mardi Gras, Math, Middle School, St. Martin Parish, Visual Art

Working as a team, they’ll develop a concept inspired by poetry, writing, or events, then scale it up using math, grids, and safe equipment.

VA-007 Mardi Gras Chicken Run (PK-12)

by team@eighthats.com | Elementary School, High School, Ke'Shawn Collins, Mardi Gras, Middle School, St. Landry Parish, Visual Art

In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn fun facts about Mardi Gras while learning how to paint a chicken running in a chicken run.

CM-003 Global Grooves, Learn Traditions, Feel the Culture (PK-12)

by team@eighthats.com | Creative Movement/Dance, Elementary School, Festivals, High School, Hispanic Month, Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Mardi Gras, Middle School, Paula Calderon, Social Studies, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, Vermilion Parish

“What better way to immerse in a dance style, (or a second language) than moving to its rhythms and celebrating its roots?”

CM-004 Move Into the Story: Read, Imagine, Dance (PK-12)

by team@eighthats.com | Black History Month, Creative Movement/Dance, Elementary School, Festivals, High School, Hispanic Month, Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Mardi Gras, Middle School, Paula Calderon, Social Studies, Spring, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, Vermilion Parish

Students explore traditional dances and styles from around the world—North and South American, African, European, and Asian —connecting movement with geography, language, and identity.