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Find the identical Mardi Gras masks.
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.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple multiple-step written directions.
MARDI GRAS
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 .
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
TUESDAY TRINKETS COSTUMES DOUBLOONS SHROVE ANTONYM
D O U B L O O N S
I X I X O L I B E
T T U E S
A R Y E R X E A U
L K I A D C B L T
Y E M
K M W
S H R O V E R A C
A F X C D G T G P
M Y N O T
N N A Y
A K F R A O
A large black and white mammal that lives in China.
A sudden, sharp pain.
PARADE FRANCE ITALY MASK BILOXI PLAY
D A Y M
N A S R
P S
A sudden terror that often causes wild behavior.
To breath in quick, short breaths.
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand grade-level appropriate vocabulary.
© Vicki Whiting February 2026
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