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Carnival in the Curriculum

Gossary

Amerindians

The original inhabitants of the Caribbean islands, the Caribs and Arawaks. The Arawaks were wiped out after the arrival of Europeans but the Caribs survive up to this day in some areas.

 

Ash Wednesday

Ideas for creating Carnival Costumes

Curriculum Themes


»» Literacy-Myths, folk tales and stories
»» Maths
»» History
»» Environmental and geographical

Sample of Activities

Geography & Literacy

  1. Researching the History of Carnival
  2. Researching the History of Carnival

Drama, Literacy, Technology ICT & Art

  1. Researching the Costumes of Carnival
  2. Researching the History of Steelbands

Literacy, Music & PSHE

Carnival in the Foundation Stage

Communication, Language and Literacy

Carnival provides young children with many opportunities to

Carnival in the National Curriculum

This is an amalgam of examples taken from schools to show how they based their carnival work within requirements of the National Curriculum.



 

Core Subjects



English/Literacy

African and Caribbean stories, traditional Anansi stories, the oral tradition explored, storytelling skills developed, writers, poets and calypsonians studied, Caribbean languages, children writing calypsos, stories and poems, exploring in language, developing descriptive language.

 

Why should we teach children and teachers about carnival?

Carnival is a festival of immense cultural and historical significance

The material on this web site relates mainly to Caribbean style carnivals both in the Caribbean and in the UK.(see historical section).

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