Bring real‑world learning into your classroom with Frida’s Fiesta, a flexible inquiry resource packed with engaging task cards.
Bring Inquiry‑Based Learning to Life with Frida’s Fiesta
Looking for engaging ways to connect classroom learning with the real world? Frida’s Fiesta Poster and Task Cards is a vibrant teaching resource designed for Years 4, 5 and 6 that immerses students in an authentic, restaurant‑based learning experience.
This resource includes a colourful stimulus poster and 39 task cards, all inspired by the menu of Frida’s Fiesta—the world’s greatest Mexican‑style restaurant. Using the menu as a starting point, students develop reading comprehension and inference skills while responding to meaningful, real‑world challenges. Learning feels purposeful, relevant, and fun.
One Resource, Endless Learning Opportunities
Frida’s Fiesta is designed to support cross‑curricular learning through engaging, inquiry‑focused tasks. The 39 task cards can be linked to a wide range of curriculum areas, including:
- Mathematics
- English (Language and Literacy)
- Inquiry Learning
- Technologies
- Visual Arts
- Music
- History
- Health
- Economics
Many of the tasks include explicit inquiry‑based prompts, encouraging students to question, investigate, and explain their thinking. Students draw on their own knowledge and life experiences to make connections, infer meaning, and solve problems—building skills that support lifelong learning.
This versatile resource works just as well as a start‑of‑year team builder, an end‑of‑year motivator, or a flexible inquiry task that can be revisited across the year.
What’s Included and How to Download
To access the resource, simply click the Download button and use the drop‑down arrow to select the files you need. All components are provided as easy‑to‑print PDFs, with both colour and black‑and‑white options included.
You’ll receive:
- The Frida’s Fiesta stimulus poster
- 39 task cards
- An answer sheet
- A task card back design for front‑to‑back printing or gluing
- Blank task cards for creating your own Frida’s Fiesta challenges
Everything you need is ready to print and use straight away.
This is a fantastic resource! Thank you so much.
You're most welcome Adele!
Hi, the task cards in colour are downloading as the poster.
Hi Amy, We have been unable to reproduce this on our end. Would you mind trying again and letting us know if you are still getting the poster when you have chosen Task Cards Colour from the drop down menu? If there is anything else I can assist you with, please don't hesitate to contact me.