Diwali

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

This Diwali lesson plan KS2 pack comes completely planned and ready to deliver to your class. Containing five lessons in total, each comes with an easy-to-follow plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, and a range of printable resources, such as worksheets, picture cards, instruction sheets and much, much more. All you need to do is download, teach and enjoy learning about Diwali with your Year 3 class!

#Lesson1TheStoryofRamaandSita

This Rama and Sita KS2 RE lesson for Year 3 explores the story of Rama and Sita and explores how and why Hindus celebrate this story during the festival of Diwali.

The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input goes through some brief facts about the festival of Diwali before going through the story of Rama and Sita, and their fight against evil demons. During their independent learning activities, your children can then re-tell the story of Rama and Sita in a variety of ways.

This Rama and Sita KS2 lesson planning pack contains everything you need to deliver this lesson, including a detailed plan, slideshow, differentiated activity ideas and worksheets.

#Lesson2LightingDiyas

This lesson teaches your KS2 class about diyas and why they are lit during the Diwali celebrations. It also makes connections between celebrations that involve light in other world religions and gets your children thinking about why light is used as a symbol. There is even the chance for them to make diyas of their own!

This Lighting Diyas KS2 RE Lesson for Year 3 comes completely planned and ready to deliver to your class. There is an easy-to-follow lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, and a range of printable resources.

#Lesson3MakeDiwaliCards

Your Year 3 children will be challenged to make Diwali cards in this fun KS2 RE lesson. The lesson starts by thinking about when and why we send greetings cards, before going to on look at some Diwali cards, thinking about the colours, messages and imagery used.

Your class can then have a go at creating some fun and creative Diwali cards of their own! There are three differentiated cards to choose from, all with step-by-step instructions. Alternatively, children can use word processing to make Diwali cards of their own design.

#Lesson4RangoliPatterns

This Rangoli Patterns KS2 RE lesson for Year 3 explain the history behind the beautiful rangoli patterns used in Hindu celebrations. The included slideshow presentation shows some photographs of stunning rangoli patterns to your class, explaining how and why they are made.

During your class's independent learning time, they can then either carefully colour in some intricate rangoli patterns on the rangoli pattern worksheets provided, or create their own symmetrical rangoli patterns on the included template.

This Rangoli Patterns KS2 planning pack comes completely ready for you to deliver to your class. In it you will find a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, rangoli pattern worksheets and a template for children to create their own rangoli designs.

#Lesson5CelebratingDiwali

This Celebrating Diwali lesson plan for KS2 children in Year 3 takes a look at how a typical Hindu family might celebrate Diwali. It explains who Lakshmi is and why she is worshipped during this festival, and what Hindus do during the Diwali festivities, such as decorating houses, lighting fireworks and giving presents.

This Celebrating Diwali lesson plan pack contains an easy-to-follow lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, a range of printable worksheets, and an end of unit quiz.

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