This Diwali KS2 lesson planning pack for Year 3 takes a fun approach to teaching children about the traditions, stories and celebrations relating to Diwali. Your class will have the chance to hear the story of Rama and Sita, find out why diyas are lit at Diwali, how Hindu families celebrate Diwali, and much more.

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!

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

The Story of Rama and Sita

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 introduces the festival of Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita from the Ramayana. During their independent learning activities, your children will be challenged to find evidence of the important Hindu values of bhakti and dharma.

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.

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Lighting Diyas

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.

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Make Diwali Cards

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.

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Rangoli Patterns

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.

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Celebrating Diwali

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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This Year 3 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Hinduism strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.

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