DIWALI FESTIVAL

Celebrate Diwali | SBS Learn

This resource provides teachers and students with the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the South Asian cultural celebration Diwali/Deepavali

A toolkit of resources from the Hindu American Foundation for celebrating Diwali in the elementary and middle-school classrooms

Episode 1 Lesson Plans | The Story of India - For Teachers | PBS: This is a website that offers some lesson plans for teachers who want to teach their students about the history and culture of India. The first lesson focuses on Hinduism and its origins, scriptures, gods, and rituals. It also has some activities and questions for students to explore

Indian religions Facts for Kids: This is a website that provides a brief overview of the different religions that originated from the Indian subcontinent, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism. It also has some images and symbols of these religions

Hinduism - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help: This is a website that gives a more detailed introduction to Hinduism, its beliefs, practices, festivals, and gods. It also has some pictures and videos to illustrate the concepts

What is Hinduism? - BBC Bitesize: This is a website that has some interactive videos, activities, downloads, quizzes, and revision guides for kids who want to learn about Hinduism. It covers topics such as the main beliefs, sacred texts, worship, festivals, and moral values of Hinduism

Dance: You can use the Diwali Move PE Lesson Pack to teach your students a fun, movement-based lesson all about Diwali. Your students will learn the story of Rama and Sita, before getting really creative and interpreting the story through dance and movement. The lesson pack contains a PowerPoint presentation, a lesson plan, a storyboard sheet, and a music track. You can also use the Let’s Move - Diwali resource to teach your students some basic dance moves inspired by Indian classical dance styles such as Bharatanatyam and Kathak.

Music: You can use the Diwali - Teaching Resources to introduce your students to some Diwali-themed music and songs. The resources include two catchy songs to learn alongside music activities presented by Andy Day and Rebecca Keatley of CBeebies. The songs are “Diwali is Here” and “Light a Candle”. The music activities involve singing, clapping, playing instruments, and exploring rhythm and pitch. You can also use the Diwali Music Lesson Plan to teach your students about the musical elements of melody, harmony, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, and structure using a Diwali song as an example.

Craft: You can use the Diwali Craft Activity Pack to make some fun Diwali-themed craft projects with your students. The pack contains instructions and templates for making bangle diyas, diya cards, diya garlands, and clay diyas. These are all fun and creative ways to use recycled or natural materials to make festive decorations or gifts. You can also use the Lotus Light Candle activity to make a stunning candle holder using origami paper and a tea light.

Art: You can use the Diwali Art and Craft Activity Pack to make some lovely Diwali-themed art and craft projects with your students. The pack contains instructions and templates for making paper lanterns, paper diyas, paper plate rangolis, paper quilled rangolis, and lotus light candles. These are all easy to make and require simple materials that you can find in your classroom or at home. You can also use the Rangoli Suncatcher activity to create a beautiful window decoration using tissue paper and black card.

Diwali - Teaching  Resources

This collection of BBC resources for primary schools can be used to support teaching around Diwali.

Easy Diwali craft ideas for kids - Celebrating the Festival of Light

To bring our recent celebration of Kids Diwali Ideas & Crafts together, I thought it would be great to put all our recent easy Diwali Kids Crafts in one place for you to browse