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Diwali Calendar Crunch: Dates, Days and Telling Time Worksheet

Children read a sample calendar to find days of the week, count the sleeps to Diwali and read analogue clocks to work out minutes between the puja, aarti and sweets.

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Diwali Light Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-10

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How to use this worksheet

Start with the calendar questions, then fill in the countdown boxes. Read each clock and write the time, then answer the minutes questions.

Materials needed

  • Pencil
  • Ruler

Extension activities

  • Make a real countdown calendar for this year.
  • Time how long it takes to light five diyas safely with a grown-up.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena

MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai

Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.

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