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Diwali Comic Strip and Acrostic Poem Writing Activity

Children plan a six-panel comic, from start to ending, about Mira and her diyas, write the rest of a DEEPAVALI acrostic poem and draw the picture for their best line.

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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

Draw each panel and write the speech, following start, problem, idea, help, fix, ending. Then complete the poem line by line.

Materials needed

  • Pencil
  • Coloured pencils

Extension activities

  • Make a second comic with a different problem.
  • Read your poem aloud.
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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