Diwali Family Game Night: 12 Act-It-or-Draw-It Cards and Score Tracker
Children play a team guessing game with twelve picture cards, such as light a diya, make a rangoli, eat a jalebi and hang a lantern. One player acts or draws without words, the team guesses, and a score tracker with diyas records the points.
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Diwali Light Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-10
This is page 16 of the pack. Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10
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How to use this worksheet
Cut out the twelve cards and place them face down. Make two teams. One player picks a card and acts or draws it in one minute. A right guess scores one point. Colour a diya on the tracker and swap teams.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Crayons
- Timer
Extension activities
- 1Make four more cards of your own.
- 2Play a round where the whole family acts together.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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