Five Days of Diwali: Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj Picture Match

Diwali Words and Letters: First Sounds, Tracing and Odd One Out

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children say each Diwali word slowly and circle its first letter, trace four words (diya, lamp, light and sweet) and write them again, then find the picture that is different in three odd-one-out rows.

Shapes in the Rangoli: Find, Colour, Count and Trace

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children colour five shapes in a rangoli using a colour key, count how many of each there are, then trace a circle, square, triangle and diamond and draw one of their own.

Diwali Diya Counting, Flame Drawing and Tracing Worksheet

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children count groups of up to six lit diyas and write the number, then draw the matching number of flames above each lamp. They finish by tracing the dotted outline of a diya with a steady pencil.

Diwali Diya Maths: Add the Flames and Find the Missing Diyas

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children add small groups of lit diyas, compare two rows to decide which has more, and work out how many faded diyas are still needed to reach a total. Tia gives a hint to start the first sum.

Lights for Everyone: How Families Celebrate Diwali in Different Ways

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children learn that many families light lamps in their own ways: Hindu, Jain and Sikh families and families in Nepal. They read festival greetings in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali, plus the Sikh Bandi Chhor Divas greeting, and draw how their own family celebrates.

Diwali Dice Cube: Make a Cube and Do the Action

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children cut, fold and glue a paper cube with six actions such as clap three times, jump four times and count five diyas. They roll it, do the action and colour a flame in their score row.

Lift-the-Flame Diwali Maths: Cut, Glue and Check the Sum

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children add small numbers up to 6, find the flame strip with the matching number, glue it behind a diya and lift the flame to check their answer. A self-checking maths craft.

Rangoli Dot Pictures: Join the Dots, Copy Patterns and Finish the Line

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children join numbered dots from 1 to 20 to reveal a diya, copy three dot-grid patterns with straight lines, and keep two border patterns going. It builds number order, pencil control and pattern sense.

Five Days of Diwali Zig-Zag Book: Cut, Fold, Read and Quiz

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

Children cut and fold a zig-zag book about Dhanteras, Choti Diwali, Diwali, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj, fill in the blanks about each day and answer a five-question quiz.

Eco Diwali Challenge: Average, Sorting and Planning a Kinder Festival

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

Children find totals and the mean from a table of plastic items before and after swapping four for clay, steel or cloth, sort ten items into compost, recycle, reuse or bin and plan five eco actions that add to 10 points.

National Festivals of India: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8

IndiaNational Symbols

Children learn the three national festivals all Indians celebrate together, their dates, and the colours and wheel of the Indian flag.

Navratri Word Search and Secret Code Puzzle

Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11

NavratriFestivals

Children find 12 festival words that run across, down and diagonally, and use an A = 1 to Z = 26 key to decode a message about the festival. Then they write their own name in code.

Dussehra and First Letters: Vidyarambham Tracing and Letter Hunt

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

NavratriFestivals

Children learn about Vidyarambham, when little children write their first letters in rice on Vijayadashami, and about Dussehra, when Rama won against Ravana. They trace letters, sort things we use to learn, count to 10 and match letters to beginning sounds.

When Do We Celebrate? Indian Festivals and the Months of the Year

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8

Festivals12 Months

Children connect each festival to the month it falls in and learn that some festivals follow the moon, so their dates change each year.

Pandal Engineers: Navratri Paper Tower and Strong Shapes STEM Challenge

Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11

NavratriFestivals

Children plan, build, measure and improve a paper-strip tower, record three tries in a table, and test a triangle and a square made with split pins to find out why bridges and pandal frames use triangles.

Fold-and-Cut Rangoli: Angles, Symmetry and Layers Craft

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

Children fold a circle three times, cut notches and unfold a rangoli. They predict how many layers, mirror lines and degrees of turn it will have, test it and plan more designs on a sheet.