Lights for Everyone: How Families Celebrate Diwali in Different Ways

Diwali Sweet Shop Sums: Ten-Frames, Sharing and Number Stories

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

Children count sweets in ten-frames and find how many more make 10. They share sweets equally onto plates and use pictures to add, subtract and complete number sentences in three short stories.

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.

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.

My Diwali Diary and Thank-You Card Worksheet

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

Children circle their favourite light, sweet and colours, tick who they will share a light or a sweet with and write a thank-you card. They finish by drawing the lights in their Diwali night picture.

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.

Five Days of Diwali: Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj Picture Match

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

Children meet the five days of Diwali in order: Dhanteras, Choti Diwali, Diwali, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj. They match a picture to each day, colour a diya for every day and say the names aloud with a grown-up.

Diwali Fire Safety for Kids: Safe or Not Safe Worksheet

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

Children look at six pictures and mark each as safe or not safe, circle the four things needed near fireworks, and show where to stand by drawing themselves behind the safe-distance line.

Lights for Rama and Sita: Diwali Story Sequencing for Kids

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

Children listen to a four-part Diwali story, number the pictures in order, circle what the sky looked like on that night and tick why people lit lamps. They finish by drawing their own lamp.

Diwali Calendar Crunch: Dates, Days and Telling Time Worksheet

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

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.

Diya Wick Experiment: How Does Oil Climb a Wick? (Safe Science Lab)

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

Children make three wick strips, predict which will climb highest, measure the climb at 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes, draw a bar chart and explain why a cotton wick draws oil to a diya's flame. No flame is used.

Festival Fun Facts Quiz: True or False and Which Festival Am I?

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

FestivalsIndia

Children check what they know about India's festivals and meet more festivals, such as Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Chhath Puja and the Hornbill Festival.

India's Festivals Certificate of Achievement for Kids

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

FestivalsMotivation

Children celebrate finishing the book and see which levels they completed.

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.

Vijayadashami Challenge: Vidyarambham, Dussehra and Calendar Maths

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

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Children read about Saraswati, Vidyarambham and Dussehra. They time themselves writing letters in a rice tray and draw a bar chart, plan reading a 60-page book with division, remainders and calendar dates, and multiply and use fractions with Ravana figures.

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.

Golu Doll Fun: Navratri Golu Counting and Sharing Worksheet

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

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Children learn that a golu is a display of dolls on steps set up for Navratri. They count the dolls on each step and find the total, then share cups of sundal among friends and count what is left over.