Lights for Rama and Sita: Diwali Story Sequencing for Kids

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.

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.

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.

Rangoli Spinner Top: Colour Mixing Craft for Diwali

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

Children colour a disc with red, yellow and blue, cut it out, spin it and watch the colours mix to make new ones. They record what they see and design a spinner of their own.

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 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 Fun Time Certificate of Achievement

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

A printable certificate for children who finish pages in the Diwali Fun Time pack. It has boxes for the Warm-up, Challenge and Expert levels and a space for a signature and date.

Mirror Rangoli: Symmetry Worksheet for Little Learners

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

Children complete the other half of a rangoli so both sides match, choose which picture is the true mirror image, and then draw circles and diamonds on a grid and count them.

Fireworks Safety Lab: Measure the Heat, Plan a Safe Spot, Order the Rules

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

Children draw bars to compare how hot boiling water, an oven and a sparkler are, plan a safe spot on a grid using rules about distance, put six safety rules in order and learn how to cool a burn.

My Diwali Plan, Three Kind Acts and a Thank-You Card Worksheet

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

Children plan five Diwali jobs with days, times and helpers, choose three kind acts to share a light with someone and write a thank-you note to a person who helped.

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Akash Kandil Craft: Make a Paper Lantern for Diwali

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

Children learn that families in Maharashtra and Goa hang an akash kandil sky lantern at Diwali, and that many festivals have their own special light.

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.

Lamps in Rows: Diya Arrays, Fractions and Two-Step Word Problems

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

Children write multiplication facts from diya trays, colour fractions of a row, find equivalent fractions with a lamp string and solve four two-step word problems with room for working.

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.

Hindi Story: Meera ki Pyari Subah (Meera's Lovely Morning) – Sign अः (ah) | कहानी मीरा की प्यारी सुबह

Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7

HindiHindi Vowels

A four-scene picture story: sunlight comes into Meera's room in the morning, she looks out of the window, six sparrows peck grains outside, and she says what a lovely morning it is. Children find ः in प्रातः and छः and count the birds.

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.