National Festivals of India: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti
Children learn the three national festivals all Indians celebrate together, their dates, and the colours and wheel of the Indian flag.
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India's Festivals & Cultural Diversity Activity Book for Kids 4-8
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Read about each festival and write its date from the word bank. Colour the flag saffron, white and green with a blue wheel, then tick the ways you celebrate.
Materials needed
- Crayons
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Count the 24 spokes of the Ashoka Chakra
- 2Learn the first line of the national anthem
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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