When Do We Celebrate? Indian Festivals and the Months of the Year
Children connect each festival to the month it falls in and learn that some festivals follow the moon, so their dates change each year.
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India's Festivals & Cultural Diversity Activity Book for Kids 4-8
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Read the months at the top, then write the month for each festival on its line. Festivals marked with a star can move from year to year.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- A calendar (optional)
Extension activities
- 1Mark family birthdays on the same calendar
- 2Draw a festival for your favourite month
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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