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Celebrate Holi!

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Celebrations New Beginnings

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members.
  • Know that other children do not always do the same things, and are sensitive to this.
  • Know about similarities and differences between others, among families, communities and traditions.
  • Sing songs and dance.
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through art, dance, role play.

Lesson Planning

This festival inspires colourful and lively celebration as Hindu people remember the games played by Lord Krishna when he was young; children experiment with splatter painting!

Children will:

  • Learn about the Hindu festival ‘Holi’; recall at least 5 facts.
  • Consolidate their learning with role-play.
  • Try new technique of splatter painting, experiment with colour to create art work for a display.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Selection of Hindu artefacts concealed in treasure chest
  • Dance scarves, wands and/or wrist ribbons
  • Cut-out shapes of people or flowers, paint, paper, old toothbrushes or thick paint brushes for splatter painting
  • Glitter and shakers
  • Ingredients for Besan Ladoo sweets
  • Items for colour matching
  • Elmer the elephant toy or Big Book

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