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Festivals: Teachers’ Notes This series of four books introduces children to major world religions by looking at the main festivals in each one. Curriculum Link- RE: Celebrations Features of Report Text which you can find in these books include • contents * captions and labels * glossary • non-chronological * present tense * index • headings * photographs Additional text type: • Instructions for final activity
Photocopiable worksheets
A photocopiable worksheet is available for each book in this series. These enable you to ensure that the children have grasped key ideas from the books. The children will need to have access to the books in order to complete the worksheets. Use the worksheets in a guided reading session, for topic-based group work or even for homework.
Instructions for the Christian Festivals worksheet:
• Children will need to have access to a current calendar, diary, or the Internet. Show them how to find the dates of the major Christian festivals. • Children should colour the days on their calendar, before listing them in the table. • Show them how to find the comparable dates for last year and next year.
Instructions for the Hindu Festivals worksheet:
• Children should use information in the book to complete the chart, where the figures are listed in alphabetical order. • Children should use the contents and index to find the relevant topics in the book. • Encourage them to find out all they can about each figure before deciding which information is ‘interesting’.
Instructions for the Jewish Festivals worksheet:
• Children should use the contents and index to find the relevant topics in the book. • Once they have identified the festival each time, ask them to cut out the boxes and put them in order during the year. Passover is the first annual festival identified.
Which festival is being described? Write the name of the festival in the boxes below. Cut out the boxes and put them in the order in which the festivals happen in the year.
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People remember how God brought the Jews out of Egypt. People eat Matzah. A Sedar plate is passed around.
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Jews build a hut outside to eat meals in. They wave a luvav and hold a citron. Children hang fruit inside the hut.
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Jews light the menorah. People eat potato pancakes called latkes. Children spin a dreidl.
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The Jewish New Year People eat slices of apple dipped in honey. The rabbi blows a shofar.
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Jews have to pray for forgiveness for the things they have done wrong. Most people fast. Yahrzeit candles are lit to remember the dead.
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A happy festival Jews celebrate their holy book. Children are given sweets and fruit.
Make a glossary. Decide which of these words is being defined and write the word.
Prophet
mosque
Qur’an
zakat
pbuh
Makkah
Ka’aba
Medinah
Islam
pilgrim
Glossary : The name of the religion that Muslims follow. : The holiest building for Muslim pilgrims. : The city where the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is buried. : The city in Saudi Arabia that Muslims go on pilgrimage to. : The special building where Muslims go to pray. : Letters to show the words ’ Peace be upon Him’ which are always written or said after the Prophet’s name. : A person who makes a religious journey. : A messenger who tells other people what God says. : The holy book of Islam. : Money that Muslims give to charity.