Learning objective
- To identify how some Hindu people celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Communication and language
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Engage in storytimes.
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Literacy
ELG: People, culture and communities
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
- Provide pre-threaded strings or help start the activity with one or two items already added.
- Provide pre-cut fruit or choose their fruit for an adult to cut and piece together.
- Challenge the children to explain why something is important to them using complete sentences.
- Challenge the children to create a pattern or design in their fruit kebab or flower garland.
Key vocabulary
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celebrate
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festival
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Ganesha Chaturthi
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Hindu
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modak
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murti
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parade
