Comparing Celebrations
This resource has been created to support the Year 3 Unit of Work- Significant Events, Symbols and Emblems. This resource contains two texts on the celebrations of Diwali and the Lunar New Year, a Venn diagram to compare the information they have found, and a summary scaffold to support students in drawing conclusions from the information they have discovered. A fantastic resource to get students to recognise and analyse celebrations that are important to different groups.
Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, Anzac Day and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems, e.g. flags.
- We are learning to understand the celebrations and commemorations in places around the world (for example, Lunar New Year in countries of the Asia region), including those that are observed in Australia (for example, Christmas Day, ANZAC Day, NAIDOC Week, Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan).
- We are learning to understand the celebrations and commemorations in places around the world (for example, Lunar New Year in countries of the Asia region), including those that are observed in Australia (for example, Christmas Day, Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan).
Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Students can work in pairs or small groups to complete the worksheet.
Alternatively, students could record their responses orally on an iPad or type them up on a computer.
Extensions
Students write their own summary without the use of the scaffolds contained on this worksheet.