Diwali: Nonfiction Reading Activities
Diwali, the Festival of Lights is a beautiful cultural celebration to share with your students during October and November. This unit is all print and go, no prep needed!
In this resource, you'll find a suggested 5 Day Lesson Sequence and 25+ activities perfect for your pre-k through fifth grade classroom. Many of the activities come with differentiated sheets for students with different skill-levels and abilities!
These resources can be taught with any of the nonfiction Diwali books you have in your classroom, library, or ones you can find on EPIC!, and YouTube and it comes with a book list, if you're looking for suggestions!
Activities:
5 Day Suggested Lesson Sequence
Book List
Word Wall
Compare and Contrast
Venn Diagram (Compare and Contrast)
Nonfiction Vs. Fiction
All About Create a Cover
Vocabulary
Teaching Pictures
All About Nonfiction Book Spread
Wonderings/Inquiry
KWL (India and Diwali)
Fact Collection (Multiple Options)
W-Questions
Fact and Thought
Fact Vs. Opinion
Key Details
Main Idea and Details
Cause and Effect
Making Connections (Multiple Options)
Paragraph Writing
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Writing Paper (Multiple/Differentiated Options)
Bat Coloring Sheet
Book Review Sheets
Bulletin Board Letters
Anchor Chart Letters
Diwali, the Festival of Lights is a beautiful cultural celebration to share with your students during October and November. This unit is all print and go, no prep needed!
In this resource, you'll find a suggested 5 Day Lesson Sequence and 25+ activities perfect for your pre-k through fifth grade classroom. Many of the activities come with differentiated sheets for students with different skill-levels and abilities!
These resources can be taught with any of the nonfiction Diwali books you have in your classroom, library, or ones you can find on EPIC!, and YouTube and it comes with a book list, if you're looking for suggestions!
Activities:
5 Day Suggested Lesson Sequence
Book List
Word Wall
Compare and Contrast
Venn Diagram (Compare and Contrast)
Nonfiction Vs. Fiction
All About Create a Cover
Vocabulary
Teaching Pictures
All About Nonfiction Book Spread
Wonderings/Inquiry
KWL (India and Diwali)
Fact Collection (Multiple Options)
W-Questions
Fact and Thought
Fact Vs. Opinion
Key Details
Main Idea and Details
Cause and Effect
Making Connections (Multiple Options)
Paragraph Writing
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Writing Paper (Multiple/Differentiated Options)
Bat Coloring Sheet
Book Review Sheets
Bulletin Board Letters
Anchor Chart Letters
Diwali, the Festival of Lights is a beautiful cultural celebration to share with your students during October and November. This unit is all print and go, no prep needed!
In this resource, you'll find a suggested 5 Day Lesson Sequence and 25+ activities perfect for your pre-k through fifth grade classroom. Many of the activities come with differentiated sheets for students with different skill-levels and abilities!
These resources can be taught with any of the nonfiction Diwali books you have in your classroom, library, or ones you can find on EPIC!, and YouTube and it comes with a book list, if you're looking for suggestions!
Activities:
5 Day Suggested Lesson Sequence
Book List
Word Wall
Compare and Contrast
Venn Diagram (Compare and Contrast)
Nonfiction Vs. Fiction
All About Create a Cover
Vocabulary
Teaching Pictures
All About Nonfiction Book Spread
Wonderings/Inquiry
KWL (India and Diwali)
Fact Collection (Multiple Options)
W-Questions
Fact and Thought
Fact Vs. Opinion
Key Details
Main Idea and Details
Cause and Effect
Making Connections (Multiple Options)
Paragraph Writing
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Writing Paper (Multiple/Differentiated Options)
Bat Coloring Sheet
Book Review Sheets
Bulletin Board Letters
Anchor Chart Letters