We made the room dark so when they came into the classroom they could see the fairy lights we had on and our beautiful diya lamps, which we had lit.
We acted out the story of Rama and Sita, telling how brave Prince Rama rescued his wife Sita from the evil ten headed demon Ravana with the help of a monkey called Hanuman. When Rama and Sita returned safely to their kingdom, all the people rejoiced and lit lots of lights to welcome them home.
We explained to Year 5 and 6 how we had made our diya lamps and why there are lots of lights lit during Diwali. Then we showed them all our beautiful Rangoli patterns and explained how we had made them.
Then we listened to some Indian music and did some dancing. Year 5 and 6 did some Indian dancing last year so they taught us some dance moves!
Finally we told Year 5 and 6 how people eat lots of sweets during Diwali. We explained how we had made our Diwali sweets and then we shared them with Year 5 and 6.
We also gave Year 5 and 6 a Diwali card that we had made for them. Thank you Hattie for the lovely Diwali card you made for us afterwards!
Thank you Year 5 and 6 and Miss Williams for coming to our Diwali party and sharing our learning with us - we've had a brilliant week and have enjoyed learning all about Diwali.
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