Learning objective
- To explore how some Hindu people celebrate Holi by learning about the story behind it.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
- Name and describe people who are familiar to them.
- 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.
Understanding the world
ELG: Past and present
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.
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
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Provide the Resource: Story of Holi (one each) with pictures from the story that children can use as a prompt during carpet time.
- Challenge children to think about what Holi means to people.
- Ask the children to explain why they have chosen a colour linked to the Holi story to decorate their t-shirts.
Key vocabulary
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Hindu
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Holi
