Our festivals

Grade 4

Lesson 1

Look and read.

Vesak Festival 

Sinhala and Tamil New Year 

Christmas 

Ramazan Festival 

Deepavali Festival 

Lesson 2

Look and read.

Lesson 3

Where are they going? Trace with your finger.

Lesson 4

Act out.

It’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year.


Meena: Happy New Year, Rasini! 

Rasini: Happy New Year, Meena! 

Meena: What are you doing? 

Rasini: I’m making sweetmeats with my mother. 

Meena: Me too. See you later.

It’s Ramazan 


Dasun: Happy Ramazan, Navaz! 

Navaz: Thank you, Dasun. 

Dasun: Where are you going?

Navaz: I’m going to the mosque with my father. 

Dasun: Ok, see you later.

It’s Christmas.


Meena: Happy Christmas, Tony! 

Tony:  Thank you, Meena. 

Meena: Where are you going? 

Tony: I’m going to the church with my family. 

Meena : Ok, see you later.

It’s Deepavali.


Navaz: Happy Deepavali, Meena! 

Meena: Thank you, Navaz. 

Navaz: What are you doing? 

Meena: I’m doing a design at the doorstep. 

Navaz : It's beautiful. 

Meena : Thank you, Navaz. 

Lesson 5

Listen, point and say.

These are some festive foods.

Lesson 6

Read and find.

Sonia, Rasini, Kumar and Navaz visit each other for the new year.

Answer.


What would you take to visit friends for the new year? 

I take .............................. 

Lesson 7

Match and speak.

It’s the Vesak festival. Rasini and her friends are at the temple. What are they doing?

Lesson 8

Let's wish our friends. Make cards to send them.