1. Video to play as pupils enter https://www. youtube. com/watch

2. Holi Learning Objective
To be able to answer the question: How does the festival of Holi show equality?

3. Holi – what can you remember?
Roll the dice…. And answer the question!
Summarise the story behind Holi
How is equality shown at Holi festivals?
How is Holi linked to the Caste System?
What does equality mean?
Why is Holi called Holi?
What kind of activities take place at a Holi festival?
Virtual dice:

4. The best posters will go on display!
Complete your Holi Festival Poster
You are going to organise a Holi festival celebration for pupils and staff at Wildern
In groups design a poster to advertise your Holi festival
It must include:
Background story of Holi and interesting facts
Explanation of how equality is symbolised at Holi
What food they could try and how it links to festival
Information such as date and time
Information about what activities will take place (and why)
Lots of colour!
The best posters will go on display!

5. Holi Festival Posters
You are going to visit the posters and leave your post it on the poster which shows the best progress and attitude.
Reminder – posters must include:
Background story of Holi and interesting facts
Explanation of how equality is symbolised at Holi
What food they could try and how it links to festival
Information such as date and time
Information about what activities will take place (and why)
Lots of colour!

6. Peer Marking Criteria: Peer Marking Golden Rule!
Peer Assessing
Peer Marking Criteria:
Read their work carefully
You need to write in your best handwriting as you are writing in someone else’s book
Think carefully about what you can say to help them
Say what you like about their work
Give them helpful and positive comments so they can improve their work next time
Think about what you can learn from them
Remind pupils how to peer assess
Peer Marking Golden Rule!
Be Kind
Be Specific
Be Helpful

7. ‘It is important for Hindus to celebrate Holi’. Do you agree?
Answer the questions below in a written response. Give examples for your reasons and explain your reasons really well.
What reasons might somebody give to agree with this? Why?
What reasons might somebody give to disagree with this? Why?
What do you think? Why?
Include keywords:
‘Caste system’
& ‘Equality’

8. Festival Ideas
If you were creating your own festival, what would be the idea behind it?
What might happen at the festival to represent your idea?