This section of the website has been adapted to include information, links and activities related to festivals, cultural celebrations and diversity. These links can help you adapt and develop learning ideas. The bottom of this page has some excellent stories which help teach diversity.
Here is a link to a seasonal calendar showing dates and details of cultural events.
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday)
Pancake Day Rap Song, Cbeebies
Shrove Tuesday teaching and learning resources
Make a pancake toss game – What you need:-Frying pan and some circles cut out of a cereal box. Place one circle in a pan and try tossing the pancake and catching in the frying pan. You could also put a few pancakes in the pan and see how many you can catch, Count the pancakes together. 
Easter
Easter themed teaching and learning resources.
Let’s celebrate Easter, videos explaining some key aspects of the festival.
A range of different ideas and free resources here.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year begins on the 12th of February 2021. The New Year will be the year of the ox. Learn and celebrate by using these links.
Cbeebies Chinese New Year video
A range of activities relating to the Chinese New Year
Learningbook Chinese New Year Activities
The Story Of Nian – why do people wear red, light fireworks and bang drums at Chinese New Year?
Make a Chinese New Year dragon.
More ideas, resources and activities here.
Christmas
Lots of Christmas themed activities
Can you spot Santa game? The Let’s Go Club
Learn about the Nativity story
Find out more about baby reindeer
More crafts, resources and ideas here.
Diwali
Learn all about the Hindu festival of light
Let’s Celebrate Diwali – preparing for Diwali, celebrating Diwali and the Diwali story.
A range of Diwali themed activities here.
Diwali – make a fireworks picture.
More learning opportunities, fun and resources here for free.
Holi
Several useful teaching and learning ideas and resources for Holi.
Let’s celebrate Holi. Videos and resources explaining the festival and celebrations.
More resources and activities ideas here.
Celebrate Black Culture & History
Princess K’s Black History Heroes
Let’s Talk About Black History – more about how to discuss culture and history with young children.
Family heritage and the importance of being kind.
Black History month across the BBC, with focus on resources for very young children.
More resources and ideas here.
Kwanzaa
Information, ideas and resources about Kwanzaa here.
Rosh Hashana / Yom Kippur
Several learning and teaching resources about Yom Kippur.
Hanukkah
Learn all about Hanukkah with this video from the BBC.
A range of Hannukkah themed activities here.
Eid
Learn more about Eid with this video from Cbeebies.
Several Eid teaching and learning resources.
More resources and free activities linked to Eid
Vaisakhi
In April the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi is celebrated, how much do you know about it?
Wesak
Make an animal mask to celebrate Wesak, the important Buddhist festival.
All about Wesak and how it is celebrated.
LGBTQ+ and Family Diversity
And tango makes three video. A story about two penguins who want a baby.
Me, mummy and mum. A story about a girl and her two mums.
The girl with two Dads. Meet Pearl – and meet her two Dads too!
Love makes a family. A story about all different kinds of families.
Picnic in the Park. Lots of diverse families go for a picnic in the park.
St. Andrew’s Day
Make a thistle to celebrate St. Andrew’s Day
St. Andrew’s day photocards and topical words.
Crafts and puzzle resources here.
Burns Night
Burns for Weans downloadable activities
Scots In Schools rhymes, stories and activities.
What do you know about Burns night?
More free resources and activities here.
Halloween
Several cross curricular learning ideas and activities.
A wide range of ideas, resources and activities here.
Excellent stories which help teach diversity
It’s OK to be different by Todd Parr
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Helen Oxenbury
Julian Is A Mermaid by Jessica Love
Baby Goes To Market by Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
