Multicultural Celebrations & Festivals

Name: Multicultural Celebrations & Festivals
SKU: TS0149
Price: 39.95 NZD
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ISBN: 9781921613913

A month-by-month guide to celebrations through the year

Multicultural Celebrations & Festivals includes role play suggestions, traditional festival foods, party ideas and craft activities. The celebrations and festivals include: Australia Day; Chinese New Year; Waitangi Day; Holi; Easter; Ramadan; Sukkot; Diwali; and many more. It's an ideal companion to Faiths and their Festivals.

Ages: 5-9 | Pages: 54 | Code: TS0149 | ISBN: 9781921613913

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Karen Hart

Karen Hart is a trained drama teacher and writer with a wealth of experience of working in a diverse multi-faith community.

Kay Margetts

Kay Margetts is an Honorary Principal Fellow and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne. She has a strong background in early childhood development, learning and teaching both as a practitioner and as an academic. Her main areas of research are transition and adjustment to school, accompanied by a strong record of publications. Kay is regularly engaged in knowledge exchange activities with the education sector including teachers, educators and parents.

Contents
Introduction	5
Supporting cultural understanding	6
Aims, principles and practice	6
Cultural celebrations and religions in the EYLF	6
Enhancing your practice	7
January Australia Day	9
January/February Chinese New Year	12
Vietnamese Têt Festival	17
February Waitangi Day	18
March Holi	20
March/April Easter	23
April ANZAC Day	26
May Kodomo no Hi – Children’s Day in Japan	28
June Ramadan	31
June/July Ratha Yalma Festival	34
July NAIDOC Week	36
September/October Moon Festival	38
Sukkot	40
October Halloween	43
November Guru Nanak’s birthday	46
December Christmas	48
Examples of religious and cultural celebrations in early childhood settings	51