If you are a Canadian French teacher, it is likely that you teach South Asian and non-South Asian students who celebrate Diwali. Diwali is one of the biggest celebrations for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world. Therefore, it is an important part of the lives of our students who celebrate. Here are five French activities for Diwali for the FSL or French Immersion classroom.
Learn about the origins of Diwali via a French reading comprehension article
To begin, we have a French reading comprehension article on Diwali!
Looking for an inclusive and engaging French reading comprehension article? This article will teach your French students all about the celebration of Diwali. The French article is ideal for FSL/Core French or French Immersion students.
Your students will explore the origins of Diwali and its significance to Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.
This French activity for Diwali is ideal for high intermediate to advanced Core French or FRIMM students.
Read Le Diwali de Binny
Next, we have a French picture book with South Asian representation!
I started learning French at the age of 13. I am now 28 years old and for the first time in my life, there is a French picture book with an Indian character written by a fellow Indian!
When I received Le Diwali de Binny in the mail, I could not express in words how excited I felt. If you teach Core French or French Immersion, you should definitely have this book as a read-aloud or in your classroom library!
Play a French game on Diwali to test your students’ knowledge on Le Diwali
Next, we have a French game to test your students’ knowledge on Diwali!
I created this French activity for Diwali. If you don’t know, I am a Punjabi teacher born and raised in Canada. Diwali also happens to be my favourite Indian celebration.
Introduce your Core French and/or French Immersion students to the beautiful, diverse celebration of Diwali. This French reading comprehension-themed game will test your students’ prior knowledge of Diwali and teach them about important cultural aspects of the celebration.
What is this resource?
This French resource for Diwali is a trivia-style game consisting of 11 myth-busting questions on the celebration of Diwali. You can also add text boxes to the presentation in order to make it interactive.
Watch Des lumières pour Gita on ONF
Last but not least, we have an animated short film with a South Asian protagonist.
Des lumières pour Gita is a French short film available on Office National du Film (National Film Board of Canada).
