GROW pathway · RE · Autumn 1 · Week 3
Diwali: the lamp and its meaning
Cover lesson · 40 minutes
Thursday 09:30–10:10. Match the week to the school calendar before teaching.
Stage 1 of 8 · 3 minutes
Arrive
Explain a Diwali practice using evidence from a named source.
Offer pointing, circling, drawing or scribed answers. Read cards aloud. No personal, family or faith disclosure is required.
Stage 2 of 8 · 5 minutes
Read the source
CLASSROOM FACT CARD — paraphrased from Hindu American Foundation. One introductory Hindu perspective; celebrations and stories vary.
D1. Diwali is a Hindu festival commonly associated with light.
D2. Many celebrants use small clay oil lamps called diyas.
D3. The source connects the lamps with knowledge overcoming ignorance and good overcoming evil.
D4. A diagram of a diya shows an object. The written source helps us explain its meaning.
Stage 3 of 8 · 5 minutes
Watch a model
- Practice: lighting diyas (D2).
- Meaning: the source connects the light with knowledge and good (D3).
Point to the detail that supports the answer.
Stage 4 of 8 · 4 minutes
Choose
Choose first. Give a reason before checking.
Stage 5 of 8 · 3 minutes
Check
Reveal the deciding clue
B
It gives a source-based meaning; A only describes and C overgeneralises.
Keep your first choice. If you change it, say what changed your mind.
Stage 6 of 8 · 12 minutes
Your evidence
Your tasks
- Label practice / object / meaning using D1–D3.
- Write two sentences linking a diya to its meaning. Include a line number.
- Repair: “A picture proves what every Hindu believes.” Use D4.
Writing stays in this open page only. It is not saved or sent. Copy what you want to keep before leaving.
Stage 7 of 8 · 5 minutes
Improve
Check your answer against the source. Show the detail you used.
Add evidence, improve a link, or mark a claim you cannot support.
Keep your first attempt visible.
Stage 8 of 8 · 3 minutes
Reflect
Give one accurate practice-and-meaning link with a line number.