Sikh Heritage Month Activities

Celebrate Sikh Heritage Month in April with readings about Sikh values, Vaisakhi, and the history of Sikhs in Canada.

What’s inside (16 pages):
What Is Sikh Heritage Month? Why April, and Sikh Canadians today.
Who Are Sikhs? Guru Nanak, equality, seva, and sharing.
Langar: Everyone Eats Together, with a response question.
The Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Vaisakhi: the harvest festival, the Khalsa in 1699, and Nagar Kirtan parades in Surrey and Toronto.
Early Sikhs in Canada, including First World War soldier Buckam Singh.
The Komagata Maru: a gentle account and the 2016 apology.
Sikhs in Canada: a timeline from 1897 to 2019, with questions.
Let’s Learn Punjabi Words: six words in Gurmukhi script to say and copy.
My Seva Plan: plan and track three acts of service.
Check Your Reading, teacher guide, answer key, and credits.

Why teachers love it:
Respectful and written for young readers.
Links Social Studies with character education.
Gurmukhi script and historical photos.