UPDATED: A set of four worksheets using vocabulary from the new AQA GCSE syllabus (2024) for topic of Theme 2 topic ‘Customs, Festivals and Celebrations’.
Intended focus is topic vocabulary so could be used as part of topic teaching or good for GCSE revision packs.
Answers included.
Activities include:
Match Spanish to English
Translate into English
Fill in the missing word
Unscramble the word / phrase
Find the definition
Choose the correct translation
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In this digital product:
You will find everything you need to teach Topic 5: Customs, Festival and Celebrations (second topic of Theme 2 of the new GCSE course (with AQA): Popular Culture.
The Presentation (approx. 140 slides including answer slides) covers the whole topic and is composed of 4 parts:
A: Celebrations
B: Customs and how we celebrate
C: Past occasions
D: Festivals
There are 4 folders (A, B, C and D) containing the relevant files for that part.
It includes:
• a range of Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Translation activities
• grammar points including: Revision of the perfect tense, direct object pronouns: le/la/l’/les, prepositions + countries and an introduction to the imperfect tense
• elements of phonics: accents, the sound -eu and open -eu, the sound -u and the sound -ou
• retrieval activities, cultural aspects and homework tasks
• QR codes/ links for independent study
• vocab lists (full topic list or 4 lists for the 4 parts) + link to online course
• comments under the slides for notes and worksheet location
• answers
• audio files and transcripts
• .pdf and editable versions of the worksheets (except of the Dots and Boxes game, which is only available as .pdf)
Activities are differentiated and exam style.
The first 15 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: Topic5.zip.
After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access all the resources.
For the full overview, you can check the free SOW available for download here:
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13218719]
2 sentence builders to support the topic of Festivals and Celebrations (AQA GCSE).
The first one covers:
how people celebrate festivals (present tense with ‘on’)
my favourite festival is … because …
last year for … I/we … (perfect tense)
The second one covers:
what I did last year for my birthday
what I am going to do/ will do this year/ next year (both future tenses included)
A PDF document including a sentence builder on the AQA GCSE topic 'Festivals, Customs & Celebrations’ covering the question:
¿Cuál es tu fiesta favorita?
This sentence builder includes foundation and higher tier vocabulary from the new AQA spec and is available to print in both colour and/or black and white.
Any typos please let me know and I will amend :)
This bundle includes all 4 lessons for Unit 5 Kerboodle Higher, each lessons including enough material to be used in (at least) 2 one-hour sessions.
5.1F Nuestras tradiciones de siempre
You can preview the powerpoint and the rest of the contents here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/5-1f-nuestras-tradiciones-de-siempre-13202525
The lesson includes:
-grammar explanations
-all the answers with animations
-transcript of the listening on the slide
-two starters and two plenaries (one being a fun quiz)
-additional slides with very much needed explanations of some of the traditions in Spain, very helpful to some of the tasks
-an additional role-play
-a veeeery good song about Spanish traditions
-a sentence builder for the writing task
-all the vocab for this lesson printed on a slide for ease of access.
5.1H Un año mas
You can preview the powerpoint and the rest of the contents here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/5-1h-un-a-o-mas-13204979
The lesson includes:
-grammar explanations
-all the answers with animations
-transcript of the listenings on the slide
-two starters and two plenaries (one being a fun ‘tick me quick’ game)
-additional slides with very much needed explanations of some of the traditions in Spain, very helpful to some of the tasks
-extra slides with quick practice for scaffolding
-an additional listening task
-sentence starters for the photo description
-all the vocab for this lesson printed on a slide for ease of access.
-all the handouts to students ready to be printed
5.2F Latinoamerica celebra la vida
You can preview the powerpoint and the rest of the contents here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/5-2f-latinoamerica-celebra-la-vida-13237603
The lesson includes:
-grammar explanations
-all the answers with animations
-transcript of the listenings on the slide
-two starters and two plenaries
-an additional slide with very much needed explanations of some of the festivals in Latin America, very helpful to some of the tasks
-extra slides with quick practice for scaffolding
-an additional reading task
-optional clues for the translation task
-all the vocab for this lesson printed on a slide for ease of access
5.2H Bailando al ritmo hispano
You can preview the powerpoint and the rest of the contents here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/5-2h-bailando-al-ritmo-hispano-13238049
The lesson includes:
-grammar explanations
-all the answers with animations
-transcript of the listening on the slide
-sentence starters and sentence builders for the writing task (the sentence builders span over 3 slides to answer the 5 questions)
-extra slides with quick grammar practice of apocopation and seguir/continuar + the gerund
-two starters and two plenaries (one of the plenaries being several slides with cultural explanations about music styles from Spanish speaking countries, with examples
-all the vocab for this lesson printed on a slide for ease of access.
Not sure if this resource is right for you? You can download my free lesson here to see the quality of my work for yourself: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13112067
A wordsearch for ESOL students to practice vocabulary for festivals and celebrations.
Students read the clues, write down the correct word and then find the words in the wordsearch.
In this digital product: You will find a Knowledge Organiser/ Summary Sheets for Topic 5: Customs, Festivals and Celebrations of the French GCSE with AQA (2024)
This Knowledge Organiser is linked to my Topic 5 GCSE resource and each of the 4 pages correspond to a section:
A: Celebrations
B: Customs and How we celebrate
C: Past Occasions
D: Festivals
On the left: Content summary
On the right: Grammar points
Note that elements of phonics have not been included in the Knowledge Organiser.
The first 2 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder: GCSE-5-KO.zip. After downloading, save the .zip file in your computer (in “documents” for example), then right-click and select “extract all” to access the documents.
There are more of my GCSE resources here, including Freebies.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page:@Frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.
Third lesson in SOW looking at the main beliefs of Hinduism. This lesson looks a the festivals of Diwali and Holi. Students look at the stories behind each festival and how Hindus celebrate them today.
Lessons are designed with non subject specialists in mind to be able to pick up and teach. Relevant information is on screen and task information is one screen also. Lesson includes all relevant resources ready to print. Lessons designed for KS3 but can be adapted up or down to suit ability of students.
Spanish Festivals Celebrations Spanish bundle of resources great for teaching students engaging MFL lessons. Could even be used for revision purposes or a treat. Answers included with every resource and activity. The resources come in editable format so you can amend and make changes if you wish.
Contents of Spanish Teaching Bundle
☞ 1 x Escape Room with all resources - Great Fun!
☞ 1 x Revision Quiz with 50+ Questions
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☞ 1 x Revision Quiz with 50+ Questions
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How can you use the Escape Rooms?
☞ Escape Room Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display
☞ Escape Room Puzzle Keys (Six Sets for Six Teams)
☞ Escape Room Team sheet - Record codes, answers clues as they progress through the 7 rooms
☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles)
☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - Quickly confirm to teams they have solved the puzzle correctly
☞ Teacher instructions of how to set up the escape room and what to print and top tips and shortcuts.
☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape too :) for any quick teams
☞ The 7 Rooms each have a specific Puzzle that has been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and is suitable for secondary Students
Check out our latest secondary MFL bundles below
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Spanish GCSE Bundle
Set of 5 French MFL escape Rooms
French - Festivals & Celebrations
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French for Beginners
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Using different tenses to describe celebrations and festivals. Suitable for GCSE Level. Comes with a tense table for students to complete and relay translations to finish.
Four powerpoint lessons which can be used at KS3 & 4 to teach the vocabulary of the major French festivals with exercises, some basic facts about the 14th July with activities and the Simple Future Tense on the way to a rock concert!
Worksheets based on Wayland’s Popcorn series A Year of Festivals - 4 books that introduce children to the main religious celebrations in Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. Each worksheet looks at a different religion: Find out when Christian festivals take place during the year. Complete a chart about Hindu gods, and goddesses. Describe the different Jewish festivals. Learn the meanings of specific religious words in Islam.
This comprehensive revision pack is designed to support students preparing for the new AQA GCSE Spanish (2026 specification).
Focusing on Unit 5: Customs, Festivals & Celebrations, this resource provides a wide range of exam-style activities to help students build confidence across Reading, Writing, Translation and Grammar.
Perfect for classroom revision, homework, intervention sessions or independent study.
What’s included?
Foundation and Higher tier reading texts (AQA-style layout)
Multiple-choice comprehension questions
Matching tasks
Grammar gap-fill activities
Spanish → English translations (Foundation & Higher)
English → Spanish translations (Foundation & Higher)
90-word and 150-word writing tasks
Higher-tier model answers
Full teacher answer key
All activities reflect the style, format and language expectations of the 2026 AQA exams.
Ideal for:
Year 10 & 11 GCSE Spanish students
Foundation to Higher differentiation
Retrieval practice & exam technique
Revision lessons
Mock preparation
Cover lessons
Why teachers love this series:
Clear exam-style formatting
Carefully graded tasks
Strong vocabulary coverage from the official specification
Mixed tenses and grammar practice
Ready-to-print and easy to use
A complete, structured workbook designed to support delivery and assessment of WJEC Entry Pathways Humanities Unit 6238/E3: Religious Festivals and Celebrations.
This 77-page pupil workbook develops the foundation knowledge learners need before guiding them through detailed studies of Christmas within Christianity and Diwali within Hinduism. These festivals come from two different religious traditions, meeting the unit requirement.
The workbook is suitable for SEND settings, alternative provision, specialist schools, secondary learners working at Entry Level and non-specialist teachers delivering WJEC Entry Pathways.
Coverage includes
What religion, belief, worship, community, celebration and festival mean
Key Christian beliefs and practices
The importance of Jesus to Christians
The Christmas story
Religious and social aspects of Christmas
The importance of Christmas to Christians and the wider community
Key Hindu beliefs and practices
Hindu deities and worship
The story of Rama and Sita
Religious and social aspects of Diwali
The importance of Diwali to Hindus and the wider community
Comparing Christmas and Diwali
WJEC assessment criteria covered
AC1.1 Identify two religious festivals
AC1.2 Describe the story behind the religious festivals
AC2.1 Outline religious aspects of the celebrations
AC2.2 Outline social aspects of the celebrations
AC3.1 Give reasons why the festivals are important to believers
AC3.2 Give reasons why the festivals are important to the wider community
Assessment codes are shown throughout the workbook, helping teachers identify where pupils may produce evidence for each criterion. An assessment record is included at the beginning for teachers to record achievement and evidence.
Activities include:
accessible information texts
key-vocabulary support
retrieval questions
matching and sorting tasks
sequencing activities
storyboards
picture-based activities
comparison tables
structured written responses
reflection and discussion questions
The repeated and scaffolded structure gives learners several opportunities to demonstrate each skill rather than relying on one final assessment task. Large photographs, clear layouts and generous writing spaces make the resource accessible without making it appear childish.
The workbook is supplied as a PDF and can be printed as a complete course booklet or used page by page.
Please note: This is an independently produced resource designed to support delivery of the WJEC unit. It is not an official WJEC publication.
A complete, ready-to-use Harvest Festival assembly pack for primary schools, designed to help pupils explore the meaning of harvest, where food comes from, gratitude, community, sharing and food waste.
This resource is suitable for KS1 and KS2 and can be used for a whole-school assembly, class assembly or Harvest celebration. The presentation is designed to be informative, inclusive and easy to deliver, with clear visuals, discussion prompts and opportunities for reflection.
The assembly explores:
what harvest means;
how food travels from field to fork;
the role of farmers and other workers;
how Harvest Festival has been celebrated in the past and today;
Harvest in Christian tradition;
Harvest traditions around the world;
gratitude and thankfulness;
food banks and supporting others;
helping with dignity and respect;
food waste and ways to reduce it;
practical actions pupils can take.
The pack includes:
a 35-slide Harvest Festival assembly presentation;
teacher guidance and assembly overview;
learning aims;
slide-by-slide speaker notes;
sensitive teaching guidance;
follow-up activity suggestions;
Harvest pledge activity;
gratitude leaf activity;
field-to-fork sequencing activity;
Harvest reflection sheet;
10-question Harvest quiz;
teacher answer sheet;
Harvest vocabulary page;
Harvest collection poster;
Harvest thank-you card;
Harvest Community Champion certificate.
The resource uses a warm, autumnal design with clear, pupil-friendly layouts and can be adapted for different school contexts.
The optional prayer slide can be omitted for non-faith settings.
Perfect for:
Harvest Festival • Whole-School Assembly • KS1 • KS2 • RE • PSHE • SMSC • Food and Farming • Gratitude • Community • Food Waste
A 68 page power point which includes flashcards to teach the vocabulary and covers about 5 short lessons. This can be used by students independently or taught in class! The work supports the teaching of the topic of festivals, traditions and celebrations at GSCE and supports the teaching of the exercises which are found in both the foundation and higher page of the AQA text books. The final activity is a creative task which students can be left as a research project for homework and gives flashcards of the 13 Provencal desserts which students are asked to draw on their own Christmas table. A competition idea maybe ?
These are to accompany a ‘Festivals and Celebrations’ display in which you plot the significant events of the year (including religious events and special days) and you can add children’s work and photos of events around these titles. Each one has an image and a brief description of the event.
Our Festivals and celebrations maths challenges year 6 teaching pack is designed to help children recap, practise and consolidate problem solving skills in preparation for KS2 SATs.
The pack is divided into nine lessons. Each lesson targets a specific strand of the Y6 maths Programme of Study and relates to a particular festival or celebration to give maths a real-life context.
Lessons feature a starter activity, a whole class teaching activity with PowerPoint slides, a worksheet for independent work and a plenary.
Questions are KS2 maths SATs-style. Answers are included.
Lessons included in the pack:
Lesson 1: Halloween – add, subtract, multiply, divide
Lesson 2: Bonfire Night – fractions
Lesson 3: Diwali – shape
Lesson 4: Hanukkah – statistics
Lesson 5: Christmas – position and direction
Lesson 6: Chinese New Year – percentages
Lesson 7: Easter – ratio
Lesson 8: Earth Day – area, perimeter and volume
Lesson 9: Eid al-Fitr – algebra
You may also like our Festivals and celebrations comprehension practice teaching pack.
A sample word problem:
Auntie Zainab sells silver bracelets as Eid gifts in her shop. She uses a formula to work out how much each customer pays according to the number of links of silver in the bracelet (which she calls s). She charges 50p for each silver link and then £1.50 for the presentation box. What is the formula she uses to work out the cost for a customer?
This lesson is part of a set of interactive activities detailing the work of a charity organisation in the Tsunami affected areas of Sri Lanka. The resource contains images, problem solving tasks and cross-curricular tasks and all files can be edited to suit the needs and ability of your children. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.
