Kite festival

On cover: A story from New Zealand
Summary: Mauriora and Tahu make a traditional manu taratahi kite, using materials from their environment, and fly it at the Otaki kite festival

Faiths and their festivals

(Teacher Resource)

(back of book) -- A guide to religions and celebrations in our multicultural society.

A key aim of education is to recognise, value and promote a positive attitude to differences, foster tolerance and develop cultural competence.

This book is designed to help by giving background information to the faiths and celebrations in our multicultural society. It looks at the beliefs and core practices of the main faiths and describes the festivals associated with them. It explains the origins of the festivals and how they are celebrated within the faith communities, and includes suggestions on how to explore them in a way that is meaningful to young children..


Faith and Festivals contains:
. stories
. songs
. recipes
. ideas for activities
. advice on useful resources


Christine Howard is a former LEA adviser in RE, founder and director of Articles of Faith Ltd and an independent consultant/trainer in religious and multicultural education. Kay Margetts is Associated Professor in Early Childhood Studies and Director of International Baccalaureate programs at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.

You will find this book in the Teacher Resource Library - Social Studies - Box 3.