Wesak — Festival Lesson (KS2)
KS2 lesson on Wesak, the most important Buddhist festival. Celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death — all on the same day according to tradition.
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Learning objective
Retell the Buddha's life story and describe how Buddhists celebrate Wesak.
About this resource
- Subject: Religious Studies (RE)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade levels: Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 6
- Date added: 2026-11-21
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Wesak and Buddha story books
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For children
- T The Story of Buddha — Demi
- B Buddha Stories — Demi
- Z Zen Shorts — Jon J. Muth
- B Buddhist Stories (Storyteller) — Anita Ganeri
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