Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and some Buddhists around the world, with different meanings and traditions, and Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas at the same time. Many families light diya lamps, decorate with rangoli and share boxes of sweets, such as round laddoos and diamond-shaped barfi, with friends and neighbors. It falls in October or November and is often celebrated over several days; in 2026 the main day is November 8.
Five pages of multiplication and division facts to 10 × 10 with boxes of laddoos and barfi. Page 1 shows equal groups of boxes: write how many boxes, how many in each and the multiplication fact. Page 2 shows one box with the sweets in rows: write the rows, then two facts, such as 3 × 6 = 18 and 6 × 3 = 18. Page 3 divides two ways: share sweets equally by drawing them in empty boxes, and pack sweets into boxes of a number by circling each box's worth, then write the division fact. Page 4 starts with three fact families, two multiplication and two division facts from one box, then has 12 facts with a missing number. Page 5 has six sweet shop word problems. The first problem on pages 1 to 4 is a worked example.
Use counters and paper cups or egg cartons as sweet boxes: share 12 counters into 3 boxes, then pack 12 into boxes of 3, and compare the two division stories. On page 4, have partners check each other's fact families by saying all four facts aloud.
Use real snacks or buttons as sweets and egg cartons or cups as boxes. Ask "If each box holds 4, how many in 5 boxes?" and "If we share 20 into 4 boxes, how many in each?" If your family celebrates Diwali, count the sweets in a gift box together by rows.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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Multiplication and division with boxes of Diwali sweets, all inside the facts to 10 × 10. Students write equal groups and arrays as multiplication, share and pack sweets to divide, complete fact families and missing numbers, and solve sweet shop word problems.
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