This decimal operations colour by answer is a challenging and meaningful activity that is perfect to use with your students as part of your school’s Diwali celebrations or at home. Students will answer calculations including multiplying decimals by integers and decimal addition and subtract; colouring in pieces of a rangoli pattern according to its answer.

Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop. Throughout Diwali, Hindus draw bright Rangoli patterns on the floor, near the front door to encourage the goddess Lakshmi to go into their homes.