Festive Expressions: Writing About Celebrations, Events, and Places for Class 3

This Grade 3 English writing worksheet helps students develop structured paragraph writing skills through familiar and exciting topics like festivals, family celebrations, fairs, and markets. Each activity encourages learners to organize their ideas clearly while describing events, people, sounds, and feelings in detail.
The worksheet includes guided prompts to help students write about how they celebrate a festival, describe a family celebration, share their experience at a fair or local market, paint a picture of a busy market scene, and create a vivid paragraph about a festival setting. Helpful hints support students in answering key questions and adding meaningful details.
Designed especially for Class 3 learners, these exercises strengthen idea sequencing, descriptive vocabulary, and emotional expression. Students learn to include who, where, what, and how details in every paragraph, building confidence in both creative and personal writing.
By completing this worksheet, children improve paragraph structure, descriptive language, and their ability to express personal experiences clearly and confidently.

Why Celebration and Event Writing Matters in Grammar?
Writing about real-life experiences builds strong language foundations. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It teaches students to organize ideas in a logical paragraph format.
2. It improves the use of descriptive words and sensory details.
3. It strengthens emotional expression and personal voice.
4. These skills support both academic and creative writing growth.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five engaging paragraph-writing activities:

✏️ Exercise 1 – How You Celebrate a Festival  
Students write about a festival like Diwali, Eid, Christmas, or Gurupurab, including decorations, food, and why they enjoy it.

🧠 Exercise 2 – A Family Celebration  
Learners describe a birthday, anniversary, wedding, or special gathering, sharing what happened and how they felt.

📘 Exercise 3 – A Fair or Local Market Visit  
Students write about their visit to a fair, including rides, games, food, and their overall experience.

📝 Exercise 4 – A Busy Market Scene  
Learners describe the sounds, sights, crowds, and feelings in a lively marketplace.

✨ Exercise 5 – Your Festival Scene  
Students create a vivid festival paragraph describing decorations, clothing, music, and why the moment felt special.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Festival Celebration Paragraph (Sample Answer)  
I celebrate Diwali with my family every year in October or November. We clean and decorate our home with colourful lights and diyas. My mother makes delicious sweets like laddoos and barfi. In the evening, we pray together and burst crackers safely. I love this festival because it fills our home with happiness and light.

Exercise 2 – Family Celebration Paragraph (Sample Answer)  
Last month, we celebrated my grandmother’s birthday at our house. All my cousins and relatives came to the celebration. We decorated the living room with balloons and flowers. We cut a big chocolate cake and played fun games. I felt very happy and excited to spend time with my family.

Exercise 3 – Fair/Local Market Paragraph (Sample Answer)  
Last Sunday, I visited a fair near my school. There were many colourful stalls and bright lights everywhere. I saw fun rides like the giant wheel and merry-go-round. I ate cotton candy and spicy chaat. I enjoyed the fair because it was lively and full of fun activities.

Exercise 4 – Busy Market Paragraph (Sample Answer)  
The market was very crowded and noisy. I heard shopkeepers calling out to customers and vehicles honking loudly. People were buying fruits, vegetables, clothes, and toys. The shops were decorated with bright boards and lights. I felt excited but a little tired because there were so many people.

Exercise 5 – Festival Scene Paragraph (Sample Answer)  
During Christmas, the whole area looks beautiful. I saw bright stars, decorated trees, and colourful lights everywhere. People were wearing new clothes and smiling happily. I heard cheerful music and Christmas carols in the background. The scene was special because everyone was celebrating together with joy.
Encourage your child to turn real-life moments into meaningful and well-structured paragraphs with guided writing practice.
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