Christmas And Other World Winter Celebrations Interactive/adaptable PowerPoint presentations 1. Covers Diwali; Winter Solstice; Hanukkah; Christmas; Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. Includes craft ideas and activities. 2. Winter Solstice, covering: When is it? What is it? What are its roots? Why is it celebrated? Who were the Druids? What are its symbols? How it celebrated today? Winter Solstice craft idea Solstice Song by Finley and Pagdon 3. Hanukkah: the Jewish festival of light. Covers: When is it? How long does it last? Who celebrates Hanukkah? What is Hanukkah? What is a menorah? How is Hanukkah celebrated today? Hanukkah facts Hanukkha craft idea

Adaptable PowerPoint about the Winter Soltice, covering: When is it? What is it? What are its roots? Why is it celebrated? Who were the Druids? What are its symbols? How it celebrated today? Winter Soltice craft idea Soltice Song by Finley and Pagdon

PowerPoint presentation and quiz: 28 slides (12 questions) A look at some of the features of Christmas in Tudor England.

Interactive PowerPoint that covers Diwali; Winter Soltice; Hannukah; Christmas; Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. Includes craft ideas and activities.

Victorian Christmas: How the Victorians invented Christmas. PowerPoint and quiz covering: • Christmas trees • Christmas cards • Christmas crackers • Christmas food • Christmas carols • Christmas shopping • A Christmas Carol

Christmas 2016: When Christmas Was Banned: Puritan England 1644-1660 PowerPoint presentation and quiz covering the period in the 17th Century when Christmas was banned in England.

A Bundle of activities that introduce the idea of citizenship and how to be a good citizen. Includes short PowerPoint presentations; activities on creating a citizen superhero; bingo cards and A Question of Citizenship quiz.

Two PowerPoint presentations and game: You Say, We Pay Useful as a starter or ice breaking activity. Based on the TV game show, this is a word game activity that helps to develop skills in speaking and listening; working in a team and in taking turns. Useful as a starter or ice breaking activity. 56 slides in total.

British Values: Individual Liberty PowerPoint presentation and work book introducing the idea of individual liberty, covering: Aim: • Raise awareness of British values and individual liberty Learning outcomes • Identify your values. • Identify British values. • Take part in a quiz about British values to identify liberties and why we have them. • Answer a question about British values. • Make a poster about British values.

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Aims: • Identify how the rule of law protects and promotes the well-being and safety of citizens. • Consider the link between rights and responsibilities. • Explore how rights and responsibilities protect individuals and equality between groups. Learning outcomes • Discuss and describe what could happen if there were no laws. • Demonstrate an understanding of the rule of law. • Take part in a quiz about the rule of law. • Define key terms about the rule of law; rights and responsibilities. • Answer a written question about the rule of law. • Make a Bill of Rights. Plus: • Task sheets • Writing task • Word search

A bundle of activities about British values. All resources are editable. 1. British Values: An Introduction PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Identify the different parts of Britain • Define ‘Britishness’ • Define ‘values’ • Identify British values • Describe British values • Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British • Make a British values guide • Create a British values flag Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search. 2. British values bingo cards: Seven editable bingo cards, each showing images that represent the diversity of Britain.Can be used to identify by name or theme and encourage and what they are. 3. British values dominoes cards: 32 editable dominoes cards. 32 editable dominoes cards, each showing images that represent the diversity of Britain. Can be used to identify by name or theme and encourage discussion and answers about British values and what they are. 4. British values workbook: • We all live in Britain, what do you think British values are? List some British values. • Describe how your school promote individual liberty; tolerance and respect? • Define ‘extremism’ and ‘tolerance’. Add examples of extremism and tolerance you know about. • Record information about the diverse celebrations that take place in Britain. • Find out about, record information and tell other people about a famous person not born in Britain, or who parents were not born in Britain. • Answer written questions about British values. • Find out about, record information and tell other people about a famous person not born in Britain, or who parents were not born in Britain. • Answer written questions about British values. 5. What’s more British than – You say game. PowerPoint Speaking and listening activity (25 slides).

Shakespeare Day 2017 Two PowerPoint presentations with quizzes: 1. Shakespeare: A mini biography 2. Shakespeare: The 16th Century theatre; the language of Shakespeare; movies and TV based on Shakespeare

PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes • Define key words: extremism and tolerance • Identify why extremism is dangerous • Identify why tolerance is important • Say how you can challenge extreme ideas Tasks: Task 1: Define key words: extremism and tolerance. Work with a partner to define ‘extremism’ and ‘tolerance’. You can use either an online or hard copy dictionary to help you. Add examples of extremism and tolerance you know underneath your definitions. Task 2: In groups, discuss why you think extremism can be dangerous. Write at least three points of how you would challenge someone who held these views. Feedback your points to the whole class. Task 3: In a group discuss why you think tolerance of others ideas and opinions is important. Write down at least three of your ideas and feedback to the whole class. Plus: • Worksheets for all tasks • Reading and writing activity • Extremism and tolerance word search

Adaptable PowerPoint about The 12 Days of Christmas song and it's possible Christian meanings. The Twelve Days of Christmas is usually seen as simply a song for children with secular origins. However, some have suggested that it is a song of Christian instruction, perhaps dating to the 16th century religious wars in England, with hidden references to the basic teachings of the Christian Faith.  The following slides depict each of the 12 days in turn, first with images from the song and then the possible Christian meanings.

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Aims:  Understand that we are all unique, we share some similarities but we are also different  Understand that different personalities and skills are important to help us work together as a team and community Learning outcomes:  Define and match key words  Identify and tally people’s differences and similarities  Identify features or people and community  Match people and skills  Work together to make and play a game  Evaluate the game you made and played Plus: • Task sheets • Fact or opinion activity • Writing task • Tolerance and respect word search

PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Identify the different parts of Britain • Define ‘Britishness’ • Define ‘values’ • Identify British values • Describe British values • Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British • Make a British values guide • Create a British values flag Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.

Shakespeare Day: Two PowerPoint presentations that include: Sections: • Early life • Married life • The actor • The writer • The theatre in the 16th Century • The language of Shakespeare • Movies and TV based on Shakespeare • His death • His legacy Learning outcomes: Take part in quizzes to: 1. Identify key features of Shakespeare’s life and work 2. Identify the plays in which still well-known phrases are used by Shakespeare 3. Identify movies and TV programmes based on or influenced the work of Shakespeare You say, we pay Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search St George’s Day British Values Tolerance; tolerance; respect; diversity; rule of law and inclusivity PowerPoint presentation including: Sections: • St George – Patron Saint of…? • Who celebrates St George’s Day? • St. George and Georgia • St George’s Cross • Who was St George? • St George and England? • St George and the dragon? • St. George’s Day in Manchester and George as a Black British icon • The Tomb of St George • George of Lydda and Al Khader Learning outcomes Identify and highlight countries that celebrate St George’s Day Take part in a quizzes about St. George’s Day: 1. Patron Saint and celebrations 2. St. George – His life and death 3. St George and England 4. St George and Manchester 5. St. George and Al Khader Make a flag for St. George’s Day PowerPoint presentations: • You Say game: St. George’s Day and What’s more English than…? • What’s more English than…?