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

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.

Interactive PowerPoint and quizzes about units of time. Units of time: Learning outcomes: Know how many hours are in a day Know the days of the week and how many there are Know the months of the year and how many days are in each Sort and order the months of the year by how many days in each Sort and order the months of the year Know how many days are in a year Take part in a quiz about time Say ‘Happy New Year!’ in another language Do what you can in a minute/60 seconds

Interactive SMARTBoard activities and games about UK money, covering: Recognize and name UK coins up to the value of 50p Spell and name UK coins Sort and match UK coins Add UK coins to calculate totals up to £1.00 Identify and sort UK coins and Euro coins Evaluation; Did I do it?

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 covering: Recognise UK Decimal Coins up t0 £2.00 Recognise UK Notes up to £50 Making Money: Know how money is made Know about old and new UK Money

PowerPoint presentation and activities covering: What is New Year’s Eve? Some New Year’s Eve celebrations New Year’s Eve across (some of) the World New year’s resolutions Happy New Year in other languages The calendar: What’s a day? What’s a week? What’s a month? What’s a year? What’s a leap year? How many? Doctor Who: The Sound of Time The chimes of midnight

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes - • Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. • Demonstrate an understanding of Valentine’s Day by taking part in a quiz. • Answer a written question about Valentine’s Day. 29 slides including a quiz Task sheets and word search activity.

Interactive quiz of the year (2015) Round 1: The year in questions (Month by month - 12 questions) Round 2: Movies 2015 (10 questions) Round 3: General knowledge (10 questions)

PowerPoint presentation about Hannukah, the Jewish festival of light. Covers: When is it? How long does it last? Who celebrates Hannukah? What is Hannukah? What is a menorah? How is Hannukah celebrated today? Hannukah facts Hannukha craft idea

PowerPoint presentation covering: What types of disability can you think of? Who are the disabled? Famous people with disabilities

History of Christmas Christmas is banned! Interactive, adaptable, animated PowerPoint about Christmas covering: History of Christmas Christmas is banned! Who’s Father Christmas? Who’s Santa Claus? Who’s St Nicholas? Christmas around (some of) the World Christmas true or false quiz Christmas songs quiz Christmas craft idea How many ways can you say “Merry Christmas”?

Based on the BBC programme Pointless, an interactive quiz with 16 categories of questions.

Super Heroes Quiz Rounds on: Super hero logos Super heroes Super hero movies Super heroes on TV

New Year (2016): Start the year quiz. 88 Slides. Rounds on: 2015: End of year memory (12 questions) Geography (10 rounds – 60 questions) Logos ( 8 rounds – 48 questions) Famous people and characters (11 rounds – 55 questions) Superheroes (6 rounds – 30 questions) History (5 rounds – 33 questions) Movies 2016 (12 questions) General knowledge (12 questions)

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. • Demonstrate an understanding of Shrove Tuesday by taking part in a quiz. • Answer a written question about Shrove Tuesday. 22 slides about Shrove Tuesday Task sheets Word search Craft idea Pancake recipe

PowerPoint presentation and activities covering: What is New Year’s Eve? Some New Year’s Eve celebrations New Year’s Eve across (some of) the World New year’s resolutions Happy New Year in other languages The calendar: What’s a day? What’s a week? What’s a month? What’s a year? What’s a leap year? How many? Doctor Who: The Sound of Time The chimes of midnight

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.

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