This assembly explains the back ground to pancake day and looks at why millions of people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. -It covers the history of Shrove Tuesday -The meaning of lent -The purpose of fasting -How lent is celebrated around the world (in seven different countries) -Some fun facts about pancake day -Why many non-religious people take part in lent -How they can take part in lent (even if they aren’t Christian) It’s a well resourced, presented and explained assembly. They students should not only enjoy it but also reflect on their own lives. This is aimed at KS3/KS4 but could easily work for KS2 or even KS5. You could also use this in tutor time.

This is a really interesting and well resourced lesson that investigates the Sahara desert and the challenges of living life in such a hostile environment, This lesson can be used as a one off (stand alone) or as part of a whole unit (such as my Fantastic Places unit, also available in my shop). A really interesting lesson that forces the students to use their imaginations, decision making and empathy.

This is a fun lesson for Drama or English that gets the pupils to think about how to build an original character. It includes a number of activities and some fun drama games to get the students warmed up.

This is a terrific lesson that challenges the pupils to create their own brand new religion. The lesson can be used as a stand alone lesson, or as part of the ‘Alternative Religions’ SoW. The lesson sets up an imaginary world where they get the opportunity to create their own unique religion based on what they have learned from their R.S. lessons. They work in groups to complete this task, and then present it to the class. The groups will then evaluate each others presentations and relgions (for some peer assessment). This lesson could be one, two or even three lessons.

**Amazing Summer Quiz - Brand New for 2023 ** The quiz this year is bigger and better than ever before!!! More rounds, more questions, more fun!!! ** **This is the best value for money quiz on the TES! ** This is perfect for an end of term fun lesson with key stage 3, 4 or 5. This quiz includes eight rounds: ROUND 1 – Celebrity Make Over ROUND 2 – In the News ROUND 3 – Movies ROUND 4 – General Knowledge ROUND 5 – True or False (NEW FOR 2023!!!) ROUND 6 – Sequences ROUND 7 – Music Round BONUS – 3 x Tie Breakers **My previous quizzes have been downloaded more than 30,000 times with more than 300 5 star reviews!!! ** Previous reviews have said: *“The best quiz I have ever played” *“Incredible value for money, this must have taken you ages to make! Thanks!!” * *“Brilliant again! Thank you so much for making this, my students always ask me to download your quizzes” *“This is a great quiz - varied rounds, well pitched and a good mix of general and popular knowledge. Strongly recommended.” IF YOU LIKE THIS QUIZ THEN PLEASE DO LEAVE A REVIEW!!! Please Note: All images used in this quiz have been accounted for and attributions have been provided. All authors and websites have been referenced in notes under each slide when required. All other images that are use have a creative commons free to use and are in the public domain.

This is a terrific lesson that introduces the Amish Faith (as featured in films like ‘Witness’, and TV shows like ‘The Devil’s Playground’ and even ‘Orange is the new Black’) It includes ‘Home or Away’ group activity where the students have to become experts and then teach one another about one aspect of Amish Culture. The lesson has additional activities such as: source analysis, creative drawing, debate and ultimately a discussion of the merits and drawbacks of living like the Amish do. An interesting and powerful lesson that teaches about a fascinating but little understood faith.

This fascinating lesson introduces students to the Jehovah’s Witness faith. It looks at myths and facts about Jehovah’s Witnesses, teaching the students about their background, history, beliefs, traditions and way of life. The students will take part in a treasure hunt to find the answer to questions, and compare Jehovah’s witnesses to Christianity. A really fun and interesting lesson full of interesting resources. I have also included teachers notes for anyone unfamiliar with this faith.

This is an outstanding lesson that introduces the students to an alternative religion called Pastafarianism. It looks at how and why the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was formed, what they believe in and what the reaction to the religion has been. The lesson contains a number of activities including: True or False Quiz, Scavenger Hunt, Short video clip, class discussion and several thinking tasks. An excellent and fun lesson that gets students to think about what religion really is and why they believe.

An interesting lesson that looks at the different causes of war and conflict. This is a useful lesson as it helps students to consider the different causes and assess how justifed most wars really are. It looks at why individuals go to war, and contrasts this as to why countries go to war. It also looks at a recent case study (Syria). It asks the students to think about what war is really like, why does war still exist and what can we do to end war.

The assembly introduces the students to Red Nose Day -What it is -When it takes place -Why it started -Who it is helping -How the students can help The assembly can be updated for Sports Relief or for Children in need. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

Amazing Christmas End of Term Quiz - Brand New for 2022 The quiz this year is bigger and better than ever before!!! More rounds, more questions, more fun!!! **This is the best value for money quiz on the TES! ** This is perfect for an end of term fun lesson with key stage 3, 4 or 5. This quiz includes eight rounds: ROUND 1 – Celebrity Make Over ROUND 2 – In the News ROUND 3 – Movies ROUND 4 – General Knowledge ROUND 5 – Odd one out (NEW FOR 2022!!!) ROUND 6 – Sequences ROUND 7 – Music Round BONUS – 3 x Tie Breakers **My previous quizzes have been downloaded more than 30,000 times with more than 200 5 star reviews!!! ** Previous reviews have said: *“The best quiz I have ever played” *“Incredible value for money, this must have taken you ages to make! Thanks!!” * *“Brilliant again! Thank you so much for making this, my students always ask me to download your quizzes” *“This is a great quiz - varied rounds, well pitched and a good mix of general and popular knowledge. Strongly recommended.” IF YOU LIKE THIS QUIZ THEN PLEASE DO LEAVE A REVIEW!!! Please Note: All images used in this quiz have been accounted for and attributions have been provided. All authors and websites have been referenced in notes under each slide when required. All other images that are use have a creative commons free to use and are in the public domain.

This lesson can be used as a one off lesson or as part of a larger unit of work. I use it as part of a longer unit called ‘Fantastic Places’ (available as a SoW in my shop) which is essentially an introductory unit to geography. This lesson looks at the wonderful African wilderness of Madagascar and gets the students to investigate two of it’s most famous residents: Lemurs and Sharks. A fun and informative lesson that will leave the students thirsting for more (geography!)

This lessons looks at the Greater and Lesser Jihad and explores the Muslim attitude to war. The pupils really enjoyed this lesson and felt that they understood this topic much more clearly after this lesson. It helps pupils to understand many of the misconceptions surrounding Jihad, and Islam in general and helps them to understand the positive aspects of Islamic attitdues to violence and war. An interesting and fun lesson that challenges what the pupils may have previously believed. Originally created for KS4 RS, it can easily be adapted for KS3 or KS5.

Was colonialism good for India? While the question might seem obvious the students will be asked to use their critical thinking skills to investigate sources of information. They will be asked to consider why so many people in India still debate whether colonialism was actually a net positive for Indian development. That is the central question at the heart of this excellent lesson the encourages students to learn the history of India and try to identify the positive and negative contributions Britain made. Well worth a look!

A fascinating lesson that looks at the four main theories of why we use punishment. -Deterrent -Retribution -Protection -Reform It looks at case studies as to how effective the student think these theories are, and it prepares the students for an essay quesion (which can be peer assessed at the end of the lesson) A highly useful introduction to the idea of law and order in society. Originally created for a RS lesson, but can be used forHistory, PSHE or Citizenship. I have also included an interesting article from the Guardian that disusses why prison doesn’t work. It can be used as lesson prep, or as an extension for brighter/older pupils.

This assembly was originally desgined to introduce changes to the school rules, but it can be easily adapted to look at school rules or laws in society. It would also be useful to use as tutor time activity.

This lesson looks at the population of Africa and asks the question ‘why is the population growing so fast?’ It is a useful lesson for a unit on population or on Africa. It looks at numerous factors that contribute to population and uses the case study of Nigeria (both rural and urban) to explore these themes. A terrific (and terrifying!) lesson,

This lesson has been observed several times and has always been rated as outstanding. This lesson introduces the concept of population distribution and the factors that influence it. It uses Africa as an example and gets the students to look at the wide variety of climates across Africa and why the population distribution is so uneven. A fantastic lesson for a unit of work on Africa, on Population or on Development. Download now!