This resource contains a fully editable and informative 95-slide PowerPoint presentation on the month of May and follow-up activities. The follow-up activities include a reflective task and worksheet, a further research task and a question and answer quiz preparation task. Never be stuck for an assembly in May again! It is ideal if you have a last-minute assembly, unexpected tutor group time or for covering classes.
It includes a wealth of information and focuses on:
- How May got its name, things associated with May
- May sayings and folklore
- Special Days in May
- Notable Birthdays
- Notable Events and Happenings
The presentation also contains hyperlinks to Irving Berlin’s ‘Alexander’s Rag Time Band’ music and dance, Brahms Lullaby, Tchaikovsky’s Sugar Plum Fairy, Roger Bannister’s sub 4-minute mile race and Sir Winston Churchill’s broadcast announcing the end of World War II.
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