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

PowerPoint presentation about Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and after Shrove Tuesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. This year Lent starts on March 1. Could be useful to introduce or recap the topic of in the run up to Easter.

ontents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Aim Understand what democracy is and how this works within society. Learning outcomes • Define different types of government • Match key words with definitions • Find and state examples of representative democracy • Know that the UK is a constitutional monarchy and a representative democracy • Know the different political parties in the UK and their policies • Create a political party and policies • Take part in an election • Answer written questions about democracy Plus: • Task sheets • Writing task • Democracy word search REALLY FOR UK AUDIENCE. WOULD NEED ADAPTION BY US TEACHERS.

PSHE/Citizenship: Personal Finance: What’s on a payslip? A bundle of resources that introduce the concept of a payslip and the items shown on a payslip. 1. A PowerPoint presentation (What’s on a payslip?) that covers the definitions of key terms: • Gross pay • Net pay • Dedications • Income tax • National Insurance contributions • Pension contributions 2. A Question of Personal Finance: What’s on a payslip? PowerPoint quiz that includes 12 questions about what’s on a payslip, and simple subtraction/deduction calculations. 3. Key terms matching activity, along with blanked version for students to write their own definitions of key terms. 4. Pay or deduction? Sort activity sheet that links to main PowerPoint presentation. 5. Payslip task sheets x 2: Students fill in the blanks to identify key terms on a payslip and answer questions about amounts of pay and deductions on a payslip. These resources were made for and delivered to a group of Level One students studying personal finance. All resources can be adapted to suit needs.

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

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Aims:  Understand that we are all unique, similar but different  Understand that different types of people are important to help us work together as a community Learning outcomes:  Define the key word ‘stereotype’  Identify types of stereotyping  State how stereotyping can be dangerous or harmful  Show an awareness of how to challenge stereotypes Seven interactive tasks about stereotyping Plus: • Task sheets • Fact or opinion activity • Writing task • Stereotypes word search Answers to task quizzes built into the presentation. Could be useful for, but would need adapting, for US teachers.

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Task 1: Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. Task 2: Demonstrate an understanding of St. Patrick’s Day by taking part in a quiz. Task 3: Answer a question about St. Patrick’s Day. Task 4: How to make a paper shamrock Task sheets and word search activity.

PowerPoint quiz (20 questions) about Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and after Shrove Tuesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. This year Lent starts on March 1. Could be useful to introduce or recap the topic of in the run up to Easter.

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

Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Aims:  Understand that we are all unique, similar but different  Understand that different types of people are important to help us work together as a community Learning outcomes:  Define the key word ‘stereotype’  Identify types of stereotyping  State how stereotyping can be dangerous or harmful  Show an awareness of how to challenge stereotypes Seven interactive tasks about stereotyping Plus: • Task sheets • Fact or opinion activity • Writing task • Stereotypes word search Answers to task quizzes built into the presentation. Helps students recognize the stereotypes and preconceptions they may have about others in order to foster self-reflection. Using a writing task, as well as other activities, students will appreciate how having a diverse community is important to helping us come together and work towards a better society.

Christmas: 2017: Chocolate Quiz Forty questions about chocolate. How well do you know chocolate?

A bundle of resources that introduce the idea of personal safety in the community. Includes PowerPoint presentations and activities that cover hazards and how to deal with them; peer pressure and its effects.

Employability/Work Skills: Money Skills PowerPoint presentation and task sheets to introduce or recap recognising coins; calculating up to £10.00 and writing money values as words. Would be useful for entry level students studying for any employability qualifications involving money management and personal finance. Calculation slides can be adapted for own use.

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

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

PowerPoint quiz with questions and multiple-choice answers across gay characters and celebrities; politics and history. (41 slides) Video shows clips from this and my LGBT Awareness resource.

Summer Sports: Quiz 30 Questions/multiple choice answers on: • Cricket • Basketball • Baseball • Athletics • Tennis • Golf • Rugby League • Formula One

Health and Safety: Signs: Bundle of activities to introduce the topic of health and safety signs (types of sign; meaning of signs and the shapes of health and safety signs.) 1. Two PowerPoint games to introduce and help students get to know the shapes and meaning of the different types of health and safety signs. • A question of shape/health and safety signs (28 slides) • ‘You say’ speaking and listening game (18 slides) 2. Health and safety signs bingo - 6 editable cards, each with six images of health and safety signs. Can be used to identify health and safety signs by type and meaning and encourage turn taking rights; discussion and answers to questions 3. 44 editable dominoes cards. Can be used to identify health and safety signs by type and meaning and encourage turn taking rights; discussion and answers to questions. 4. Work sheets x 4 that allow students to specific signs to types of signs; make their own signs and answer written questions about health and safety signs.

London to Rio: Olympic Games – London 2012 A look back at the 2012 London Olympic Games PowerPoint presentation and quizzes/work book. Slides and questions on: • The bid • Countries and medalists • Torch relay • Notable Olympians • British winners