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This resource contains a fully editable, 50 question PowerPoint quiz on Black History Month (African-American Month) celebrated in the UK in October and the USA in February. There are 3 multiple choice answers. An answer sheet is provided to record answers.
Sample questions:
Where can most black Americans trace back their original roots to?
What was the name of the operation that helped slaves escape to the North of America during the mid-1800s?
Who refused to give up her seat at the front of the of a bus to a white passenger?
Which British Member of Parliament, led the anti-slavery movement in the UK?
What was the name of the anti-slavery book written by American author, Harriet Beecher Stowe?
There are also picture questions on famous African-Americans.
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Black History Month Presentation
This resource is a fully editable and informative 87-slide PowerPoint presentation on Black History Month. It focuses on:
The History of Black History Month
The Slave Trade
The Abolition of Slavery
The Civil Rights Movement
Influential people in civil rights movement - Rosa Parks Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela
Significant events - The Great March on Washington, salute at 1968 Olympics, Civil War
The debate about ‘Black History Month’
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to Bob Marley’s ‘Buffalo Soldiers,’ Martin Luther’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, Nelson Mandela’s story and interview with Morgan Freeman explaining why he does not want a Black History Month.
A simple text version, more suitable for younger / SEN pupils, is also available:
Simple Text Black History Month Presentation
This resource contains all you need to set up your own general election in school. it could be used with a class, a year group or the whole school. It is an ideal way for pupils to learn what elections are all about. This mock election resource involves the pupils conducting an election involving the main UK political parties.
The pack contains:
- An Explanation and Task PowerPoint
- Voting Registration Card Template
- Ballot Paper Template
- Postal Vote Application Template
- Eligible Voter Register
- Tally Counter
- ManifestoTemplate
- Election Officers Team Planner
- Political Party Planner
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General Election Quiz (Parliament, Government, Political Parties)
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This resource contains a fully editable and informative 68-slide PowerPoint presentation on pi and Pi Day which takes place on 14th March. It is also a useful resource for Pi Approximation Day on July 22nd.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
The history of pi - Babylon and Egypt - Rhind Papyrus
Archimedes calculations - Pythagorean Theorem
The Origin of the pi symbol – William Jones and Leonhard Euler
Pi formulas for the circumference and area of a circle
The infinite nature of pi
World record holders for the memorisation of pi digits
Piems and mnemonics for pi digits and formulas
Pi Day and the different ways Pi Day is celebrated
How ‘hat size’ is determined by pi
Albert Einstein sharing his birthday with Pi Day
Pi dingbats
Suggestions and ideas for Pi Day activities
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to:
Display of the first million digits of pi
Pi rap ‘Lose Yourself In The Digits’
Video - Math Antics - Circles, area of circle, circumference of circle, pi
Pi-Search Page - a web-site that searches the first 200 million digits of pi
Pi Domino Spiral
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Pi Dingbats
This resource contains a pi-themed dingbat game / puzzle in PowerPoint format. There are two versions. One provides the answers as you go along, the other provides the answers at the end of the quiz. This is an ideal fun resource for Pi day which takes place on 14th March.
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This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on UK general elections.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
How the UK Election Process works
What happens in the election process
The major UK political parties
The formation of the government
The State Opening of Parliament
The PowerPoint contains links to videos on the role of parliament and how elections work.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 60 slide Powerpoint presentation on Diwali (Divali, Deepavali or Dipavali) - the Festival of Lights which is celebrated by Hindhus, Sikhs, Jainists and some Buddhists in October / November each year. The PowerPoint makes reference to:
The origins of Diwali
The legends of Diwali - Rama and Sita, Lord Krishna
The rituals and traditions of Diwali
Diwali offerings
Diwali decorations - rangoli, dyas
The symbolism of light
Goddess Lakshmi
Diwali sweets - barfi
The custom of tilak
The PowerPoint contains several hyperlinks to the meaning of Diwali, how Diwali is celebrated and the legends surrounding Diwali.
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Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £19.99
This resource contains a variety of PowerPoint presentations suitable for assemblies throughout the year. Never be short of an assembly again!
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This resource contains a fully editable, 100-question PowerPoint quiz on the Olympic Games. There are 3 possible answers.
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. Please note: the answers can be found by clicking on the Olympic ‘rings’ image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
What was the only event at the first Olympics in 776BC?
How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
In which event was a new technique used by American athlete Dick Fosbury?
What is Usain Bolt’s Olympic Record time for the 100 metres?
The ‘J’ approach and the ‘flared’ approach are associated with which event?
The IOC have amended the Olympic motto to include another word after "Faster, Higher, Stronger”. What word is it?
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The Olympic Games Presentation
This is a fully editable 135-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Olympic Games. It includes information on:
the history of the Olympic Games
the Summer Olympic sports
notable Olympic achievements
interesting facts
the Tokyo 2020 games.
the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The PowerPoint also contains links to videos on Usain Bolt’s Olympic record-breaking 100-metre race in London 2012, Bob Beaman’s long jump, Dick Fosbury’s high jump, the 2024 Paris Olympic logo and slogan, the 2024 Olympic mascots, the 2024 official dance - des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 , sneak preview of the Olympic Games to be held in Paris in 2024.
The Olympic Games Puzzle Pack
This resource contains a puzzle pack that includes 16 differentiated puzzles on the Summer Olympics theme. There are three word searches, five anagram puzzles, four crosswords and four Olympic Sports icon puzzles.
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This resource contains a fully editable 100 question PowerPoint quiz on politics and the UK parliament, government and elections. It is a fun way of extending the students' knowledge of the UK electoral system, government, parliament, political parties and some interesting historical facts about our democracy.
There are 100 questions with multiple choice answers and varying degrees of challenge. It is divided into the following sections:
- Elections
- The Government
- Parliament
- Political Parties
- Miscellaneous
- Picture Round
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the voting box image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is included to record answers.
Sample questions:
- How often is an election held in the UK?
- When no party wins more than half the seats in an election, the parliament is said to be a …
- In the UK, what is the official name given to the place where people go to vote?
- On what day are general elections usually held?
- Who normally lives at 11 Downing Street?
- Who is The Speaker of the House of Commons?
- How many rows of benches are there in the House of Commons either side of The Speaker?
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This resource contains a fully editable and informative 45 slide PowerPoint presentation on Thanksgiving Day which takes place in the USA on the third Thursday in November.
The PowerPoint includes sections on:
The History of Thanksgiving Day - The Pilgrim Fathers
The Thanksgiving Meal
Macy's Parade in New York
The tradition of turkey pardoning by the President of the USA
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to the Thanksgiving Parade in New York, President Obama's final 'turkey pardoning' and a short video on the history of Thanksgiving Day.
A slightly shorter, simple text version of this presentation is also available. It is more appropriate for younger / SEN pupils. Click on the link below for details:
Thanksgiving Day Simple Text Presentation
You may also be interested in an accompanying PowerPoint Quiz:
Thanksgiving Day PowerPoint Quiz
The quiz is a fun way to check pupils' understanding of why and how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated. Sample questions include:
On what day is Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America?
Which King in England tried to make everyone follow the Church of England religion?
What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?
Which President proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day?
In what year was Thanksgiving Day made a national holiday for the whole of the United States?
Which department store organised the first Thanksgiving Day parade?
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This resource is about the foods used during the Jewish Festival of Passover/Pesach at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance in Judaism. The resource contains:
1. Information on the different foods and their symbolic meanings.
2. Differentiated worksheets that involve filling a Seder plate with the different foods. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labeling the Seder plate.
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Passover70 Slide Presentation
This is a fully editable and informative 70-slide presentation on Passover. It focuses on:
Why Passover is celebrated and how it got its name – the ten plagues, the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian captivity across the Red Sea led by Moses.
The Seder meal – the Seder plate and the symbolic significance of all the foods on the plate, other foods at the meal, including matzah, the four cups/glasses of wine and the extra wine goblet for the prophet Elijah.
The rituals followed at the Seder meal - breaking the matzah, reading from the Haggadah, the Seder cushion, the tradition of the youngest child asking four questions, the spilling of drops of wine onto the plate.
The presentation also contains hyperlinks to a short 4-minute animated version of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and a 4-minute pop/rap of the Seder meal which should appeal to teenagers.
A simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for younger and SEN pupils, is also available:
Simple Text Passover Presentation
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Earth Day is celebrated each year on 22nd April. It is a global event created to promote awareness and appreciation for the earth’s environment.
This resource contains a fully editable, simple text, 100-slide PowerPoint presentation on Earth Day. It is appropriate for primary-aged pupils and older SEN students. The presentation focuses on:
the history of earth day
the aims of Earth Day
environmental issues affecting the earth
Earth Day projects
The Earth Day 2024 theme - ‘Planet v Plastics’
steps we can take to protect the earth
The PowerPoint also contains links to a breathtaking, 4-minute video of our planet and a link to a moving ‘Earth Song’.
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Earth Day Presentation
Earth Day Puzzle Pack
This resource contains 10 differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords.
Great Thunberg Presentation
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This resource contains a fully editable, 100+ slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Nelson Mandela and his lifelong campaign to end apartheid and secure equal rights for Black South Africans.
It is an ideal resource for Nelson Mandela Day, celebrated on the 18th July, his birthday. It is also appropriate for Black History Month (African-American Month) in October in the UK and February in the USA.
The PowerPoint focuses on his family background, his schooling and education, his involvement and leadership in the ANC and his fight against apartheid, his imprisonment, his time as President of South Africa and his post retirement work in setting up the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, an organisation that works to promote equality, freedom and peace.
The PowerPoint contains several hyperlinks to videos about his life, his early upbringing, his belief in the power of sport, the ‘Free Mandela’ song and his wishes about how Nelson Mandela International Day should be used.
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Nelson Mandela Simple Text Presentation
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These are sample questions taken from a 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes
Bonfire Night and Firework Safety Quiz
This resource contains a fully editable, 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes and Fireworks. It is ideal for use with a tutor group or for an assembly during around Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night.
There are 3 multiple choice answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to record answers.
Sample questions:
What did Guy Fawkes change his Christian name to?
What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Which monarch was reigning at the time of the Gunpowder Plot?
How many barrels of gunpowder are said to have been hidden under the House of Lords?
When arrested what false name did Guy Fawkes give?
In which country were fireworks invented?
In the Harry Potter stories by J. K. Rowling one of the characters is named Fawkes, what kind of creature is it?
The resource also contains a hyperlink to the world’s top ten firework displays.
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Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot Presentation
This is a fully editable, 45-slide PowerPoint on Guy Fawkes and his role in the Gunpowder Plot and how this has resulted in Bonfire Night. The PowerPoint ends with questions for discussion. There are hyperlinks to two videos about Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot.
Bonfire Night and Firework Safety Presentation
This is a 70-slide, PowerPoint presentation on fireworks and firework safety. It includes a history of fireworks, firework records, interesting facts about fireworks, the law and fireworks, the firework code and how to stay safe on Bonfire Night. It also contains links to firework Guinness World Records, Handel’s firework music, three firework safety videos - one for very young children, one for primary aged pupils and one for secondary pupils.
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This resource contains a fully editable and informative 100-slide PowerPoint presentation about Refugee Week that is held in June each year. The PowerPoint focuses on:
Why Refugee Week was set up
What happens in Refugee Week
What a refugee is
What an asylum seeker is
Why people become refugees
The plight of refugees
The Ukrainian refugee crisis
Why we have World Refugee Day
How we can help refugees
The PowerPoint also contains links to the stories of three refugee children. It concludes by asking the students some reflective questions.
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Refugees Simulation Pack - Eight Scenarios
This resource contains an asylum seeker/refugee simulation activity pack. The simulation is in the form of a PowerPoint. There are 8 scenarios. Students are divided into groups and are required to make decisions/take action. Some of the scenarios are accompanied by a timer with dramatic music playing to simulate the confusion in which refugees have to make quick decisions. It also contains follow-up tasks and worksheets.
Refugees Poignant Slideshow with Music
This is a powerful and poignant slideshow about asylum seekers and refugees. It contains eighty, thought-provoking images and is accompanied by music. A picture speaks a thousand words and these images certainly do that. This resource could be used in a variety of ways – for an assembly, to stimulate discussion and creative writing. The slides could also be printed off and used for display.
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This resource contains an informative and fully editable 75-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of William Shakespeare, The Bard of Avon. It is an ideal resource for World Book Day, William Shakespeare Week and Shakespeare's birthday. The Powerpoint focuses on:
His birthplace and parentage
His family
References to, and excerpts from, well-known plays – Hamlet, Macbeth
The Globe Theatre and Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
The Puritans' banning of theatres and plays
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare's contribution to the English language
His burial place
New Place
Shakespeare Week
Shakespeare's Annual Birthday Celebration in Stratford
The presentation also contains hyperlinks to engaging, short clips (3 minutes) of Macbeth – film and Opera versions. There are also links to Shakespeare's birthday celebration parade in Stratford and an entertaining stage debate about which word to stress in the phrase 'to be or not to be' involving Prince Charles, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Tennant.
A simple text version of this resource, more suitable for primary / older SEN pupils, is also available:
William Shakespeare Simple Text Presentation
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This resource contains a fully editable 50-question quiz about International Women’s Day and women’s achievements. It is an ideal resource for International Women’s Day / Women’s History Month.
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
The quiz also contains a link to a short video about International Women’s Day.
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International Womens Day - 75 Slide Presentation
This resource contains an informative and editable 75-slide PowerPoint presentation on International Women’s Day.
The presentation focuses on: the origins of International Women’s Day, the Suffragette Movement and key players, inspiring women and girls - Anne Frank, Florence Nightingale, J.K. Rowling, Rosa Parks, Mother Theresa, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Joan of Arc, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Seacole, Dorothy Hughes, Billie Jean King, Mae Jemison, Malala Yousafzai, Agnes Baden-Powell and Greta Thunberg, the gender equality gap and the United Nations International Women’s Day theme.
The presentation also includes numerous links to videos about International Women’s Day and and the contributions and achievements of individual people and groups of people.
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This resource contains an informative and fully editable 110-slide PowerPoint presentation on Earth Day. The presentation focuses on:
This is a fully editable and informative, 100-slide PowerPoint presentation on Earth Day. The presentation focuses on:
the history of earth day
the aims of Earth Day
environmental issues
Earth Day projects
The Earth Day 2024 theme - ‘Planet v Plastics’
How we can help to look after our wonderful planet earth
The PowerPoint also contains links to a breathtaking, 4-minute video of our planet and a link to a moving ‘Earth Song’.
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Earth Day Simple Text Presentation
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Great Thunberg Presentation
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This is a 65 slide PowerPoint slide show for Remembrance Day / Armistice Day / Poppy Day. It has been designed to be used for the two minutes silence. There are two versions included. One begins with the Last Post and ends with the Reveille. It has been set to play automatically. The other contains images set to automatically play. It ends with the Last Post.This is an ideal resource to help pupils reflect on the centenary of Armistice Day and the ending of World War I.
The powerful and poignant images have been carefully selected and show scenes of :
World War 1
World War 2
Current soldiers in the Armed Forces
War Graves
War memorials
This slide show will help pupils who find it difficult to focus during the two minutes silence. It will help them to understand why we have Remembrance Day and what it was like for both the soldiers on the front line and their families back home.
You will see from some of the images that even in desperate and difficult times people can still smile and laugh - when their houses have been demolished; when they have been injured in the War; when they are in air raid shelters.
An additional slide has been added with a link to ‘The Green Fields of France’ by John McDermott if you should wish to play it. The slides could also be used for follow-up work with the pupils to stimulate discussion and provide a stimulus for writing activities. They could also be used for display purposes.
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Remembrance Day Presentation
This is a fully editable, informative and poignant 80-slide PowerPoint presentation. It could be used for an assembly or series of assemblies leading up to, and on, Remembrance Day.
The presentation focuses on:
What is Remembrance Day?
World War 1
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day
The Poppy
The British Legion
How soldiers who gave their lives are remembered
The resource contains extracts from a soldier’s diary, hyperlinks to a recitation of Robert Binyon’s poem For the Fallen, Rudyard Kipling’s My Boy Jack, World War 1 veteran, Edward Francis’ poem about his friend Spotty, a short interview with Harry Patch, Rupert Brooke’s poem The Soldier, John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields, interviews with veterans of the First World War, the song The Green Fields of France by John McDermott, a recitation of Moina Michael’s poem We Shall Keep the Faith.
The last slide contains the Last Post.
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This resource contains an editable, 100-question PowerPoint Christmas quiz. It is an ideal resource for an assembly, a lesson or with a tutor group. There are three possible answers that students can choose from. The quiz is divided into six sections:
Christmas Themed General Knowledge
Christmas Literature
Christmas TV and Movies
Christmas Music and Songs
Christmas Around The World
Famous Person Picture Round
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on each slide. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals / teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode - HOH OHO?
Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
What happened at Christmas in England for the last time in 1960?
What is ‘pfefferkuchenhaus’?
If you were given ‘frumenty’ at Christmas (in medieval times), what would you do with it?
This resource is also suitable for SEN students due to the highly visual nature of resource and multiple choice format.
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This resource contains a short presentation on Roald Dahl.
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Roald Dahl - 85 Slide Presentation
This resource is an informative and fully editable, 85-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life and work of Roald Dahl.
The presentation focuses on:
His birthplace and parentage
His education and schooling
His career - RAF fighter pilot
His family
References and excerpts from his works including The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, Boy: Dreams of Childhood, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Danny Champion of the World, The Gremlins, Going Solo
His likes and dislikes, interests and hobbies
His imaginative and fun use of language and wordplay
Roald Dahl’s Children’s Gallery, Roald Dahl Plass, Roald Dahl Festival at Aylesbury
Dahlicious Dress Up Day, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.
The Powerpoint also contains hyperlinks to Roald Dahl’s writing hut, The BFG movie trailer, audio of Roald Dahl giving writing tips and about his writing, Roald Dahl being interviewed by Terry Wogan, Roald’s home at Gipsy Cottage, Great Missenden.
A simple text, 81 slide version of the presentation, more appropriate for younger pupils is also available:
Roald Dahl Simple Text Presentation
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This is a short presentation about Rosa Parks.
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Rosa Parks Simple 65 Slide Text Presentation
This is a fully editable, PowerPoint presentation on the life of Rosa Parks, the famous civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white person on the Montgomery bus, which was the catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and subsequent civil rights campaigns that eventually led to major civil rights reforms for African -Americans in the United States.
It is an ideal resource for Black History Month (African-American Month) that falls in October in the UK and February in the USA and will help students' Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development by learning about the history and heritage of communities and the lives of those that overcame the challenges they faced.
The PowerPoint makes reference to:
- Her parents and family
- Her schooling and education
- Her refusal to give up her seat to a white person on the Montgomery bus
- Her arrest and its significance on the civil rights movement legislation
- Her civil rights activities
- Her awards and tributes
The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to Rosa receiving the Congressional Medal from President Clinton and a short video on her life and achievements.
A more detailed version of this presentation, more appropriate for older pupils, is also available:
Rosa Parks Presentation
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