A Christmas quiz is a fun way to test your children’s understanding of key aspects of the curriculum. This resource contains three Christmas quizzes for you to share with your class (primarily aimed at KS2 year groups) in the busy run up to the Christmas holiday. This collection contains a fun general knowledge quiz, with various rounds for children to enjoy and complete individually or in groups; a maths quiz to test their understanding of everything covered in the Autumn term (place value, number and the four operations) and a SPaG quiz to test their understanding of various grammar points, all with a Christmas theme. All answers are included, where possible. A fun way to still ensure their is learning taking place in your classroom, but with a fun, festive twist!

Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations. This assembly explains what the Commonwealth is and why it is important to celebrate it. There are strong links with British Values in this assembly. Perfect for showing children why the Commonwealth is a key part of our culture, in an easy to use PowerPoint presentation. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

International Mother Language Day celebrates linguistic and cultural differences between mother tongues. It has strong links to British Values (especially 'Mutual Respect and Tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs). Promotes individual differences and the need to respect each other’s differences, celebrating them. Presented in an easy to use PowerPoint. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th March every year. This assembly guides children through considering how influential and important women have been in every sector. It discusses key inventions created by women, as well as those women who had a profound impact on the way our society operates today. The assembly also helps raise the issue of gender stereotyping. So help your children celebrate the brilliance of women in this easy to use PowerPoint presentation. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

Burns Night is a Scottish event held to mark the birthday of one of their most famous poets, Robert Burns. This assembly presents children with information about Robert Burns, gives examples of some of his poems, and shows how Burns Night is celebrated. Presented in an easy to use PowerPoint. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

April Fool’s Day is an annual event which consists of people playing practical jokes on each other. This assembly explores the origins of the day and how it is celebrated in different countries. Perfect for KS1 and KS2 assemblies, in an easy to use PowerPoint presentation. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

St Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of the life and work of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. This assembyl guides children through the story about the life of Saint Patrick, and shows how St Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

The Great Fire of London was an important event that shaped the development of London as we know it. This presentation explores how the fire began, how London was saved and what happened after the fire. There is a song at the end along with questions and discussion points throughout e.g. around fire safety. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to learn about a key event in English history.

Nelson Mandela Day is an international celebration of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. This presentation explores his story, what he achieved and the lasting impact his fight for equality had on the 20th and 21st centuries. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to learn about another culture and one of the world’s most important and influential leaders.

A Christmas Carol is a story about Ebenezer Scrooge written by Charles Dickens. This unit of work comprises three lessons focused on descriptive writing. It looks at how to write effective character and setting descriptions based on A Christmas Carol. All the slides and lesson plans are fully editable. The slides contain everything required for a successful lesson, including a WAGOLL, success criteria, links to video clips and extracts from the text.

Bastille Day is an important celebration in France that occurs every year on 14th July. This presentation explores what this event commemorates, why it is important to French people and how the Storming of the Bastille helped to shape modern day France. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to learn about another country and one of their important celebrations.

Mother’s Day cards are a popular craft activity for primary school children in the run up to Mothering Sunday. A selection of tried and tested ideas, separated into card ideas that are suitable for KS1 and those that are more suited to KS2. For a PowerPoint and English activity about Mother’s Day please see the Mother’s Day bundle on the Primary AllStars shop.

Adapted from the SMART Notebook version of this resource. A fully editable PowerPoint presentation including three lessons based on Charles Dickins’ A Christmas Carol. It looks at character and setting description. Includes all resources needed for the lessons, including an editable lesson plan and extracts where needed.

International Day of Charity is an important celebration to remind us about the work of Mother Teresa and the kindness we can show others by doing helpful, charitable acts. This presentation explores what International Day of Charity is, why it began, who Mother Teresa is and how we can all work together to support this important day. There are suggested questions and discussion points in the notes sections throughout. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to learn about what charity means and how we can all do small acts of kindness every day.

Chinese New Year is a festival which celebrates the beginning of next year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This resource can be used as either a PowerPoint for an assembly on the Chinese New Year, or as a teaching resource to run alongside other Chinese New Year activities, which can be found on the TES PrimaryAllStars shop. It is suitable for all year groups and is fully editable.

A Christmas quiz is a fun way for you and your class to end the term. This is a free sample of a larger general knowledge quiz, which can be found by following the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-quizzes-12212487

This is a fully editable birthday display for your classroom. There is a balloon for each month and a title for the display. You can add your children’s names or pictures to the correct balloon, so that everyone’s birthday is celebrated.

Christmas poetry and letter writing - a fun way to continue to teach high quality English lessons during the busy Christmas period. Two individual KS2 English lessons (which could be stretched to more lessons if needed) around the theme of Christmas. One lesson focuses on the art of writing a persuasive letter, with the hook of writing to Santa to persuade him to bring their desired presents. It looks at the features of a letter, as well as exploring what different persuasive techniques could be used. The another lesson focuses on poetry, specifically haikus. This lesson teaches the format of a haiku and discusses the importance of syllables. The children can then write their own Christmas Haiku Poem. Each lesson comes complete with PowerPoint slides, worksheets (where applicable), a WAGOLL and lesson plan - all of which are fully editable. Enjoy English with your class in the run up to Christmas with these lessons!

Red Nose Day is an biennial event in which people come together to raise money for important causes in the UK and around the world. This presentation discusses what Red Nose Day is, why we celebrate it and how children can get involved. A fun PowerPoint to celebrate the power of helping others.