KS2 Refugee Week Assembly 2021 PowerPoint, age 7+ 14th -20th June Introduce year’s theme is ‘we cannot walk alone’. PowerPoint supporting discussion on and teaching of: What is a refugee? What is an asylum seeker? If you had to leave home with 1 small bag, what would you take with you? The Refugee Week 2021 theme, ‘we cannot walk alone’ an introduction to 3 award-winning KS2 appropriate texts: ‘The Island’ by Francesca Sanna ‘Oranges in No Man’s Land’ by Elizabeth Laird ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf Supporting whole class guided reading resources for ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf looking at the main character Ahmed’s journey to the UK also available.

KS2 Assembly PowerPoint introducing this year’s Earth Day theme, ‘restore the planet’. PowerPoint supporting discussion on and teaching of: our amazing planet the problems our planet faces inspiring Earth heroes small actions we can take to make a difference This assembly introduces 3 good texts that can be used to explore the Earth and its protection, but it is not necessary to have these. You could introduce your own selected texts on the theme to encourage reading. Supporting whole class comprehension resources for ‘Protect the Planet’ by Jess French, ‘Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature’ by AJ Wood and Mike Jolley and ‘Earth Heroes’ by Lily Dyu can be found on our TES shop page or our website. Our resource for ‘Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers’ by Daniel Thompson also inspires a poetry activity abut making a positive change for the benefit of the Earth.