Passover is a major Jewish celebration that occurs in Spring to mark the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt. This presentation explores the story behind Passover, how it is celebrated and the significance of the Seder plate. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to learn about another culture and one of their important festivals.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

St George’s Day is celebrated in various countries around the world, including England, of which he is the patron saint. This presentation guides children through the legend of Saint George, from his humble beginning to the more fanciful myths involving a dragon. It also shows which countries celebrate St George’s Day and some celebrities that were born on this day. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

This is a day to celebrate reading and foster an enjoyment of books and stories with children. Help your class or school understand the benefits reading can bring with this colourful and informative assembly, which also includes a mini quiz about reading.

Summer term PE for Reception and EYFS. This is a complete unit of work detailing how to help Reception children access and succeed in PE. The lesson plans clearly outline how learning progresses and break the session down into teacher input and then pupil practice sections. The resource also explains how the lessons are linked to the National Curriculum for PE, learning outcomes, key language to use and discuss with the children, equipment required, cross-curricular links and AfL opportunities. We know that PE is a subject many teachers struggle with, hopefully these resources will help ease that struggle! Enjoy teaching PE with our easy to use lesson plans.

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.

World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of storytelling. This presentation explores the origins of this event, the history of storytelling, how to be a successful storyteller and famous storytellers. An engaging PowerPoint to inspire your children to write creative stories. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

UNICEF’s Day for Change is an event which gives children the chance to learn about what life is like for children in disadvantaged countries. This presentation discusses the work UNICEF does, and how children can help make a difference. Links to British Values. 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.

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

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.

Spring term planning PE for Reception. This is a complete unit of work detailing how to help Reception children access and succeed in PE. The lesson plans clearly outline how learning progresses and break the session down into teacher input and then pupil practice sections. It also has key questions to ask the children to assess their understanding throughout the session. It teaches Net and Wall Games and Invasion Games 2, to build upon the skills the children have already learnt in the Autumn Term. The resource also explains how the lessons are linked to the National Curriculum for PE, learning outcomes, key language to use and discuss with the children, equipment required, cross-curricular links and AfL opportunities. We know that PE is a subject many teachers struggle with, hopefully these resources will help ease that struggle! Enjoy teaching PE with our easy to use lesson plans.

Chinese New Year is a festival which celebrates the beginning of next year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. These activities can be used as standalone activities or as part of a more in depth look at a celebration from a different culture. The activities include: a quiz, a guided reading activity (more suited to KS2), a Top Trumps card game activity based on the Chinese Zodiac, a template and instructions for making paper lanterns and outlines of Chinese dragons to colour and create your own dragon dances!

Questions that can be used as early morning work, class discussion starters, circle time questions to promote effective communication, thinking through ideas, explaining ideas to others and reasoning. These questions are great to have on the board as the children come into class first thing in the morning or after lunch to settle them down and give them something constructive to discuss in class. They support children who may not be very confident, to communicate their ideas to a partner or the class, without worrying about getting the answer right, as there are no right of wrong answers, they are all just personal opinions. The questions could also be used in a lesson about respecting other people’s opinions.