Earth Day KS1 and KS2 Assembly.

Earth Day KS1 and KS2 Assembly.
A simply written whole school assembly to cover the main aspects of Earth Day which can be used in the days preceding or on 22nd April. A short video link (on last slide) can be easily slotted into the assembly if you chose.
Power-point of 24 slides which include:
Suggested music, video clip and hymns.
Date of Earth Day (22nd April).
How Earth Day began and the UN choice of Earth Day as the signing of the Paris Agreement.
The issues of waste pollution and the impact on the planet.
Earth Day projects and the importance of trees.
Fossil fuels and the impact of global warming.
What can we do? Some suggestions.
An Eco champion – Greta Thunberg.
‘A poem for climate change’ (Can be read aloud) and a link to the ‘paper’ animated version (BBC).
Final prayer.
Optional video clip of David Attenborough ‘BBC Planet Earth celebration’.
Links well with topics on environmental issues, climate change, global warming, people who make a difference, current world climate issues.