National Speech and Debate Day Assembly

Assembly Bundle for Special Days

4 Engaging and animated assemblies, explaining and bringing to life 4 important days in our year. Each one full of information, video links, fun facts, higher level reasoning questions, interactive elements and discussion opportunities. [World Poetry Day - 21st March](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-poetry-day-assembly-ks2-11864678) Celebrate famous poets from around the world, amaze your pupils with their culture, story and achievements. Share some thought provoking poetry and inspire them to write their own poetry. [World Kindness Day - 13th November](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-kindness-day-assembly-lesson-powerpoint-and-resources-11759842) Celebrate this day or use on Random Acts of Kindness Day (17th February) or Random Acts of Kindness Week (February). Enthuse children to be kind by sharing how it is celebrated around the world, what is kindness, who is the kindest person you know, famous influential kind people, why it is difficult to be kind sometimes, how to overcome this, ideas for being kind and how to pledge for kindness. Includes activities to use in the classroom. [National Speech and Debate Day - 1st March](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/national-speech-and-debate-day-assembly-11844133) This animated presentation takes the pupils through how to debate, the purposes of public speaking, famous speeches, famous speakers, famous debaters and famous debates. [International Day for the Abolition of Slavery](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/international-day-for-the-abolition-of-slavery-assembly-lesson-pack-11775416) This thought provoking and interesting assembly explains the history of slavery, how it has changed and what we know of slavery today. Discuss some famous quotes about this subject and encourage pupils to think about how their generation could make positive changes to the world.