Adaptable PowerPoint presentations about Christmas, covering: 1. History of Christmas Christmas is banned! Who’s Father Christmas? Who’s Santa Claus? Who’s St Nicholas? Christmas around (some of) the World Christmas true or false quiz Christmas songs quiz Christmas craft idea How many ways can you say “Merry Christmas”? 2. The 12 Days of Christmas song and it's possible Christian meanings. The Twelve Days of Christmas is usually seen as simply a song for children with secular origins. However, some have suggested that it is a song of Christian instruction, perhaps dating to the 16th century religious wars in England, with hidden references to the basic teachings of the Christian Faith. The slides depict each of the 12 days in turn, first with images from the song and then the possible Christian meanings.

Two PowerPoint based quizzes about television. 1. A quiz about TV programmes; people and characters. Questions on: • Cartoons • Game shows • Soaps • Comedy • Soaps • Science fiction • Reality shows • Talent shows There are 30 questions in total. Each question is in multi parts. The points available for each are shown in brackets besides each part. 2. A quiz where contestants have to name well known theme tunes.

Christmas: Celebrity You Say Game PowerPoint – 77 slides/75 questions Based on the TV game show, this activity helps you develop your skills in speaking and listening; working in a team and in taking turns. Against the clock, countdowns are included on all necessary slides. • Split into teams of two. • Toss a coin to see which team goes first. • One person from each team takes turns to the front of the room, standing with their back to the whiteboard. • In two minutes the rest of the group describe the thing on the board to the person at the front • Keywords cannot be used. • The team have to make sure the person at the front can tell what they’re saying; so the team has to work together and listen to other people. • One point is scored for each word guessed correctly. If a key word is used, the team loses that point and it’s the next team’s turn.

Victorian Christmas: How the Victorians invented Christmas. PowerPoint and quiz covering: • Christmas trees • Christmas cards • Christmas crackers • Christmas food • Christmas carols • Christmas shopping • A Christmas Carol

Christmas 2017: Word Challenge PowerPoint presentation and work sheets Students use a grid that shows letters and amounts of money to calculate the values of words and spell words in numbers. All the words are associated with Christmas.

Christmas 2016: When Christmas Was Banned: Puritan England 1644-1660 PowerPoint presentation and quiz covering the period in the 17th Century when Christmas was banned in England.

1. Christmas bingo - 24 editable cards, each with six images of Christmas. Can be used to identify images of Christmas by meaning and encourage turn taking rights; discussion and answers to questions. 2. 44 editable dominoes cards. Can be used to identify images of Christmas by meaning and encourage turn taking rights; sorting and sequencing; discussion and answers to questions.

Citizenship: British Values: Diversity: Famous people with disabilities PowerPoint presentation and quiz covering: • What types of disability can you think of? Who are the disabled? • What problems do they face Name famous people with disabilities

Christmas 2017: Christmas Words A bundle of PowerPoint and Word activities about Christmas words; cards and post.

Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit: The Supreme Court Ruling (January 2107) Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit So Far… Bundle of PowerPoint presentations; quizzes and Word activities on the EU, it’s history and institutions and Britain’s exit from it. 1. PowerPoint presentations: Brexit so far, after the High Court and Supreme Court rulings 2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Books. Two work books with tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision and the legal rulings. 4. PowerPoint Brexit EU quiz. 5. PowerPoint presentation: An introduction to the EU. 6. PowerPoint presentation: Leaving the EU.

: Christmas Past – 1976 PowerPoint presentation and quiz about Christmas 1976 and the year of 1976, covering: • Shopping • TV • Movies • Football • Music • News • Weather • Olympics

Chinese New Year 2017: The Chinese Zodiac PowerPoint presentation on the Chinese Zodiac, including information about each of the 12 zodiac years: animals; lucky numbers; lucky colours and lucky flowers.

PowerPoint presentation and quiz: 28 slides (12 questions) A look at some of the features of Christmas in Tudor England.

Shrove Tuesday 2017: Pancake Day – February 2017 Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. • Demonstrate an understanding of Shrove Tuesday by taking part in a quiz. • Answer a written question about Shrove Tuesday. 24 slides about Shrove Tuesday Task sheets Word search Craft idea Pancake recipe

Christmas 2016: Christmas Around the World: Food Quiz PowerPoint quiz: 25 questions/30 slides Questions about the foods eaten at Christmas in 25 countries.

Employability/Work Skills: Money: Payment Methods PowerPoint presentation and quiz (25 questions) to introduce or recap money management; methods of payments. Methods of paying for goods and services • Cash • Cheques • Debit and credit cards • Direct debits and standing orders • Online and phone banking Would be useful for entry level students studying for any employability qualifications involving money management and personal finance.

Healthy Eating: Nutrition Awareness Week 2017 PowerPoint presentation and task sheets that provide an overview of nutrition awareness. PowerPoint presentation and task sheets about nutrition; key words and terms. Used with entry level students.

Oral Health Day: Dental Care World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated every year on 20 March. It is an international day to celebrate the benefits of a healthy mouth and to promote worldwide awareness of the issues around oral health and the importance of oral hygiene to looking after everyone old and young. PowerPoint quiz me that marks Oral Health Day and look how to care of your teeth.