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This is a sample activity taken from a Roald Dahl activity pack containing differentiated word searches, anagrams, crosswords and cryptograms.
Roald Dahl Activity Pack - Differentiated Word Searches, Crossords and Anagrams
This resource contains a variety of differentiated worksheets and activities on Roald Dahl's books including Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The Twits, Boy, The Giraffe, Pelly and Me, The Enormous Crocodile, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot and The Witches.
It is an ideal resource on Roald Dahl Day in September and on Book Day. Answers are also provided.
More Roald Dahl Resources
Roald Dahl PowerPoint Lesson / Assembly
Roald Dahl SIMPLE TEXT PowerPoint Presentation
Roald Dahl Children's Books Quiz - 100 Questions
Roald Dahl's Life and Works Quiz - 50 Questions
Set of 12 Roald Dahl's Quote Posters
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This resource contains a dreidel template for pupils to make their own dreidel. The resource also contains a set of rules to play the game. Get some gelt (chocolate coins) and have fun at Hanukkah!
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Hanukkah Presentation
Simple Text Hanukkah Presentation
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Hanukkah - Set of Information Texts and Five Worksheets
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This resource contains a Pancake Day themed word search.
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Lent / Easter Puzzle Pack - Set of 14 Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams, Cryptograms and Crosswords
Lent and Easter Presentation
The resource contains an informative and fully editable 42-slide PowerPoint presentation on Lent and Easter. It includes all the significant events:-
Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day
Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Judas’ Betrayal
Good Friday
The Crucifixion
Easter Sunday
Why we have pancakes
Why we have hot cross buns
Why we have Easter eggs
The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a video about the Easter Story.
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Lent / Easter Presentation and Puzzle Pack
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These are sample questions taken from a 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes
Bonfire Night and Firework Safety Quiz
This resource contains a fully editable, 50-question PowerPoint quiz on Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes and Fireworks. It is ideal for use with a tutor group or for an assembly during around Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night.
There are 3 multiple choice answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to record answers.
Sample questions:
What did Guy Fawkes change his Christian name to?
What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Which monarch was reigning at the time of the Gunpowder Plot?
How many barrels of gunpowder are said to have been hidden under the House of Lords?
When arrested what false name did Guy Fawkes give?
In which country were fireworks invented?
In the Harry Potter stories by J. K. Rowling one of the characters is named Fawkes, what kind of creature is it?
The resource also contains a hyperlink to the world’s top ten firework displays.
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Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot Presentation
This is a fully editable, 45-slide PowerPoint on Guy Fawkes and his role in the Gunpowder Plot and how this has resulted in Bonfire Night. The PowerPoint ends with questions for discussion. There are hyperlinks to two videos about Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot.
Bonfire Night and Firework Safety Presentation
This is a 70-slide, PowerPoint presentation on fireworks and firework safety. It includes a history of fireworks, firework records, interesting facts about fireworks, the law and fireworks, the firework code and how to stay safe on Bonfire Night. It also contains links to firework Guinness World Records, Handel’s firework music, three firework safety videos - one for very young children, one for primary aged pupils and one for secondary pupils.
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This resource contains a fully editable, simple text, 75-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Fairtrade movement and Fairtrade Fortnight. It is an ideal assembly for primary school aged pupils on Fairtrade Fortnight and World Fair Trade Day.
The PowerPoint explains what Fairtrade is and its positive impact on the lives of farmers and workers in developing countries around the world. It contains hyperlinks to two videos about farmers’ co-operatives - a cocoa co-operative and a banana co-operative. It also contains a link to Martin Luther King’s ‘Peace on Earth’ speech Martin Luther King in which he talks about the world’s inter-dependence. He gives testimony to how much we rely and depend on farmers and workers around the world in our lives for our everyday needs.
It concludes with several questions to challenge pupils and to get them thinking about Fairtrade.
A slightly longer,more detailed version of this presentation more appropriate for secondary-aged pupils is also available:
Fairtrade - 80 Slide PowerPoint Presentation
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This resource contains an informative and fully editable 70 slide PowerPoint presentation on the Jewish Festival of Passover or Pesach (Hebrew) which is celebrated for seven or eight days in April each year and is a very significant event in Judaism.
The resource focuses on:
Why Passover is celebrated and how it got its name – the ten plagues, the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian captivity across the Red Sea led by Moses.
The Seder meal – the Seder plate and the symbolic significance of all the foods on the plate - lamb bone, roasted egg, a green vegetable to dip in salt water, bitter herbs and charoset, a paste of fruit, nuts and wine. Other foods at the meal, including matzah, the four cups / glasses of wine and the extra wine goblet for the prophet Elijah.
The rituals followed at the Seder meal – breaking the matzah, reading from the ‘Haggadah’, the Seder cushion to ‘lean’ on. The tradition of the youngest child asking the four questions, the spilling of drops of wine on to the plate.
The PowerPoint contains two hyperlinks. One to a short 4 minute animated version of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and a 4-minute pop / rap of the Seder meal which should appeal to teenagers!
This resource will help to contribute to the pupils’ ‘Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural’ learning (SMSC) and will help to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
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A slightly shorter (60 slides), simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for younger and SEN pupils, is also available.
Passover - Simple Text Presentation
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This resource contains four resources on the Jewish Festival of Passover or Pesach (Hebrew) which is celebrated for seven or eight days in April each year and is a very significant event in Judaism.
1. An informative and fully editable 70 slide PowerPoint presentation.
2. The Ten Plagues - a resource about plagues that befell the Egyptians. It contains images of the plagues, a template for cutting and pasting images and an illustrated template to write on captions of the plagues.
3. The Passover Seder Meal - a resource about the foods used during the Passover at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance. It contains information sheets on the different foods and their symbolic meanings, differentiated worksheets that involve filling a Seder plate with the food. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labelling the Seder plate and providing a description of the foods and their significance.
4. The Biblical Passover Story - this resource focuses on the Passover story. It contains the biblical story that led to the Passover, the Israelites in captivity, the plagues, Moses, the Exodus- in picture format with brief text captions, images that can be cut and pasted onto templates a writing template for the story and a template for drawing / pasting pictures about the Exodus.
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This resource contains an editable, simple text, 80-slide presentation about the month of March. It could be used as an assembly or series of assemblies or for tutor-based activities. It includes:
- How March got its name, things associated with March - daffodils, Zodiac signs, birthstone, Equinox, Spring, sayings
- Special Days in March - Easter, St Patrick’s Day, Saint David’s Day, Saint Piran’s Day, Saint Joseph’s Day, Women’s History Month, Simnel Sunday, Mother's Day, World Maths Day, Jewish festival of Purim, International Women's Day, World Water Day, Lady Day, Oranges and Lemons Children's Service, World Book Day
- Notable Birthdays – Will I Am, Albert Einstein, Frederic Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Alexander Graham Bell, Vivaldi, Michelangelo, nat King Cole, Steve McQueen, Robbie Coltrane, Wilfred Owen, Fernando Torres, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ronaldinho, Alan Sugar, Harry Houdini, Vincent Van Gogh
- Discoveries, Launches, Inventions – Twitter, Barbie Doll, Coca-Cola, discovery of Uranus, the first elevator, Rolls Royce, first internet domain name, English football league, telephone patented
- Notable Events and Happenings
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to:
- Vivaldi's Four Seasons Spring (La Primavera)
- Bach's 'Air on G String'
- St Clement's bells ringing 'Orange and Lemons'
- Chopin's Etude Op.25 No.11 ‘Winter Wind’
- The Beatles 'Please, Please Me'
- Hares 'boxing'
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A more detailed, 84-slide version of this presentation (more appropriate for older pupils) is also available:
March Presentation
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This resource contains a 23-slide PowerPoint presentation on Emergency Services Day / 999 Day which takes place on the 9th of September in the United Kingdom. The presentation also includes a link to a short six minute video on Emergency Services Day and why it was set up.
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This resource contains a fully editable, 50-slide PowerPoint presentation and a set of six texts and comprehension questions on the Muslim Festival of Ramadan.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
The origins of Ramadan
Laylat al-Qadr - the Night of Power
The Qur'an
Fasting - suhur and iftar
lʿtikāf
Eid ul-Fitr - the Feast of Fast Breaking
Zakāt - the third pillar of Islam
The Ka'ba in Mecca
Customs and Traditions at Ramadan
It also contains two hyperlinks to video clips about Ramadan and Eid customs and traditions.
The texts contain the same information as the PowerPoint. There are also six worksheets containing questions on the texts.
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Eid ul-Adha Presentation
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This resource contains two coordinate in the first quadrant Easter-themed games.
1. A PowerPoint game. Players locate the Easter eggs or Easter rabbits by choosing a coordinate. One point scored for an Easter egg - two points if an Easter rabbit is located.
2. A paper-based Easter-themed coordinates game based on finding Easter eggs and Easter rabbits using coordinates. There are ten different grids that can be laminated and used time and time again.
These are ideal maths' resources for Easter to introduce or reinforce the skill of locating coordinates in the first quadrant. Team and partner score sheets can be printed off the PowerPoint.
These resources are suitable for primary aged pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the visual nature of the resource.
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Coordinates in the First Quadrant - Set of 11 Easter Themed Worksheets
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This resource contains a fully editable, 30 slide PowerPoint presentation on the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice. The presentation focuses on:
The story of Ibrahim and Ishmael and its significance
Qurbani - the ritual sacrifice of an animal
Salat al-Eid prayer
The takbir
How Eid is celebrated - gifts, family gatherings, special meals
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to two short videos on Eid al-Adha and why it is celebrated.
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Eid–Ul-Fitr Presentation
Ramadan and Eid–Ul-Fitr 50 Slide Presentation
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This resource contains an editable, 105-slide, simple text PowerPoint presentation on autism and Autism Awareness Day (2nd April) and Autism Awareness Week. I had the privilege of teaching and working with many amazing young people on the autistic spectrum for twenty years. People with autism are often misunderstood. Hopefully, this presentation will help others to be more informed about, and more understanding of, autism.
The presentation includes sections on:
What is autism?
Signs of autism
Social Communication Difficulties
Social Interaction Difficulties
Rigid Thought Processes
Sensory Issues
Repetitions and Rituals
Obsessions
Gifts and Talents
Famous people with Autism
The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to:
1. A video that shows what it is like to experience sensory overload.
2. A short video on autism.
3. A short video about Schools’ Awareness Week by the National Autistic Society.
4. A video produced by a young person with autism who talks about five things he thinks it is important that people know about autism and five ways you can help him.
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A more detailed version of this presentation, more appropriate for older students, is also available:
Autism Awareness Presentation
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Set of 25 Autism Awareness Posters
Autism Awareness Activity Pack
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This resource contains an International Women’s Day themed puzzle pack. There are nine differentiated puzzles - three word searches, three anagram puzzles and three crosswords. It is an ideal resource for International Women’s Day and World History Month.
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International Women’s Day 75 Slide Presentation
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International Womens Day
This resource takes an in-depth look at the lives and work of four inspirational women/girls - Queen Elizabeth ll, Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg and Anne Frank- that would be appropriate to use on International Women’s Day/Women’s History Month.
This resource contains a set of 10 differentiated word searches and anagrams on the theme of the environment. It includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords. It is an ideal resource for Earth Day which takes place on the 22nd April each year.
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Earth Day 100-Slide Presentation
This is a fully editable and informative, 100-slide PowerPoint presentation on Earth Day. The presentation focuses on:
the history of earth day
the aims of Earth Day
environmental issues
Earth Day projects
The Earth Day 2024 theme - ‘Planet v Plastics’
A simple text version of this presentation more appropriate for younger/SEN pupils is also available:
Simple Text Earth Day Presentation
Great Thunberg Presentation
Climate Change Presentation
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This bundle contains a variety of resources on refugees and asylum seekers. It is an ideal resource for Refugee Week which takes place in June and Refugee Day which is held on 20th June each year.
The bundle includes:
PowerPoint Presentation
This is a fully editable and informative 1100-slide PowerPoint presentation on Refugee Week. The PowerPoint focuses on:
Why Refugee Week was set up.
What happens in Refugee Week.
What a refugee is.
What an asylum seeker is.
Why people become refugees.
The plight of refugees.
Why we have World Refugee Day.
This year’s World Refugee Day theme.
How we can help refugees.
The PowerPoint also contains three hyperlinks to the stories of three refugee children. It concludes by asking the students some reflective questions.
Simulation Activity Pack and Worksheets
This activity pack contains an editable lesson plan. The simulation activity is in the form of a PowerPoint and there are follow-up activities that include questions for discussion and three evaluation and review worksheets.
The simulation has 8 scenarios. Groups of pupils are required to make decisions/take actions. Some of the scenarios are accompanied by a timer with dramatic music playing to simulate the confusion in which refugees have to make quick decisions. Sample scenarios include:
Scenario 1 - War has broken out. Members of the group have to leave home and are required to choose 6 items to take with them.
Scenario 4 - The truck runs out of fuel and members of the group have to walk. To make the journey easier everyone has to take the heaviest item out of their bag to make it lighter.
Scenario 7 – The man with the boat wants payment. The group must give any money they have to him. If they have no money they have to give him their most valuable item.
Refugees Are Human beings PowerPoint Slide Show With Music
This is a powerful and poignant slideshow about asylum seekers and refugees. It contains eighty, thought-provoking images and is accompanied by music. A picture speaks a thousand words and these images certainly do that.
This resource could be used in a variety of ways – for an assembly, to stimulate discussion and creative writing. The slides could be printed off and used for display.
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This resource contains an informative and fully editable 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Easter Story and the events of Holy Week. It includes the following events:
Palm Sunday
Maundy Thursday and The Last Supper
Judas' Betrayal
Good Friday
The Crucifixion
The Resurrection
The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the disciples
Easter Sunday
The PowerPoint contains a hyperlink to a short animation (4 minutes) about the key events during the period of Lent and the Holy Week.
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This is a fully editable, 100-question biology quiz. It is an ideal resource for biology week which takes place in October each year or as an end of term/end of year quiz.
The quiz contains 100 questions with three possible answers. It can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the tick image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
Sample questions:
What is the longest bone in the human body?
In humans, the atlas and axis bones are found in which part of the body?
Otology is the study of which part of the body?
In medicine what do the initials MRI stand for?
Singultus is more commonly known as what type of action in humans?
How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in most humans?
What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
How many canine teeth do most adults have?
What is the name for a male bee that comes from an unfertilized egg?
What is the scientific term for a flowering plant?
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100 Amazing Biology Facts Presentation
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This resource contains two fully editable, 100 question summer/end of school year quizzes. Click on the individual links for more details.
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This bundle contains three resources that are ideal for Book Day:
100 Question PowerPoint Book Quiz
This is a fully editable, 100-question PowerPoint quiz on books, poems and authors. It is an ideal resource for Book Day.
The quiz contains 100 questions with multiple-choice answers, with varying degrees of challenge. It has nine categories, classic books, Harry Potter books, opening and closing lines, David Walliams books, authors, Michael Morpurgo books, poems, diaries and miscellaneous.
108 Question Research Quiz
This resource contains a 108-question paper-based quiz on a variety of literature. Although pupils may be able to answer some of the questions, the quiz has been designed to encourage pupils to research the answers. It could be used in a variety of ways - in class, for competition purposes and/or for homework. It could be undertaken individually or as part of a group.
Set of 15 Book Quote Posters
This resource includes a set of 15 posters containing quotes about books and reading. These posters can be used for display or discussion purposes.
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