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.

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.

This is a fully editable birthday display for your classroom. There is a balloon for each month and a title for the display. You can add your children’s names or pictures to the correct balloon, so that everyone’s birthday is celebrated.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Christmas poetry and letter writing - a fun way to continue to teach high quality English lessons during the busy Christmas period. Two individual KS2 English lessons (which could be stretched to more lessons if needed) around the theme of Christmas. One lesson focuses on the art of writing a persuasive letter, with the hook of writing to Santa to persuade him to bring their desired presents. It looks at the features of a letter, as well as exploring what different persuasive techniques could be used. The another lesson focuses on poetry, specifically haikus. This lesson teaches the format of a haiku and discusses the importance of syllables. The children can then write their own Christmas Haiku Poem. Each lesson comes complete with PowerPoint slides, worksheets (where applicable), a WAGOLL and lesson plan - all of which are fully editable. Enjoy English with your class in the run up to Christmas with these lessons!

Letters to Santa are a popular Christmas tradition. this resource helps guide KS1 children through how to write a letter, discussing the layout and what features to include. The resource contains a lesson plan, PowerPoint and worksheets, which are all fully editable. Enjoy a key part of Christmas with your class with this English resource. Merry Christmas!

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!

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.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th March every year. This assembly guides children through considering how influential and important women have been in every sector. It discusses key inventions created by women, as well as those women who had a profound impact on the way our society operates today. The assembly also helps raise the issue of gender stereotyping. So help your children celebrate the brilliance of women in this easy to use PowerPoint presentation. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations. This assembly explains what the Commonwealth is and why it is important to celebrate it. There are strong links with British Values in this assembly. Perfect for showing children why the Commonwealth is a key part of our culture, in an easy to use PowerPoint presentation. You can find an Assembly Bundle containing over 10 assembly PowerPoints for just £3.00 on the PrimaryAllStars TES shop.

April Fool’s Day is an annual event which consists of people playing practical jokes on each other. This assembly explores the origins of the day and how it is celebrated in different countries. Perfect for KS1 and KS2 assemblies, in an easy to use PowerPoint presentation. 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.

Chinese New Year is a festival which celebrates the beginning of next year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. This resource can be used as either a PowerPoint for an assembly on the Chinese New Year, or as a teaching resource to run alongside other Chinese New Year activities, which can be found on the TES PrimaryAllStars shop. It is suitable for all year groups and is fully editable.

Mother’s Day is a celebration of motherhood and mothers around the world. This resource could be used as a PowerPoint for assembly or in class to promote discussion about what mums/mother figures do for us. Suitable for KS1 or KS2.