Save hours of researching and locating Christmas backgrounds! This collection of royalty-free, non-attributable Christmas themed background slides are suitable for both personal and commercial use by pupils, students, teachers and authors. The backgrounds have been indexed and organised on a PowerPoint resource so that the appropriate background can be accessed quickly and easily and copied and pasted to documents, PowerPoints etc. The resource contains over 100 slides of background images. Images include: Abstract Christmas Backgrounds Christmas Tree Backgrounds Snowmen Backgrounds Santa Backgrounds Sleigh and Reindeer Backgrounds Backgrounds with text Christmas and Winter Scene Backgrounds Religious Backgrounds Miscellaneous Backgrounds If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 180-slide PowerPoint presentation on Christmas celebrations, customs and traditions in 14 different countries around the world - Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, Spain and Russia. The PowerPoint concludes with asking the pupils the following questions: Some of the countries’ Christmas traditions and customs are very different from the UK’s. Which countries have very different customs? What are they? Some of the countries have similar Christmas traditions and customs as the UK. Which countries have similar customs? What are they? Which country would you like to visit at Christmas and why? These are ideal assemblies for the Christmas period and will 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. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a Christmas themed memory game. Twenty Christmas related items appear in the PowerPoint. Children have one minute to memorise the items. Christmas music will play whilst they do this. Pupils write down as many items as they can remember on an answer sheet which is included in the resource. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable, 13 slide PowerPoint lesson on alphabetical order in which Santa’s elves visually demonstrate and explain alphabetical order up to four letters. This is an ideal resource for introducing/consolidating alphabetical order in the Christmas period. The resource is suitable for Year 1-6 pupils and older SEN students who will benefit from the highly visual nature of this resource. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. An accompanying set of 8 worksheets on alphabetical order is also available. Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order Worksheets See details below: This resource contains a set of 8 Christmas themed worksheets on alphabetical order. Worksheet tasks include: Placing items in alphabetical order by the first letter only. Placing items in alphabetical order to the second, third and fourth letter. Placing names in a ‘filing’ system using the alphabet. Placing items on a Christmas shopping list in alphabetical order. Making own shopping list and placing items in alphabetical order. Save money and buy both resources together at a discounted rate: Christmas Themed Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Worksheets More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Happy Christmas Families is a bright and colourful resource which can be laminated and used for many educational and fun activities. The game involves collecting all 4 members of the family. There are 68 cards ( 17 families ) printed with Christmas themed pictures and rules of the game. The resource can help to develop communication and language skills, social interaction skills, turn taking and following rules. The resource could also be used for other educational activities - sorting, a stimulus for creative writing, pictures could be cut out and used to make Christmas cards, Christmas calendars, Christmas bookmarks and other Christmas decorations. etc. This resource is suitable for EYFS, Year 1 and 2 pupils and older SEN pupils. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

Elves and Santas is a Christmas themed version of snakes and ladders. The resource can be enlarged to A3 size and laminated. There are 70 squares on the board. The game can be played with regular dice or numbered dice. This game is particularly appropriate for reception and Year 1 children (EYFS) as it will help to reinforce number recognition and counting skills. It can also be used with Special Education (SEN) pupils and will also help to reinforce turn-taking skills and social skills. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide. How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 95-slide PowerPoint presentation about the month of June. It could be used for a one-off assembly or series of assemblies or lessons/tutor based activities. It includes: How June got its name, things associated with June – flowers, Zodiac signs – Gemini and Cancer, birthstone – pearl, June quotes. June Folklore – lucky month to get married in, Summer Solstice traditions - Stonehenge. Special Days in June – Pentecost, Feasts of Saint Peter and Paul, St Alban, Saint John the Baptist, D- Day, Queens Official birthday, Trooping the Colour, Wimbledon, Fathers Day, Well Dressing, Henley Royal Regatta, Ramadan, Jewish festival of ‘Shavuot’, Armed Forces Day, The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), World Environment Day, World Ocean Day, The Rochester Dicken’s Festival, Oxford and Cambridge boat race, The Day of the African Child, the longest day of the year - Summer Solstice, festival of Golowan in Penzance. Notable Birthdays – Morgan Freeman, George V, Tony Curtis, Rafael Nadal, George III, Tom Jones, ‘Prince’ Rogers Nelson, George Orwell, Johnny Depp, John Constable, Jacques Cousteau, Anne Frank, Donald Trump, Boy George, Edward I, Paul McCartney, James I, Prince William, Lionel Messi, Helen Keller, Henry VIII, Michael Phelps. Inventions, Discoveries and Launches – discovery of magnetic North Pole, publication of Ninety Eighty-Four, SOS signal used for first time, first ATM in London. Notable Events and Happenings – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Guinness Book of Records broke a world record itself, first public flight of Montgolfier hot air balloon, Charles Dickens died, first European Cup final, The Magna Carta (Great Charter) signed, Statue of Liberty arrived in USA, Amelia Earhart first woman to fly airplane across Atlantic Ocean, Winston Churchill “Finest Hour” speech, Battle of Waterloo, first policemen (Peelers/Bobbies) set up, IOC founded, Francisco de Orellana and the naming of the River Amazon, Elvis Presley’s last concert, Muhammad Ali retired from boxing, Coronation of Queen Victoria, signing of Treaty of Versailles, Globe Theatre destroyed by fire, Blondin tight-rope walk across Niagara Gorge. The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to Churchill’s Finest Hour speech and to the Rochester Charles Dickens’ Festival . Please note, the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Months of the Year Presentations

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 95-slide PowerPoint presentation on the month of June and follow-up tasks. Never be stuck for an assembly in June again! Ideal if you have a last minute assembly, unexpected tutor group time or for covering classes. The PowerPoint focuses on: How June got its name, things associated with June Special Days in June Notable Birthdays in June Notable Events and Happenings The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to areas of interest. The follow-up activities include a reflective task and worksheet, a further research task and a question and answer quiz preparation task which will form a whole class quiz. More Months of the Year Assemblies Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step by Step Guide

This resource is about the foods used during the Jewish Festival of Passover/Pesach at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance in Judaism. The resource contains: 1. Information on the different foods and their symbolic meanings. 2. Differentiated worksheets that involve filling a Seder plate with the different foods. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labeling the Seder plate. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Passover70 Slide Presentation This is a fully editable and informative 70-slide presentation on Passover. It 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, 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, the tradition of the youngest child asking four questions, the spilling of drops of wine onto the plate. The presentation also contains hyperlinks 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. A simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for younger and SEN pupils, is also available: Simple Text Passover Presentation More Passover Resources

This resource is about the Jewish Festival of Passover / Pesach and the Seder meal and its symbolic significance in Judaism. It contains three resources: 1. A set of five texts and comprehension worksheets about the Seder meal, the different foods on the Seder plate and their symbolic meanings and the rituals that take place during the meal. 2. The Seder plate - this resource is about the foods used during the Jewish Festival of Passover / Pesach at the Seder meal and their symbolic significance in Judaism. The resource contains information on the different foods and their symbolic meanings and differentiated worksheets/templates that involve filling a Seder plate with the different foods. One worksheet involves cutting and pasting the foods onto the plate. The second worksheet involves labeling the foods on the Seder plate. 3. A fully editable, 70-slide PowerPoint presentation about Passover. The presentation 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, 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, the tradition of the youngest child asking four questions, the spilling of drops of wine onto the plate. The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to a 4-minute animated version of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and a 4-minute rap about the Seder meal which should appeal to teenagers. A simple text version, for younger and SEN pupils, of the Passover presentation is also available: Simple Text Passover Presentation Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. More Passover Resourcese

This resource contains a fully editable, 80-slide PowerPoint presentation on the Fairtrade movement and Fairtrade Fortnight. It is an ideal assembly for 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 shorter, simple text version of this presentation, more appropriate for primary-aged pupils, is also available: Fairtrade Simple Text PowerPoint Presentation Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.

This is a fully editable, simple text PowerPoint presentation on Armistice Day and the Armistice Day Centenary commemorations that marked one hundred years since World War I ended that took place on Sunday, 11th November, 2018. The PowerPoint focuses on: World War I The armistice Remembrance Day Armistice Day Centenary Commemorations around the world Danny Boyle’s 'Pages of the Sea’ project The resource contains hyperlinks to: Danny Boyle’s sand portraits project The UK’s service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall A short interview with World War 1 veteran with Harry Patch - the last surviving member of the World War 1 from any country The song ‘The Green Fields of France’ by John McDermott ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ movie trailer The 100 gun salute in Wellington, New Zealand Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. A more detailed version of this presentation, more appropriate for older pupils, is also available. Click on the link below for details. Armistice Day Presentation For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This is a fully editable PowerPoint presentation on Armistice Day. On 11th November 2018 Centenary commemorations marked one hundred years since World War I ended. The PowerPoint focuses on: The armistice Remembrance Day Armistice Day Centenary Commemorations around the world Danny Boyle’s 'Pages of the Sea’ project The PowerPoint contains hyperlinks to: Danny Boyle’s sand portraits project The UK’s service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall A short interview with World War 1 veteran with Harry Patch - the last surviving member of the World War 1 from any country The song ‘The Green Fields of France’ by John McDermott ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ movie trailer The 100 gun salute in Wellington, New Zealand Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Remembrance Day Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains a fully editable, 65-slide PowerPoint presentation on the life of Rosa Parks, the famous civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white person on the Montgomery bus. This was the catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and subsequent civil rights campaigns that eventually led to major civil rights reforms for African -Americans in the United States. It is an ideal resource for Black History Month (African-American Month) that falls in October in the UK (February in the USA) and for Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. This resource will help students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development by learning about the history and heritage of communities and the lives of those that overcame the challenges they faced. The PowerPoint focuses on: Her parents and family Her schooling and education Her refusal to give up her seat to a white person on the Montgomery bus Her arrest and its significance on civil rights movement/legislation Her civil rights activities Her awards and tributes The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to Rosa receiving the Congressional Medal from President Clinton, a short video on her life and achievements. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. A simple text version of this resource (more suitable for younger pupils / SEN students) is also available: Rosa Parks Simple Text Presentation You may also be interested in: Black History Month - 50 Question Quiz Black History Month Presentation Black History Month Simple Text Presentation and Quiz More Black History Resources Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an author and want to improve your resources and sales? Check out this step-by-step guide: How to Become a Successful TES Author: Step-by-Step Guide

This resource contains three, fully editable and informative 50+ slide PowerPoint presentations on Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in 18 different countries around the world. Easter Around The World 1 The PowerPoint focuses on the following countries: Ethiopia: Easter meal, Easter services, White Clothing, Germany: Decorating trees and branches, Passion Play, Easter Rabbit, Passion Play Greece: Red eggs, Osterfeuer - the lighting of bonfires Italy: Pope's Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square Cyprus: Easter services, decorated candles, fires and bonfires Israel: The Via Dolorosa, the Palm Sunday procession, lighting of the 'Holy Fire' in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Easter Around The World 2 This PowerPoint focuses on: Brazil: The Mardi Gras, Easter symbol - macela flower Mexico: 'Pascua', woven plams, bonfires, passion plays - Iztapalapa Spain: 'Dance of Death' in Gerona, tronos, the nazareno, 'La Mona' cake, torrijas Sardinia: Procession of Sorrowful Mysteries Sweden: The Easter Wizard USA: The Whitehouse egg roll, the Easter Bonnet Parades Easter Around The World 3 PowerPoint 3 includes: France: 'Cloche Volant’ ( Flying Bells), chocolate fish, 'Poisson d'Avril' 'Osterlammele' (lamb-shaped biscuits) Lithuania: spring cleaning,' verbos', the 'Easter Granny’ (Velykų Senelė), sharing of hard-boiled egg custom, egg rolling game Norway: Korsvandring (Cross Wandering), the ‘Riddu Riđđu’ Sami culture festival Bermuda: Kite Flying Festival East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival, Gospel Music Festival South American egg game - 'Cascarones' All three PowerPoints contain hyperlinks to some of the traditions and festivals that take place in each country. These resources will help to develop the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural learning (SMSC) and to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Easter Resources