Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Saturday 10th February 2024 Attached is a fully updated Chinese New Year whole school assembly. I used something similar during an OFSTED inspection and the inspectors made a special mention about how interactive, inclusive and enjoyable it was … the school went on to achieve an ‘OUTSTANDING’ report. . Duration of assembly: 15 minutes (approx.) . Included in your purchase is a 27-slide PowerPoint to display and refer to whilst delivering your assembly AND an assembly manual. The assembly begins by wishing the children ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese … ‘Gong Hey Fat Choy!’ (on slide 2). . PowerPoint contents: . Slide 3: Some basic facts about China (ending with the fact that China is famous for Kung Fu). Slide 4: A video of Bruce Lee performing some Kung Fu. Slide 5: If you have a child(ren) in your school who practice Kung Fu, ask them to perform a small routine in front of the school … there is also some appropriate music on this slide for the child(ren) to perform to … just click on the picture and the music will begin. Slides 6 - 9: These slides explain the Chinese Zodiac. It tells the children that it is the ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’. On Slide 7, there is a link to a short Chinese New Year cartoon for the children to watch. Slides 10 - 23: This is a lovely story for you (or some children) to read aloud … it’s about a family preparing for Chinese New Year. On slide 20 there is also a link to a dragon/lion dance video (attached). Slides 24 - 27: Sing the song ‘Gong xi, Gong xi’ (which means “Congratulations!”). English lyrics/music provided PLUS Chinese lyrics/music too! . HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024!

Assembly theme: INTEGRITY Ideal for 5 to 11 years. Duration: Approximately 10 to 20 minutes (depending on how long you discuss the slides). The assembly includes a video demonstrating integrity, 3 think pair share activities, a video about telling lies, a time of reflection and a song. The Assembly is very easy to follow and is divided into the following 20 slides: . Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Integrity is… Slide 3: A video showing integrity Slide 4: Integrity is… Slide 5: Think, Pair, Share Activity 1 Slide 6: Integrity is… Slide 7: Think, Pair, Share Activity 2 Slide 8: Integrity is… Slide 9: Think, Pair, Share Activity 3 Slide 10: Introduction to video about telling lies. Slide 11: Video. Slide 12: Special sentences of reflection. Slides 13 to 20: Song (with lyrics and music). . Fully editable and ideal for 5 to 11 years.

A fantastic Maths Challenge! ANSWERS provided! Learning Intention: To investigate time zones and to calculate flight times. Activity: Students have to calculate the arrival time (UK and local time at destination) for each flight. For the highest achieving students, they have to use the 2 websites provided to calculate flight times and time zone differences as well as generating their own flights! Almost every parent commented on how exciting and challenging this homework challenge was and the students loved it! PDF and Word formats available so fully editable. Please note: Depending on the time of year, the flight times on the activity sheets may vary by 1 HOUR. This is because of daylight saving times (when the UK clocks move forwards/backwards by 1 hour ). You don’t need to worry about this, just use the times written on the activity.

A 9-slide PowerPoint that explaims simple, compound and complex sentences. Slide 1: Title. Slide 2: 3 types of sentences. Slide 3: Simple sentence. Slide 4: Compound sentence. Slide 5: Activity: Add ‘and’, ‘but’, or ‘or’ to make each pair of simple sentences into a compound sentence. Slides 6 - 8: Complex sentences. Slide 9: Activity: Underline the main clause in each of the sentences. Appropriate for 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Class Assembly & Resources: Chinese New Year 2024 Approximately 10 - 15 minutes long. Suitable for 5 - 9 years. Full script (Word and PDF), PowerPoint and music attached. Also includes a small Tai Chi routine for a class to perform (slides 6 - 18). . Main topics covered: Chinese Zodiac. Facts about China. The Great Wall of China. Tai Chi routine. . I’ve also included 2 additional resources: A CNY fact sheet and multiple choice questions. A CNY booklet and activity.

Just a bit of fun - 2 resources! Resource 1: ‘Chinese Characters’ Practice Sheets 2 pages. Page 1: Characters A to L Page 2: Characters M to Z Ideal for all ages. . Resource 2: Write your name in Chinese. 2 pages. Page 1: Use the ‘Chinese Characters’ to write your name at the bottom of the page. Page 2: A much larger space for you to write your name. Ideal for all ages.

Worksheet attached. Activity: measure each angle and state whether is is acute, right angle, obtuse or reflex. Protractor needed.

A 59-slide animated PowerPoint AND set of worksheets - the majority of which are related to ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry. The PowerPoint focuses on WRITING TO PERSUADE with the last few slides dedicated to advertisements. 10 integrated and exciting activities. Fully editable. Ideal for Year 3 or Year 4. 10 days of activities. Over 20 hours of planning!

** A 30-minute class assembly visiting the 7 continents. ** A PowerPoint and detailed script is provided - your class will need to learn a couple of dances too! **A lot of fun!

Food Chains Resource 1: A worksheet for discussion and pair work. Activity: Displayed are a variety of animals that live in a WOODLAND or SEA habitat. Make as many food chains possible using the pictures provided. Fully editable. . Resource 2: An 18-slide PowerPoint that covers living things, different animal types, producers, predators and prey. Fully editable.

Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes Great 2-page activity booklet. Calculate the area and perimeter of various compound shapes. Fully editable. Answer sheet provided.

Year 1 DT Unit of Work: PLAYGROUNDS Unit of Work and PowerPoint attached. Age range: Year 1 or Year 2. Theme: Playgrounds. Fully editable.

A great game to play! Just divide your class into groups and get them to guess the answers to the questions. The more answers they get, the more points they win! Suitable for 5+ (depending on ability).

28 sets of fully editable Maths comments for Year 2 students. 8 pages in total. Each set of comments is between 600 and 1000 characters (including spaces). Ideal for uploading onto SIMS (or similar). The 28 sets of reports are separated under the following headings to make them easier to adapt for your own students: Heading 1: Excellent Progress - 7 sets of reports. Heading 2: Good Progress - 8 sets of reports. Heading 3: Satisfactory Progress - 9 sets of reports. Heading 4: Cause for Concern - 4 sets of reports.

Year 9 Mathematics Non-Calculator TEST Answer sheet now provided. Total possible score: 80. Time allowed: 1 hour. Equipment required: pen, pencil and ruler.

Number Bonds to 10 and 20 1 worksheet 30 questions

1 Worksheet - Minutes TO the Hour. Activity: Write each time on the digital clock and in words.

A 28-slide PowerPoint full of past, present and future tense sentence-based activities. Fully editable, fun and interactive.

A fully editable 9-page EAL screening form. The aim of this screening form is to establish a student’s basic English language proficiency; to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop. Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the student will be reassured from the start. . The following 23 topic areas are assessed: Colours Numbers (0 - 9) Numbers (10 – 20) Body parts Head / Face Clothes Household objects School Shapes Action words Domestic Animals Weather words Food - Basics Food - Fruit Food - Vegetables Fast food Wild Animals Gardening Positional Words Days of the week Times of the day Months of the year Professions / Jobs