This assembly explains the back ground to pancake day and looks at why millions of people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. -It covers the history of Shrove Tuesday -The meaning of lent -The purpose of fasting -How lent is celebrated around the world (in seven different countries) -Some fun facts about pancake day -Why many non-religious people take part in lent -How they can take part in lent (even if they aren’t Christian) It’s a well resourced, presented and explained assembly. They students should not only enjoy it but also reflect on their own lives. This is aimed at KS3/KS4 but could easily work for KS2 or even KS5. You could also use this in tutor time.

Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday lesson pack - suitable for KS2 or possibly younger students in KS3. In this lesson the students will investigate the religious significance of Shrove Tuesday, Lent, and the Bible story that inspires the tradition. We will retell the story of Jesus in the desert and reflect on the modern tradition of eating pancakes. The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint presentation, a video clip with questions, a scaffolded main activity, and a plenary task. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

In this ppt ( which was originally designed as an online lesson) there is: Shrove tuesday key words wordsearch Key word match up small cloze on ‘What is Shrove Tuesday’ video link to you tube small lent and pancake cloze link to wordwall oracy task differentiated choice boards Online interactive choice board You WILL have to adapt this if using in a classroom situation but could easily print off some activities. It is meant as a quick introduction to Shrove tuesday and was put together to engage hard to reach student- and it works.

Powerpoint with activities relating to Shrove Tuesday

For Year 8 low ability group on pancake day. Links in with current module (just starting food and drink - Expo 2, Module 4) but includes some cultural aspects on la Chandeleur and Mardi gras. Main idea for resource (pictures and vocab) taken from another TES resource (http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Les-cr-and-234-pes-6071144/) but I have added to it to keep my class busy for a whole lesson.

Shrove Tuesday 2024! This year, Shrove Tuesday will be celebrated on Tuesday 13th February 2024. The attached presentation teaches children about Shrove Tuesday and Lent. . The information provided on the PowerPoint includes: What is Shrove Tuesday? Where does the word Shrove come from? Why do we eat pancakes? Pancake ingredients. What is Lent? When is Lent? What happens during Lent? There is also a quiz (with answers) at the end of the presentation, a Shrove Tuesday and Lent fact sheet AND an editable letter home about Pancake making! . Suitable for 7 - 11 years and fully editable.

2 x 45-60 minute lessons Lesson 1 - What is Lent? What is Shrove Tuesday? Lesson 2 - Retelling the Easter story in the modern day (no marking) By the end of the two lessons, children will understand the meaning of Lent and why it is celebrated, why pancakes are cooked on Shrove Tuesday, and will be able to find their own meanings and lessons from the Easter story by retelling it as if it were to happen in the modern day. Minimal preparation of resources - Lesson 1 only requires recipes to be printed for a group activity - Links provided to download and print.

Pancake Day Shrove Tuesday activities and power point. Have a whole day celebrating Pancake day, Shrove Tuesday with these fun and engaging no prep, print and go activities plus teaching power point. Suitable for KS1. Save yourself time with these easy to use, fun activities that children will love. Are you making pancakes with your class? Reading Pancakes For Breakfast? These printable activities will be perfect to use alongside to enhance learning. It includes reading, writing, math and craft activities. Plus activities for early finishers and words and pictures for display. This Product Includes: A simple pancake recipe My favourite topping Design your own pancake Differentiated activities for sequencing instructions, instruction writing and questions. Blank fact sheets for children to complete - lined and unlined. Pancake math activity Pancake math game Simple reading comprehension Inference questions Word Mat Make a bookmark - colour and b&w versions Make a concertina book Make a recipe book How to make pancakes instruction cards Word cards and pictures for display 12 slide power point to use as a starting point for discussion with your class. Instructions on how to use product Activities for early finishers: Word search Colouring sheet Labeling cut and stick activity

This 12 slide assembly looks into the history and traditions of Shrove Tuesday as well as how to cook and flip pancakes. This assembly includes: What is Shrove Tuesday? Informative video History When is it? Why is it called Pancake day? Traditions How to make and flip pancakes Personal Reflection questions Please also visit my TES Assembly Store where over 100 assemblies are available on a huge range of topics.

A powerpoint on Shrove Tuesday. I give away all of my resources for free on TES. However, if you have found them useful and would like to buy me a coffee to thank me, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/kofisupporter33761

Lent and the Easter lead-up. These resources focus on the lead up to Easter: Lent, Shrove Tuesday + Ash Wednesday. The pack contains 1x 2 hour PowerPoint, 4x worksheets, 1x clips and questions, all well differentiated to three levels throughout. Basically everything you need to know about these parts of the Christian calendar presented in a fun and engaging, yet also challenging way. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: <a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources”>EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)</a>

This ready-to-teach lesson plan pack comes complete with: *A full lesson plan including success criteria, activity instructions and suggested order of use; *A scripted story with a supporting presentation to enhance delivery, worksheets, slides, visual tools and other teaching materials for learning and engagement; *Individual Learning Contract incorporating a range of higher order thinking skills and essential skills to promote independence and self directed learning; *The exploration of key language skills for cross curricular teaching.

Activity pack for teachers with mixed age/ability activities 7 different activities to do - focusing on the meaning of the celebration and fun engaging experiences

Shrove Tuesday Handout - 12 pages with a great word search.

This worksheet contains an original article and comprehension,vocabulary,grammar and writing exercises. It is not age specific but is best used at the higher levels of English language learners. It could also be used as part of a cultural or religious course relating to the UK.

This is the introduction I use with Key stage 1 pupils for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day). What’s included: Introduction slides (14 page PDF) with information and pictures including what is lent, how it is celebrated here and in other places, the origins of pancake day and how it is celebrated. A sorting activity: for lent and not for lent A sample of what writing within the topic might look like A word mat to support writing 3 worksheets and answer pages simple knowledge organiser You might also be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-symbols-ks1-12084396

First of all many thanks to Wapbaboogy for the original PowerPoint :) This PowerPoint is about Mardi Gras in France mainly - mentioning Belgium and other countries briefly. I have added a quiz to go along with it.

Celebrate Shrove Tuesday with your students using this worksheet. It includes a recipe card and an activity that allows your students to create their perfect pancake with their favourite toppings!

A 15-20 min assembly covering Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent. An optional activity for pupils with minimal preparation. Questions and opportunities for reflection, participation and sharing throughout.