A Power Point which could be used for an assembly or tutor time activity on World Religion Day. Links made to Fundamental British Values and questions for students to reflect on. There is also a short quiz matching the symbol to the world religion. A short video clip also shows how the Golden Rule is a source of unity across religions.
elebrate World Religion Day: Embrace Diversity, Understanding, and Global Unity!
Celebrate World Religion Day with this insightful and inclusive assembly presentation, designed to promote respect, understanding, and appreciation for the world’s diverse religions. Perfect for schools, community groups, and cultural education programs, this presentation highlights the importance of religious tolerance, shared values, and global harmony.
Explore the core beliefs of various world religions, discover their traditions, and learn how they contribute to a richer, more diverse world.
Why choose this presentation?
Educational and Thought-Provoking: Provides an engaging overview of World Religion Day, highlighting the beliefs, traditions, and practices of major world religions like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others.
Promotes Tolerance and Respect: Encourages discussions on the importance of interfaith dialogue, respect for different cultures, and understanding the common values that unite us all.
Interactive Ideas: Offers fun and meaningful activities like comparing religious symbols, exploring sacred texts, and learning about religious festivals and rituals from around the world.
Visually Engaging: Designed with clear visuals, accessible language, and multimedia elements to make the study of religion both engaging and respectful for all audiences.
This assembly presentation is a perfect resource for celebrating World Religion Day, fostering interfaith understanding, and promoting global unity through the appreciation of religious diversity.
PowerPoint (World Religion Day) providing information for World Religion Day and symbols and facts for the six main religions. Macro Enabled PowerPoint (A Question of Religion) that is an interactive quiz to follow the World Religion Day PowerPoint. The worksheet (A Question of Religion) can be used for learners to record their answers to the quiz.
This assembly looks at 5 of the most popular religions in the world and shows BBC learning video clips to broaden the children’s knowledge and understanding of Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism, Islam and Hinduism. It provokes quetions about what the children already know and introduces them to traditions and stories that they may have not been familiar with.
Aimed at ages 4-7 and duration approx. 20-30 minutes.
This fully editable PowerPoint introduces pupils to World Religion Day, promoting understanding, respect and curiosity about different faiths and belief systems. Designed for assemblies or classroom use, it explains the purpose of the day, highlights key world religions, and encourages pupils to celebrate shared values, diversity, and community. Suitable for primary and lower secondary settings.
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World Religions Day assembly / tutor time resource, looking at the background of the day, a brief introduction to the Baha’i faith and the sharing of the Golden Rule between the major world religions / beliefs.
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Discover the amazing world of different religions with this bright and simple PowerPoint! Perfect for KS1 and KS2 pupils, it introduces key ideas like special places, symbols, and celebrations in an easy-to-understand way. Packed with colorful pictures and fun facts, this resource helps children learn about respect and diversity while keeping lessons engaging. Great for RE lessons or assemblies!
Want an assembly or tutor time resource to promote World Religions Day in your school?
Aimed to last 10 minutes without the video and 15 minutes with.
Focusses on the beautiful things religion offers humans whether or not you are human and invites children to take one thing away with them to make their life a little bit brighter!
Brief assembly or PowerPoint to use during form time. This PowerPoint considers the Golden Rule of all religions and how it could improve the school community.
Support pupils in learning about World Religion Day with this engaging and age-appropriate assembly PowerPoint, designed for KS1 and KS2. This child-friendly presentation helps pupils understand why people have different beliefs, why respecting all religions matters, and how learning about faiths can promote peace, kindness and understanding.
The assembly encourages curiosity, empathy and respect while supporting pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
What’s Included:
A clear explanation of what World Religion Day is and why it is celebrated
The history of World Religion Day, including its origins in 1950
Why respecting all religions matters in a diverse society
Key values shared across religions, including kindness, respect and peace
How World Religion Day is celebrated globally, including interfaith events
Inspiring stories of kindness and harmony from different communities
Fun facts about world religions and shared teachings
A focus on unity, understanding and peace
Interactive activities such as sharing stories, art creation and group games
Fun learning opportunities including quizzes, crafts and storytime
An exploration of The Golden Rule and how it appears across religions
Symbols of peace and their meanings
Practical ways to celebrate World Religion Day at school
A reflective closing message encouraging respect and inclusion
Why Teachers Love It:
Suitable for KS1 and KS2
Clear, inclusive and respectful language
Supports RE, PSHE, British values and SMSC
Encourages empathy, curiosity and understanding
Ready to use with no preparation required
Format: PowerPoint & PDF
Slides: 14
Best for: World Religion Day, RE assemblies, cultural awareness, diversity and inclusion, whole-school assemblies
This assembly script includes a presentation about World Religion Day. It includes what is World Religion Day, songs to sing and learning the children can share.
Our design team has created this FREE World Religion Day colouring poster for you to download and print.
It features three friends from countries around the world holding hands, which your children can complete and colour in
This resource is a reading lesson about World Religion Day which falls on January. It covers all about that day who created it ? when ? and why ? . It also has fun activities like a puzzle that covers all religions terms and vocabulary . Most importantly , It teaches kids about inter faith understanding and tolerance .
An assembly for Key Stages 3 and 4 about World Religion Day, the Golden Rule and the importance of inter-faith dialogue. All films can be found at: www.truetube.co.uk
World Religion Day Reading Comprehension Bundle
Engage your students with this thought-provoking and informative text about World Religion Day, written at an approximate 950L–1050L Lexile level, ideal for Year 5 to Year 9 learners. This resource introduces the significance of World Religion Day, an interfaith celebration initiated by followers of the Bahá’í Faith in 1950. The text explores its history, importance, shared values among global religions, and the Golden Rule, all while promoting respect, understanding, and appreciation of spiritual diversity. With accessible language and engaging activities, students will reflect on themes of kindness, tolerance, and open-mindedness
What’s Included:
This comprehensive resource comes with 7 supporting activities that are designed to gently challenge and engage learners:
Double-Sided Mixed-Style Question Sheet: Includes vocabulary matching, sequencing, cloze passages, true/false activities, and written responses to encourage critical thinking.
True or False Activities: Evaluate students’ understanding of key concepts.
Double-Sided Multiple Choice Quizzes: Assess comprehension interactively with multiple quiz versions.
Cloze Summary Activity: Reinforces vocabulary while helping students summarize key ideas.
2 Crossword Puzzles: One with a word box for support and one without for added challenge.
Traditional Written Comprehension Sheets: Double-sided for reflective practice.
Answer Keys: Included for all activities to support quick and easy grading.
This engaging reading comprehension download is perfect for KS2 & 3 classrooms, ELA lessons, and cross-curricular learning about tolerance, diversity, and interfaith understanding.
Make World Religion Day a meaningful part of your classroom with this ready-to-use resource!
Looking for more differentiated resources on world religions? Check out these engaging and comprehensive reading comprehension packs:
Buddhism Reading Comprehension
Christianity Reading Comprehension
Judaism Reading Comprehension
Sikhism Reading Comprehension
Islam Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Hinduism Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the significance of interfaith harmony and shared human values with this engaging reading comprehension bundle! Perfect for Grades 4–9 (Lexile 950L–1050L), this bundle includes two captivating texts:
World Religion Day – Learn the history and significance of this Bahá’í-inspired celebration, promoting respect, tolerance, and diversity.
Golden Rule Across Religions – Discover how 12 world religions embrace kindness, empathy, and treating others as you’d wish to be treated.
What’s Included:
Mixed-style questions
Multiple-choice quizzes (differentiated levels)
True/False activities
Cloze summaries
Crossword puzzles
Written response sheets
Full answer keys
Promote critical thinking, cultural understanding, and open-mindedness with these ready-to-use resources!
Tutor/assembly resource
recap of the six main religions
similarities between the religions explored
personal reflection on whether students complete any of these acts, whether they are religious or not