A welcome back assembly for the new year. looking at the history of the new year with the Julian calendar starting the year at 1st Jan, then how the idea of the new year being 1st Jan changed in the middle ages. to the reintroduction with the new calendar led by the pope. Then looking at how people celebrate, along with where the first celebrations are and then where the last are and the distance between them (less than 140 miles).

A useful information sheets on the Mayans covering some facts, pyramid info, sports and science.

A power point looking at surrealism and then some of Salvador Dali's work. with a slide of information and then some ideas for creating your own work. art looked at is metamorphosis of narcissus, the rose, the phantom wagon, Galatea of spheres and the lobster phone. either work through or pick your fav ones

A look at the heart and the circulatory system. covering different blood cells, how the heart - lungs - body interact. a couple of fun activities. then onto cholesterol and revisiting an activity with a few rule changes. be warned you will need some space to move around in.

Can you find the hidden words in these sentences. Topics covered are British eras, football teams, school and volcanoes. Each section has the standard sentences for pupils at expected level, a section with the words they are looking for and an answer section. over 30 sentences to try

A year 6 leavers assembly. It starts with a generic poem about the year and the future ahead. this can be read as individual lines or as a group it then leads into a song to the track of three lions. you will need to add teachers names and some pupils names to complete the song. Hope it helps.

Some simple ideas for lessons for Winnie the Pooh day. It includes recipes for honey biscuits and honey cake. English activities looking at poetry and story starters. Also indoor pooh sticks game. It is all for a bit of fun.

A long assembly (or 2/3 short ones). starts by looking at what space is, moves onto the planets in our solar system. then asteroids and comets. looking at alien life and what it could look like. Then onto the international space station and how it was built. Next a little look at Tim Peake, finishes with the you tube video of when the ISS does Bowie

An assembly on world kindness day. looking at what is being kind and why be kind. it is based on uk kindness day, but can be easily altered for other countries.

A possible year 6 leavers assembly poem/speech and a song adapted from ‘I’m forever blowing bubbles’ to ’ I’m now teaching in a bubble.’ hopefully just something fun.

A combined reading record bookmark. word version can be edited if you want to put school name or logo ec.

School can seem very serious with tests, learning maths, teacher telling you off and boring assemblies (I know I write some), so here is an assembly on laughter, lots of jokes and pictures of laughing. it finishes with a clip of Rowan Atkinson at the London Olympic opening ceremony.

Presentation of ten famous shipwrecks from around the world. can either be used as information for pupils to start their research with or to use it as a display aid. includes Titanic, Mary Rose, Queen Anne's Revenge, RMS Republic and six others that will grasp the imagination of the class and encourage them to seek further information through either class work or independent research.

An assembly on Friday 13th, looking at its origins, superstitions and what is done to avoid the number thirteen. it ends with an optional prayer

A maths activity for your class. The pupils are in a classroom escape room scenario they must solve five clues to enter a code and escape the room. The clues are word puzzles with either a number or word answer.

An information sheet that works with the topic of storms and shipwrecks. it contains interesting facts, information and history. Enjoy

Useful sheets to help pupils looking at storms and shipwrecks. The sheets cover pearl harbour, titanic, pirates and weather events at sea. they are aimed as a starting point and then use other resources to expand their knowledge.

An assembly on Easter traditions covering the Easter Bunny, Easter Eggs, Flowers, hot cross buns, different Easter processions and Maundy Thursday traditions

A selection of sheets that give general information on the various natural disasters that can occur. It covers el nino, to hurricanes, to volcanic eruptions to epidemics etc.

An assembly for Winnie the pooh day on 18th Jan. it looks at some interesting facts about the Winnie the pooh. Some ideas on what you could do on the day (younger children might want a teddy bear picnic added). It then goes onto quotes from the books. References the V and A pooh exhibition, then ends with the honey song.