This is a presentation that can be used to explain to pupils how day and night happens. The presentation covers the spinning of the Earth and the axis. This is a good introduction to the concept of day and night or as a revision resource. I hope that you find this useful and you will leave feedback if you use it.

This PowerPoint starts with some slides to show on the screen as people are entering the assembly containing quotes about learning a language. Then, there is a greating in different languages that is good when given to staff around the hall to say out loud. There is then a section about the percentage of people who have a second language and the languages spoken across Europe. It ends with a clip from the Lion Clip in French - that made the pupils hum the tune all day. Notes to help with the delivery of the assembly are found on the notes section of each slide.

This is a 20 question multiple choice assessment that can be used to test knowledge on energy resources. All of the questions will automatically appear and there is a set of answers at the end meaning that it can be marked and completed within a single lesson. I hope that you find this resource useful and will leave feedback if you use it.

This KS3 (11-14 year olds) is a starter activity that can be used to either introduce or revise pie charts. It uses the Simpsons characters to ask questions about how much of a pie chart is coloured in a certain colour. It covers how to construct a fraction answer to a simple pie chart question and then how to work out more complex questions. If you use this resource, please leave feedback.

This is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used as the basis for an assembly on the theme of advent. The assembly is based around a different thought/idea for each of the letters that makes up the word ADVENT. Each letter has a couple of images to accompany it and a question to ask the pupils. Hope that this is useful and that you will be able to leave feedback if you are able to use it.

This PowerPoint based lesson is all about the events that lead up to the Holocaust and the rise in power of the Nazi Party. It is designed in a factfile format and is rich in pictures, It helps give pupils an idea about the history of the Holocaust before they go on to study it in more detail. Please leave feedback if you download and use this resource,

The PowerPoint presentation takes pupils through the main discoveries and advances in our understanding of space and the universe. It starts with the creation stories from ancient civilisations and moves from the Greeks to Hubble. The dates are plotted on a timeline which may be used in a History lesson to demonstrate a timeline. This is a good resource to introduce the topic of space to a class. I hope that you find the resource useful and will leave feedback if you use it.

Each question is displayed with four possible answers. The question appears and then there is a short thinking time pause before the four possible answers appear. I have found that it works best if you read the question and the answers. Each slide has a 15 second time limit on it that starts after the last answer has appeared meaning that you get a really good idea of how deeply the pupils have understood the work. If you use this resource, please leave feedback. Note: I have now posted a '10 Question Assessment Creator&' on my area if you would like to create a quiz like this for yourself.

This is a PowerPoint lesson resource based on working out postage costs for parcels. It covers the concept of the mass of parcels being in a category and this having a cost attached. The data for working out postage costs is presented in both a table and lineal way. This resource is intended to act as the teaching part of the lesson and works well if pupils use whitebaords to give responses. Please leave feedback or ratings via the TES website.

This is a PowerPoint lesson activity that covers the explanation of variables (dependent, independent), the idea of a control in a scientific experiment and the concept of reliability. The lesson is organised into information slides followed by an exercise. This is a good resource to use as an introduction to scientific method or as a revision tool going into an assessment. I hope that you find the resource useful and are able to leave feedback if you use it.

This is a PowerPoint based lesson covering all of the important events that led from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Each event is described in detail and there are 'pit-stop plenary&' activities throughout the lesson. The final task is about betrayal and asks pupils to reflect on their own lives and the actions of Judas. I hope that this resource is useful to you and that you will leave feedback if it is used.

This is a PowerPoint with accompanying maths activities that explains the idea of stocks and shares. It is very simple and is best used as an introduction to the topic or as a one of 'contextulised' maths lesson or functional maths activity. The plan for the lesson is on the PowerPoint under the notes section. Please leave feedback if you use this resource.

This is a PowerPoint based lesson introducing the main features of Planet Earth. It covers the basic facts about the planet and explains the axis, equator, north and south poles and hemispheres. There is a plenary task at the end of the presentation. I hope that you find this resource useful and will leave feedback if you use it.

This simple PowerPoint will guide pupils through the basics of using a plotting compass to plot the magnetic field around a bar magnet. It gives step by step instructions and is able to be used by both Science specialists or other staff. I have used this with great success as a cover lesson. I hope that you find this resource useful and that you will leave feedback if you are able to use it.

This a PowerPoint that can be used to introduce pupils to the idea of the three gods (trimurti). It covers the characteristics of the three different 'forms&' of god. Pupils are set a task at the end of the lesson to look for the work of the creator, the preservor and the destroyer in the world today. I hope that you find this resource useful and will leave feedback if you use this.

This is an assembly on the way that different cultures can look at the same thing. It includes a link to two different HSBC adverts from their 'Worlds Local Bank&' campaign. It focuses on the use of colours in different cultures. We used this part of our cross-cultural week in school. I hope that you find in useful and are able to leave feedback if you use it.

This is a presentation that teaches pupils about the human skeleton. It covers the names of the main bones of the skeleton (including common and scientific names). It explains the different types of joint and how they work. The plenary is a series of X-Rays, each with a question. I hope that you find this resource useful and will leave feedback if you use it.

This an assembly on the Hindu festival of Diwali. It covers the basics of what the festival is about, how it is celebrated and the story to explain the lighting of Diva lamps. There are notes on the bottom of some slides to help with the delivery of the assembly and links to you tube music and clips that are useful to include. This could also be adapted to use for a lesson. Hope that you find it useful and plaease leave feedback if you do use it.

This is a PowerPoint to accompany an assembly based on Remembrance for use around 11th November. It covers the focus for remembrance, why it is important and has the story of the sacrifice of the Hearts of Midlothian 1st division football team as the main focus. When music is added to the start and end, makes a very moving assembly (some staff and pupils even left with tears in their eyes last year). Should you use this resource, please leave feedback. Thank you.

Each question is displayed with four possible answers. The question appears and then there is a short thinking time pause before the four possible answers appear. I have found that it works best if you read the question and the answers. Each slide has a 15 second time limit on it that starts after the last answer has appeared meaning that you get a really good idea of how deeply the pupils have understood the work. If you use this, please leave feedback. Note: I have now posted a '10 Question Assessment Creator&' in my area if you would like to create a quiz like this for yourself.