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Epiphany is on the 6th of January. This resource consists of quiz and a visual, 30 + page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about Epiphany • Information about the Magi • The Epiphany Story • Epiphany traditions • Church services, chalking the door, king cake, winter swimming • Other Traditions around the world • Music • Interactive picture activity • Interactive gift matching activity • Song activity • Quiz • Useful information • Recipe for Ki

The Autumnal Equinox takes place during September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about the autumnal equinox • The history of the autumnal equinox • autumnal equinox celebrations • autumnal equinox traditions • Interactive picture activity • Interactive matching activity • Identifying activity • Quiz • Useful diagrams and images • Links to videos and more! This resource is fully

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the 19th of September. This resource consists of a worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about Talk Like a Pirate Day • How Talk Like a Pirate Day began • Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations • The Golden Age of Piracy • Real –life pirates • Pirate lingo • Pirate songs • Identifying activity • Pirate word matching activity • Pirate jokes • Matching activity • How to make a pirat

Visual 30+ page presentation for an assembly or lesson on Star Wars Day with accompanying quiz worksheet. Includes: • important vocabulary • key information about Star Wars day • what is Star Wars? Star Wars films • characters, plot, setting, the Force • the success of Star Wars • the first Star Wars Day • Star Wars Day celebrations • the fantasy genre • interactive ‘Speak like Yoda’ activity • ‘Complete the Star Wars Quote’ activity • interactive anagram activity • quiz • useful informatio

This activity pack consists of 3x differentiated reading comprehensions, a word search, a math activity, a quiz and a crossword. •World Cup Word Search •World Cup Quiz (answers included) •World Cup Reading Comprehension Level A •World Cup Reading Comprehension Level B •World Cup Reading Comprehension Level C (answers included, question types include find and copy, retrieval, multiple choice, inference, summarising and true/false) •World Cup Math Activity (pupils answer ten questions based on a

The Day of the Dead festivities begin on October 31st. This resource consists of a visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about The Day of the Dead • The history of The Day of the Dead • The Day of the Dead festivities • The Day of the Dead traditions • Special foods • La Catrina • The significance of marigolds, butterflies and sugar skulls • Parades • Interactive film activity • Interactive Spanish word activity • Quiz • Photograph s

Diwali is on the 7th October. This resource consists of a quiz sheet and visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about Diwali • The history of Diwali • Diwali celebrations • Diwali traditions • The Rama and Sita Story • The significance of the five days of Diwali • Interactive picture activity • Interactive prayer activity • Matching activity • Quiz • Useful images • Links to videos and more! Please note that the quiz questions on

A visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation with interactive activities, quiz and worksheet. The Royal Wedding is on the 19th of May 2018. This resource is suitable for an assembly or lesson. Includes: • Who’s who in the British Royal family? • Who is Prince Harry? Who is Meghan Markle? • How did they meet? Their engagement • Where and when will the wedding take place? Who will attend? • The Wedding Procession • Wedding Party! Wedding Music • Royal Titles, The Honeymoon • Interactive activity

30 page presentation with quiz worksheet on the Summer Solstice, which is on 21st June 2019. Includes: •Key information about the summer solstice •Information about the winter solstice •Vocabulary and definitions •Length of the day in America •Stonehenge •How is the summer solstice celebrated? •Summer solstice celebrations around the world •Questions •Photographs •Fun facts •Interactive picture activity •Stonehenge activity •Matching activity •Quiz and more! This resource is fully editable and

This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation and corresponding print-outs for an hour-long training session for practitioners on teaching writing in elementary school. The session includes: - examples of how dictation can be used in the classroom - sorting activity - Gradual Release of Responsibility Model (Pearson & Gallagher) - modelled writing - shared writing - guided writing - links to videos of teaching sessions - interactive activity - discussion points This resour

Visual 30+ page presentation for an assembly or lesson on the holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid with accompanying quiz worksheet. Includes: • When is Ramadan? • The Five Pillars of Islam • the ‘Night of Power’ • what is the Quran? • what happens during Ramadan? • fasting • special meals • Eid ul Fitr • interactive true or false activity • interactive anagram activity • vocabulary activity • quiz • useful information and images Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet a

The Tour de France starts on 6th July 2019. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes: - important vocabulary - key information about the Tour De France - how the Tour began - a map of the route - the red devil - types of race - stages - teams - previous winners - prizes - spectators - publicity caravan - hay art - jerseys - fun facts - French vocabulary matching activity - photo activity - matching game - quiz - questions t

Valentine’s Day is on February 14th. This resource consists of a visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about Valentine’s Day • The history of Valentine’s Day • The story of St Valentine • Valentine’s Day celebrations • Valentine’s Day traditions • How is Valentine’s Day celebrated around the world? • Valentine’s Day Quiz • ‘Complete the love poem’ interactive activity • Anagram activity • ‘Match the famous couples’ activity • ‘Complete

2018 FIFA World Cup presentation with quiz worksheet included, which could be used for an assembly or lesson. The 2018 World Cup will take place from the 14th of June until the 15th of July. This resource consists of a visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • What is the 2018 FIFA World Cup? • When will it take place? • Where will it take place? • How was the host country chosen? • The history of 2018 FIFA World Cup • Who won previous World Cups? • Who

This activity pack includes: - ‘Tour de France’ reading comprehension/ close reading activity, - ‘Tour de France Jerseys’ reading comprehension/ close reading activity, - ‘The History of the Tour de France’ reading comprehension/ close reading activity, - Tour de France word search and definition activity and - Tour de France crossword activity. Questions in the reading activities include literal questions, inference questions, language-based questions and summarising. Question types include

Roald Dahl’s Birthday is on the 13th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Who was Roald Dahl? • When and how his birthday is celebrated • Roald Dahl’s charity • The life of Roald Dahl • Roald Dahl’s books • Quentin Blake • success and awards • TV and stage • true or false questions • book quiz • special words matching activity • useful images • bibliography • links to videos • quiz and more!

50+ page PowerPoint presentation with 50 quiz questions based on the world of family film in 2017 and previous years. Questions increase with difficulty and the quiz comprises: Character Round, Setting Round, Film Title Round, Enemy Round and Actor Round. Also included are bonus games: Name that Tune, Film Crambo, Movie Star and Film Rewind. This is a visual presentation with a range of pictures, which are all copyright free.

This resource consists of a visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • Important vocabulary • Key information about New Year 2019 • The history of New Year celebrations • Information about the Gregorian and Julian calendars • New Year’s Eve celebrations in Mexico, China, the United States and the UK • New Year’s day traditions • The cold water plunge • Auld Lang Syne • Which countries celebrate the New Year first? • New Year Music • New Year’s resolutions • Questions • Celebrity

American Independence Day is on 4th July 2019. This resources consists of a quiz worksheet and 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes: - important vocabulary - key information about Independence Day - the Revolutionary War - the Declaration of Independence - key facts about America - information about the Statue of Liberty - fun facts - how Independence Day is celebrated - how Donald Trump will mark Independence Day - Independence day songs - Independence day in other countries

Burns Night is on January 25th. This resource consists of a visual, 30+ page PowerPoint presentation which includes: • important vocabulary • key information about Burns Night • the history of Burns Night • Burns Night celebrations • Burns Night traditions • the life of Robert Burns • what happens at a Burns supper? • extracts from his poems with links for listening • interactive poem counting activity • interactive Scottish food matching activity • interactive Scottish word matching activity