Jumpstart! Assemblies: Ideas and Activities For Assemblies in Primary Schools

This book contains a wealth of ideas for teachers to deliver engaging and informative assemblies in primary schools. The book gives a structure for any assembly that can be easily followed with minimum preparation and provides plenty of opportunities for children to learn interactively and reflect on the theme introduced.

With all the essential information on over 40 topics and complementary resources, including the author’s own poetry, Jumpstart! Assemblies covers a variety of subjects, such as:

• • personal relationships and values, including friendship, bullying, tolerance, and greed;
  • health and wellbeing, including exercise, food, safety at home and online, and mental health;
  • global issues, including conservation, the environment, world hunger, and peace;
  • festivals and celebrations, including Diwali, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Chinese New Year, and Christmas.

This book will be an invaluable aid for any teacher who wants to jumpstart the school day with a dynamic and effective assembly.

Contents

Introduction

 

• Personal Relationships and Values

 

Bullying

Friends and Friendships

Greed

Heroes

Honesty

Litter

Manners

Perseverance

Right and Wrong

Rights and Responsibilities

Rules

Saying Sorry

Tolerance

 

 

• Health and Wellbeing

 

Anger

Eating healthily

Exercise

Happiness

Sadness

Safety on the Internet

Safety at home

Safety in the Street

Safety on the Road

 

• Global Issues

 

Endangered Species

World Conservation Day

World Forest Day

World Homeless Day

World Hunger Day

World Oceans Day

World Peace Day

World Water Day

 

• Festivals and Celebrations

 

Bonfire Night

World Book Day

Chinese New Year

Christmas

Divali

Eid-Al-Fitr

Eid-Al-Adha

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

Hannukah

Harvest Festival

National Pets Day

National Poetry Day

Remembrance Day

St Andrew’s Day

St David’s Day

St George’s Day

St Patrick’s Day