What's included in the Diwali Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Diwali Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that explores the Festival of Lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world. The content includes 9 slides with teacher notes, covering what Diwali is, the story of Rama and Sita, how Diwali is celebrated today, a reflection and Diwali activities. It links to RE learning about Hinduism and Sikhism.

The Story of Diwali

The story of Prince Rama, Princess Sita, Ravana and Hanuman and why people lit rows of lamps, with questions such as "Why do you think Diwali is known as the Festival of Lights?"

Diwali Today

How families celebrate with rangoli, diyas, new clothes, sweets and fireworks, followed by a reflection on "How could you bring light to others?"

Diwali Activities

Three follow-up ideas: making rangoli patterns, making a Diwali card and designing a diya with a Diwali wish.

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.