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

Earth Day Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that explores the global day on 22nd April when people think about how we care for our planet. The content includes 9 slides with teacher notes, covering what Earth Day is, why we need it, Earth Day themes, turning big problems into small actions, nature and wellbeing, a hopeful future, a moment to reflect and follow-up activities. It links to geography learning about caring for the environment.

Why Do We Need Earth Day?

How Earth Day began in 1970 and is now celebrated in over 190 countries, and why pollution, waste and climate change matter, with questions such as "Why do you think it's important to have a special day to focus on our planet?"

From Big Problems to Small Actions

Everyday choices such as turning off lights, using less plastic and picking up litter, and how spending time in nature can make us feel calmer and happier, asking "How do you feel when you spend time outside?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including a "One Small Change" pledge card, a mini litter-pick or recycling campaign and a short poem about nature.

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.