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

Easter Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that explores the Easter story and the symbols that help Christians remember it. The content includes 13 slides with teacher notes, covering Easter symbols, what Easter is, the Easter story from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, the cross, eggs, Easter eggs, lilies, moving from sadness to joy, new life and personal growth, a reflection and follow-up activities. It links to RE learning about Christianity.

The Easter Story

How the story moves from the sadness of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Sunday, when Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead, with questions such as "Why do celebrations often feel more special after a difficult time?"

Easter Symbols

What the cross, eggs, decorated Easter eggs and white lilies mean to Christians, with answers in the teacher notes and the question "What other symbols of new life can you think of?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including a poster explaining Easter symbols, artwork showing darkness to light, comparing Easter today with Easter in the past and designing an Easter garden scene.

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.