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

Endangered Species Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow for Endangered Species Day that helps children understand why some plants and animals are at risk of disappearing forever. The content includes 13 slides with teacher notes, covering what endangered means, levels of endangerment, endangered species in the UK and around the world, why species become endangered, the Amur leopard, success stories, how we can help, a final reflection and follow-up activities. It links to science learning about living things and their habitats.

Species at Risk

The difference between vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, from hedgehogs and red squirrels in the UK to tigers, sea turtles and the Amur leopard, with questions such as "Why might animals and plants struggle to survive where people live?"

Success Stories

How the giant panda, the bald eagle and the UK's red kite recovered thanks to protected habitats and new laws, asking "What is one action you could take to help nature?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including a fact file about a species, a design for a wildlife-friendly space and a "Save Our Wildlife" campaign with a clear message and slogan.

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.