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

International Dog Day Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that celebrates dogs as helpers, companions and loyal friends, for the day marked each year on 26th August. The content includes 12 slides with teacher notes, covering what International Dog Day is, how dogs became man's best friend, different types of dog, working dogs, support dogs, amazing dog facts, helping dogs in need, playing with your dog, staying safe around dogs, follow-up activities and a final reflection.

Man's Best Friend

How dogs related to wolves helped early humans hunt and guard homes, and why families choose different breeds, with questions such as "Why do you think humans and dogs work well together?"

Working and Support Dogs

Guide dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, therapy dogs and sheepdogs, and how guide dogs help people with visual impairments travel safely, asking "What skills do support dogs need to learn?"

Staying Safe Around Dogs

Why you should always ask the owner before touching a dog and never disturb a dog that is eating, sleeping or caring for puppies, plus follow-up ideas such as designing your dream dog park.

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.