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

National Numeracy Day Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that celebrates maths and helps children feel more confident using numbers in everyday life. The content includes 12 slides with teacher notes, covering what National Numeracy Day is, why maths is important, maths in everyday life, where maths can be found, why maths is not just about being fast, resilience in maths, everyone's strengths in maths, a whole school estimation challenge, maths in action, a final reflection and follow-up activities.

Maths Is Everywhere

Maths in shopping, cooking, building, sport, art, music and nature, with possible answers in the teacher notes for questions such as "Where have you used maths today?"

Resilience in Maths

Why being good at maths is not about being the fastest and what resilient learners do when they get stuck, asking "What is one maths skill you feel confident with?"

Whole School Challenge

A jar-of-sweets estimation challenge and ideas for showing shapes, angles and patterns with our bodies, plus follow-up ideas such as designing a maths escape room and planning a class party on a budget.

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.