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

Paralympic Winter Games Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that introduces children to the international winter sporting event for athletes with disabilities. The content includes 10 slides, covering the six Paralympic Winter Games sports and how each one works, how the Paralympic Games began after the Second World War, the first Winter Paralympic Games in Sweden in 1976, the countries that take part and Great Britain's most successful Winter Paralympic skier, Menna Fitzpatrick.

Six Winter Sports

Para Alpine Skiing, Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing, Para Ice Hockey, Para Snowboard and Wheelchair Curling, from turning around gates on the slopes to sliding a heavy stone towards the house.

Turning Challenges into Opportunities

How sports were adapted for injured soldiers after the Second World War, leading to the first Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, with the question "What does this teach us about turning challenges into opportunities?"

Menna Fitzpatrick

The story of Great Britain's most successful Winter Paralympic skier, who has won six medals and skis with a guide, asking "What does Menna's story teach us about teamwork and trust?"

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.