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

Sukkot Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that introduces children to the Jewish festival of Sukkot. The content includes 9 slides, covering what Sukkot is, living in a sukkah, remembering the journey through the desert, the Four Species, food and celebration, Sukkot around the world, a reflection and ideas to learn more. It links to RE learning about Judaism.

Living in a Sukkah

What a sukkah is and why it reminds Jewish people of their ancestors' 40 years in the desert, with questions such as "How would you feel if you had to live in a simple hut for a week?"

The Four Species and Celebration

The palm branch, myrtle, willow and citrus fruit, the meals families share in the sukkah and the question "Why is it important to take time to be thankful?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including designing a sukkah, creating a class thankfulness tree and comparing Sukkot with Harvest Festival in the UK and Thanksgiving in the USA.

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.