February Assembly
£3.00
Never be stuck for an assembly in February again and improve your pupils’ general knowledge with this February presentation. It is ideal if you have a last-minute assembly to do, or unexpected tutor group time.
This is a fully editable and informative 78 slide PowerPoint presentation. It could be u
Additional information
| Resource type | Assembly |
|---|---|
| Age range | Age 6-8, Age 9-13 |
Description
This is a fully editable and informative 78 slide PowerPoint presentation. It could be used for a one-off assembly, series of assemblies or for lessons/tutor activities.
The PowerPoint includes:
• How February got its name, symbols of February – flowers, birthstones, Zodiac signs.
• Special Days – Chinese New Year, Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Nirvana Day, National Wear Red Day, Super Bowl Day, Autism Sunday, Stand Up to Bullying Day, Candlemass, Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day, Ferris Wheel Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day, International Mother Language Day, World Thinking Day.
• Notable Birthdays – Elizabeth Blackwell, Rosa parks, Sir Robert Peel, Bob Marley, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr, Galileo Galilei, John Travolta, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, George Washington, Frederic Chopin, Samuel Pepys, George Frederick Handel, George Harrison, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Levi Strauss, Elizabeth Taylor, John Steinbeck, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
• Notable Events and Happenings – Facebook launched, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth, Monopoly Board game went on sale, Mary Queen of Scots executed, Sir Francis Drake sailed Pacific, decimalisation of English currency, fox hunting with hounds banned, Pluto discovered, Polaroid Land Camera launched, Bank of England issued first £1 note, nylon was made.
