100 Ideas for Secondary School Assemblies

by Elkin, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780826493972
• ISBN10: 0826493971
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This wide-ranging and user-friendly title contains one hundred ideas for assembiles in the secondary school. The assemblies will range from thoughtful to faith-linked and from fact-sharing to stimuli for reflection. Each one will also contain a handy list of things the teacher will need to perform the assembly.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Special days
Twelfth Night	p. 2
Holocaust Memorial Day	p. 3
Accession of Queen Elizabeth II	p. 4
Chinese New Year	p. 5
Australia Day	p. 6
St Apollonia's Teeth	p. 7
St Valentine's Day	p. 8
Shrove Tuesday	p. 9
World Book Day	p. 10
St Patrick's Day	p. 1
Mothering Sunday	p. 12
Palm Sunday	p. 13
April Fools' Day	p. 14
The London Marathon	p. 15
St George's Day/Shakespeare's Birthday	p. 16
World Red Cross Day	p. 17
Midsummer	p. 18
Independence Day	p. 19
Ramadan	p. 20
World Animal Day	p. 21
Rosh Hashanah	p. 22
Guy Fawkes' Day	p. 23
War Dead	p. 24
St Cecilia's Day	p. 25
Diwali	p. 26
Thanksgiving	p. 28
World Aids Day	p. 29
Advent	p. 30
A Christmas Story	p. 31
For Unto Us a Son	p. 32
A focus on behaviour
Cooperation	p. 34
The Good Samaritan	p. 35
Making a Difference	p. 36
Racism and Discrimination	p. 37
Courtesy	p. 38
Respect for the Elderly	p. 39
Bravery	p. 40
Litter	p. 41
Kindness	p. 42
Behaviour on Public Transport	p. 43
Bullying	p. 44
Standing Up for Your Beliefs	p. 45
Patience, Wisdom and Vision	p. 46
Still Small Voice of Calm	p. 47
Using the News	p. 48
Working Together	p. 49
Compassion	p. 50
Repairing Damage	p. 51
Good or Bad Language?	p. 52
Wisdom and Judgement	p. 53
Topical issues
Famine	p. 56
Climate Change	p. 57
Cruelty to Animals	p. 58
Not in the Dustbin	p. 59
Debt	p. 60
Blindness	p. 61
The Big Issue	p. 62
Destruction of Forests	p. 63
India's Railway Children	p. 64
For Those in Peril on the Sea	p. 65
Transport Resources	p. 66
The Death Penalty	p. 67
Save the Children	p. 68
Medical Experimentation on Animals	p. 69
Street Cleanliness	p. 70
Using music, art and literature
Deafness	p. 72
Beauty	p. 73
Plagiarism	p. 74
Psalm 23	p. 75
Wise Children	p. 76
Absent Friends	p. 77
Tigers	p. 78
Pomp and Circumstance	p. 79
Small People	p. 80
Abide with Me	p. 81
Single class assemblies
Benjamin Zephaniah	p. 84
Kindness	p. 85
Helping Each Other	p. 86
My Favourite Things	p. 87
Invite a Visitor	p. 88
Student Worries	p. 89
Mini Music Festival	p. 90
Class Achievements	p. 91
What's in the News?	p. 92
Mini Poetry Festival	p. 93
Class-led assemblies
Helping Others	p. 96
Fairness	p. 97
Saying No	p. 98
Being a Sporting Spectator	p. 99
Shoplifting	p. 100
Favourite Books	p. 101
The Prodigal Son	p. 102
Asking for Help	p. 103
Tolerance	p. 104
Favourite Foods	p. 105
Instant fixes
A Special Place	p. 108
An Interesting Person	p. 109
An Unusual Event	p. 110
A Poem or Story	p. 111
A Significant Object	p. 112
Appendix	p. 113
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