Product reviews for Amazing Assemblies for Primary Schools

With over 50 years of teaching and headship experience (and a love of magic tricks), Mike Kent certainly knows how to lead lively assemblies which engage, excite and stimulate discussion with young children. With particular focus on the wonders of maths, science and music, Mike's carefully structured assemblies weave together everyday objects, child participants and that all important touch of awe to bring learning concepts to life. From levitating children to demonstrate the impact of our senses to using self-peeling bananas to explain vacuums, Mike shares with us his tried-and-trusted assemblies which have had a real impact on young learners.

In an age of virtual experiments and experiences, Mike's assemblies are a refreshing return to children experiencing and discovering first-hand how their world works. Indeed, as a teacher at Mike's school for 10 years, I've seen children inspired to recreate, further explore and share this new knowledge with parents and with each other, and this is where the beauty of these assemblies lies. 

Each assembly idea is clearly set out (much in the vein of a lesson plan) with a theme, resources needed, preparation, assembly outline and follow up ideas. Many of the assemblies just require everyday school or home objects and can be easily prepared with little time - yet have a big impact. 



Amazing Assemblies for Primary Schools is an excellent resource for all busy school leaders and teachers looking to bring a little bit of magic to their assemblies.