Topics and Themes (in alphabetical order) See also Key Dates section.

In this section my assemblies, class plays and guided reading scripts have been divided into  topics and Themes (in alphabetical order) See also Key Dates section is currently just a listing of themes and topics for Key stage I, II and III, assemblies, plays and guided reading available from the plays-r-ussell.com web site AND may not be totally up to date (apologies)

The scripts are ‘visible’ (with descriptions and sample texts) within the relevant categories on the website – e.g. Assemblies, Guided Reading scripts etc

This list aims to match themes/topics and scripts available on this website.

NB This list is by no means comprehensive and contains just a fraction of my scripts.

For my collection of assemblies, class plays and guided reading scripts in its entirety, view Catalogues for Key Stage I, II and III. This covers all subjects.

This is very much a work in progress and there will undoubtedly be glaring omissions for which I apologise in advance. Do feel free to point these out to me! Hopefully, these will lessen as time goes on.

The following are mainly for Key Stage II (7 – 11-year-olds). Any scripts for Key Stage I (5 – 7-year-olds) I have indicated e.g. KSI

A

Ancient Greeks

• Ancient Greek Assembly – Based on Unit 14
• Ancient Greek Ideas Assembly – Based on Unit 15
• The Twelve Labours of Hercules Assembly
• The Twelve New Labours of Hercules (PSHE: Hercules taught 12 important qualities by class of 30)
• Superheroes Assembly for KSII – based loosely on 12 labours – used in PSHE context – Hercules trying to make superheroes of a rather unpromising lot!
• Ancient Greek Myth Guided Reading Play Scripts – 5 mini plays, 6 characters each plus quiz) on 5 Ancient Greek Myths
• Ancient Greeks Guided Reading Scripts – Meet the Ancient Greeks!
• Odysseus and the Cyclops Assembly or Class Play
• Odysseus and the Cyclops Assembly or Class Play plus Guided Reading Script.
• Theseus and the Minotaur Assembly or Class Play
• Theseus and the Minotaur Assembly or Class Play plus Guided Reading Script
• The Gorgon’s Head Assembly or Class Play
• The Gorgon’s Head Assembly or Class Play plus Guided Reading Script
• Pandora’s Box Assembly or Class Play
• Pandora’s Box Assembly or Class Play plus Guided Reading Scripts
• Tale of Two Spinners Assembly or Class Play
• Tale of Two Spinners Assembly plus Guided Reading Script
• The Ancient Greek Myths Guided Reading Scripts are available (with quizzes) either as ‘collection of five’ (as above) for £14.99; or available individually, along with a lesson plan, @ £3.99 each.

Animals

• Aesop Fables
• Butterflies – PSHE scripts and Life Cycles KSI (Science)
• Dinosaurs
• Farmyard Fowl – in Harvest Thanksgiving scripts
• Jawesome Assembly
• Animal Alphabet Key Stage I
• Awesome Animal World Record Breakers Assembly

Artists

• L.S. Lowry
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder

B

Bible Stories

• Adam & Eve Assembly
• David and Goliath
• Jonah and the Whale Assembly
• Noah’s Ark Assembly
• The Good Samaritan

Butterflies

• Aesop Fables
• Butterflies – PSHE scripts and Life Cycles: KSI (Science)

C

celebrations

• Burns Night
• Chinese New Year
• Divali
• Saints Day’s: St. Patrick, St. David, St. George, St Nicolas,
• Christmas

Countries

• Africa
• Australia
• Canada
• England
• France
• Great Britain
• Hawaii
• Holland
• India
• Malta
• Russia
• Scotland
• Spain
• The Polar Regions
• Wales
•  (Winchester)

D

E

Easter

Environment

• Environment Assembly. Our Planet Assembly (and guided readers)

Explorers

• Christopher Columbus
• Neil Armstrong
• Tudor Explorers

Fairy Tales

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Parts I & II)
• Cinderella
• Hansel & Gretel
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Rapunzel
• Rumpelstiltskin
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White

Festivals

• Bonfire Night
• Chinese New Year
• Christmas
• Divali
• Easter
• Guy Fawkes Night
• Halloween
• New Year
• Saints Days

Food

• British Food Assembly
• Chocolate

G

H

Heroes

• Black History Scripts
• Edith Cavell
• Florence Nightingale
• John Lennon
• Martin Luther King
• Mary Seacole
• Nelson Mandela

I

Inventors

• Tim Berners-Lee
• William Caxton

J

K

L

Leavers Assemblies

• It’s Good to Be Me Leavers’ Assembly
• Leavers’ Assembly for Year 6’s
• Our School’s Got Talent Leavers’ Assembly
• School’s Out Leavers’ Assembly

M

• (Maritime – See Sea)

Monarchy

• King Henry VIII
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Victoria
• Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (History of Monarchy; and World Events)
• Royal Wedding

N

Natural Disasters

• Natural Disasters Assembly
• Volcanoes

O

P

Politics

• Go, Obama,
• History of Democracy
• Magna Carta
• Who Should be Our Next Prime Minister

PSHE

• Awe and Wonder
• Being Positive
• British Values
• Bullying
• Character
• Children’s Rights
• Citizenship Skills
• Coping with Sadness
• Diversity
• Kindness
• Friendship
• Happiness
• Love
• Manners
• Mutual Respect
• New Year Resolutions
• Respect
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Respect
• Tolerance
• Understanding Others’ Points of View

Q

R

S

Sea

• Jawesome Assembly
• Ocean Assembly
• Seaside Assembly (KSI)
• Shipwrecks, Smugglers and Pirates
• The Mayflower
• Titanic

Space

• A Brief History of Space
• Ancients and the Stars Assembly
• Neil Armstrong (KSI)
• Stepping into Space – Past & Future

Sporting Events

• Olympics (Summer & Winter) & Paralympics
• World Cup: Football and Rugby
• PRIDE scripts

T

Transport/Travel

• Airport Assembly
• History of Aviation (KSI)
• Travel Show Assembly

U

V

W

War

• First World War Assembly (& Guided Reading scripts)
• First World War Poets Assembly
• Second World War Assembly (& Guided Reading scripts)
• Remembrance Day

World

• Around the World in 20 minutes
• Our Planet

Writers

• Great British Writers Assembly
• Take a Book – Different Genres of Writing Assembly
• Roald Dahl
• William Shakespeare

X

Y

Z