KS1 Assembly pictures

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40603065 What do you see in the picture, look closely, what is going on here? What is unusual here? A lioness in Africa has been photographed raising a leopard cub. The lioness has three cubs of her own but also appears to have adopted the leopard. - What does adopted mean?  - How can a lioness adopt a leopard? Conservation officers are astonished because they expected the lioness to kill the cub at first. One said, "We know there are cases where lionesses will adopt other lion cubs... but this is unprecedented." - what does unprecedented mean? -  How are the two animals different? - How are the two animals the same? -Why do you think the lioness adopted the leopard? - People thought the lioness would kill the cub, but she didn't what does this show us about ideas and expectations? (It shows things can always change) - What do you think will happen as the leopard grows up? - What can we learn from the lioness in this story? - what ...

  What do you see in the photo? Where do you think it was taken? What is the game?  This photo was taken after the Six Nations Wales v England rugby match last weekend.  Lots of people loved the photo and shared it  - why do you think that is? The photo was shared by Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu who is a former premier league footballer (scoring 30 goals for his club between 2012 and 2016). Why do you think Thomas shared the photo, what do you think he said? Thomas talks about how the players have spent the game tackling each other and playing against each other. But as soon as the game ends, this happens. What do you notice about the shirts - are the players on the same side? Instead of celebrating a win or feeling sad/ angry because they lost, what did these men do? How do you think the men are feeling in the photo? How do you think the child is feeling? We are not told the story behind the photo- what do you think the story is?  Thomas ends by saying "We're all hum...

  https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/meet-blind-dog-exploring-uk-20989162?fbclid=IwAR2U2YZUEHP7RDGq9PwQP7CP62N2aJZqvH477MwEF5ATfnLsd4TTUfSop8c   What do you see in the picture? How are the dogs similar and how are they different? What do you think this story is about? Amos is a staffy cross dog who was born blind. Amos loves going on walks accompanied by his very own guide dog, Toby..  Jess Martin volunteers at the Cheshire Dog Home and adopted Amos when he was born there after his mum was bought in. Jess thought someone would adopt him and wrap him in cotton wool, never taking him on adventures and giving him a really boring life like a house cat. She wanted to make sure he led a fulfilling life.   When the two dogs met, Toby would help out Amos, protecting him from other dogs that bounded up too quickly. On their first day, Amos wasn’t sure where to drink from and Toby took a very loud drink form the water bowl before gently pushi...

  Aston Villa fan to be reunited with lost 53-year-old scarf - BBC News What do you see in the picture? What is happening, who do you think this person in, what do you think this story might be about? Grant Danskine is an Aston Villa fan and has a season ticket. What is a season ticket? When Grant was 12 years old he started going to Villa matches and his mum sewed a villa badge on his favourite scarf. Grant took his scarf to every match and he has been going to matches for the last 53 years.  How old is Grant now? Grant went to watch his team play at the villa ground which is 100 miles away from where he lives now in Hemel Hempstead Why does Grant support a football team that is situated so far away from his home? It was only when he got back home to Hemel Hempstead that night that he realised he had forgotten something... What do you think Grant left behind? Grant had left his scarf behind. How do you think Grant felt when he realised he had lost his scarf? (encourage bette...

                                                  https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Jan/23/Biggest-EVER-Football-Session What do you see in the picture? What is happening? What do the T-shirts say- what is this about? On March 7th the "Biggest ever Football Session" is happening in schools across the UK. What do you think this is? The Biggest Ever Football Session is about inspiring and making sure girls feel welcome playing football.  It's about inclusion in sports, showing that girls belong in football.  The aim is to get as many girls as possible in school all playing football on the same day.  What does inclusion mean? Why might dome girls feel unwelcome playing football, what do some people say about football and boys and girls. What do we say at our school about girls and boys and football? Watch this video  #LetGirlsPlay- The...

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-54259186   Ask what do you see in the photo? What is happening? There is something different about this mountain biker, can anyone guess what it is?   Xavier is blind; he has less than 10% eyesight.  W hat do you think less than 10% eyesight means for Xavier? What do you think he sees? After struggling to get a job Xavier decided to pursue his love of biking; he posted videos online and was approached by companies who offered to sponsor him in shows. He now hopes to go professional.  How do you think Xavier manages to do this with 10% eyesight, what are the challenges?  How do you think he overcomes the challenges?  Xavier talks about how his eyes work differently; he has albinism which means his eyes let too much light in, and he also has nystagmus which causes his eyes to shake. Because of this, Xavier walks each route before using his bike and then remembers turns, jumps and where roots, rock...