Festivals - Diwali
Gemma finds out about Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights celebrated around the world
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20 of 57 episodesWise words - The grass is always greener
Gemma Hunt considers the meaning of some well-known sayings - including 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence'.
Wise words - Don't let the sun go down on your anger
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All change! - A change for the worse
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All change! - A change for the better
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All change! - Old me, new me
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Beginnings - Noah
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Beginnings - Moses
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Summer holidays - A postcard from Worthing
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The way things are: Why the sun moves slowly across the sky
Gemma hears another traditional story - this time explaining why the sun moves slowly...
The way things are: How the rhinoceros got his skin
Gemma explores some popular stories that explain why things are the way they are...
Special days: Easter
Gemma looks forward to celebrating the festival of Easter and the end of the Spring term.
Special days: Mothering Sunday
Gemma looks forward to celebrating Mothering Sunday and finds out about its history.
Special days: Holi
Gemma is looking forward to Holi and finding out what happens during the festival.
Our senses: taste
Gemma is cooking fudge in her kitchen and thinking about our sense of taste.
Our senses: hearing
Gemma finds out about sound and hearing, including the story of Beethoven becoming deaf.
Our senses: sight
Gemma considers our sense of sight, including the inspiring story of Louis Braille.
Life cycles: day and night
Today Gemma considers how the time of day can affect our moods and feelings.
Life cycles: hibernate
Gemma begins a new term and today she's thinking about animals and winter hibernation.
Christmas - Turkey and other treats
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for ages 7-11