Shrove Tuesday

Download this 16 slide PowerPoint about Shrove Tuesday to use in a KS2 assembly, or RE lesson. The PowerPoint explains that Shrove Tuesday is a Christian Festival and is the name given to the day before the traditional fast of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday. Discuss how in the past the season of Lent was kept by Christians as a very serious and sombre time and how people wanted to use up all the cream, eggs and fat they had in the house because they would not need them for the next forty days. This is a great assembly, or RE, resource and also includes a great recipe for making pancakes! Download now to save your preparation time!