Round The Corner by Ruth Kenward - 5 to 7yrs - KS1  (1m 54s)

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Theme  -  Finding positives in bad times
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Story  -  by John & Ruth Kenward  (approx 5 mins)

Extract:
Harry was having a hard time. Everything seemed to be going wrong. First there was the accident in the playground. He was walking round a corner when suddenly a football came flying past and he tripped over it, twisting his ankle badly. 'Ow!' he cried out. 'It really, really hurts!' Harry was a brave boy, but his ankle hurt so badly it made him cry.

He had to go to the hospital for an x-ray, and the doctor told him good news and bad news. The good news was that his ankle wasn't broken, but the bad news was he'd have to rest for a while to help it get better.
'But I'll miss our class assembly!' he said, 'and I've got a special part in it!'
'Look on the bright side,' the doctor replied. 'You can play all day!'

Back home, with a large bandage wrapped around his sprained ankle, Harry settled down to play with his racing cars. It was fun to begin with, but then disaster struck...

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Song  -  by Ruth Kenward

You never know what’s round the corner: it could be scary or fun - stormy or sun! But if we don't step round each 'corner' in our lives we might never get to see what lies ahead - which might be treasure at the rainbow's end!  A catchy song with an unusual theme. (Sample on the audio player above.)

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Reflection points  -  samples

1.  Which bad thing do you think was the worst?

2.  What good thing was waiting round the corner for Harry?

3.  How can you help yourself to look on the bright side in life?
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This assembly is from 'Assemblies Alive KS1'. There is a parallel assembly for KS2 'Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining' with the same theme in 'Assemblies Alive KS2'.