|
 |
Football Sticker Book
A sporty sticker book full of scenes to fill with over 350 colourful stickers, including footballers getting ready for the match and a victory parade. Also includes blank football kit stickers for children to colour in.
| |
 |
50 Soccer Skills Activity Cards
Contains 50 cards each showing a different soccer skill. Perfect for budding David Beckhams, rising Ronaldos and potential Paul Robinsons, these cards cover all aspects of the game and provide an indispensable guide.
| |
 |
Brainbox Football
BrainBox Football Kids Games is a brilliant memory recall game that lasts just 10 minutes with rounds of ten seconds. Club history, famous players, fun facts and more! | |
|

Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources linked to Football and the World Cup. If you have any of your own
Football / World Cup resources, please email
them and I will add them to
this page. Thank you!
- World Cup Theme
-
A topic outline, including a number of lesson plans, linked to the
World Cup. Contributed by Thomas Sale.
- World Cup Week Plans
- A set of cross-curricular World Cup plans, covering all primary age groups. Contributed by Julian Wood.
- Using Sports Events - Use popular sporting events, like the World
Cup, as a fun and motivating teaching tool.
- Football Letter
- Can your children reply to this letter from a high profile footballer?
- Footballers in Action - A highly motivating way of looking at,
and drawing, people in action.
- Team of the Week - A football-related idea, in which children vote
for others who have behaved well, or produced good work.
- Wavin' Flag Lyrics
- Mary Farmer has typed up the lyrics to the World Cup 2010 theme tune, Wavin' Flag. Explore what the lyrics are saying and listen to the song by browsing the video section below.
- World Cup Top Trumps
- Make your own Top Trumps cards linked to World Cup teams, players, countries or stadiums.
- Multi-Step Problems
- A set of Maths problems using stadium sizes, locations and approximate distance from England's training camp. Contributed by Martin Cook.
- World Cup Match Report (Higher ability)
-
A useful report template which children can use to write reports
about the World Cup matches. Contributed by Julie Mollett.
- World Cup Match Report (Lower ability)
-
A useful report template which children can use to write reports
about the World Cup matches. Contributed by Julie Mollett.
- World Cup Assembly Presentation
-
An interactive presentation, which was originally created for use
during the World Cup in 2006 but could be adapted. Contributed by
Emma Newman.
- Football Fans
-
Will your pupils be able to guess which country the supporters are cheering for? Contributed by Mary Farmer.
- World Cup Flags
- A set of flags which can be laminated and used as a display, or two sets could be printed out for a game of snap etc. Contributed by Julie Leahy.
- Split Pin Footballer
- Cut out this template and create your own split pin footballer! Contributed by My Chalkface.
- Football Rewards
-
A weekly reward chart, allowing children to receive up to ten football
stamps each day.
- Football Wordsearch
- Will your pupils be able to find these football-related books and authors? Contributed by Helen Warner.
- Balloon
Soccer Skills - Practise
early soccer skills using a balloon.
- Boosting Players' Confidence
- Suggestions for coaches and teachers to help boost their players' confidence levels. Contributed by Soccer Drills Tips.
- Soccer Dribbling Drills
- A collection of tips to help children develop their dribbling skills. Contributed by Soccer Drills Tips.
- Coconut Shy
-
Can your pupils knock the 'coconuts'
off of the cones using their footballs? Contributed by Just Soccer Drills.
- Traffic Jam
-
A warm-up activity where children
have to steer their car (the ball)
around the given area. Contributed by Just Soccer Drills.
- Body Parts Dribble
-
Practise dribbling skills with this
useful activity. Contributed by Just Soccer Drills.

All
of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
They
are for classroom use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed for other reasons.
- World Cup Banner
-
A banner containing the words 'World Cup' with some football cartoons.
- Football Banner
-
A banner containing the word 'Football' with some football cartoons.
- Football Pictures
1
-
A wonderful set of cartoon football characters.
- Football Pictures
2
-
Some cartoon pictures for use in class displays.
- Football Pictures
3
-
Images of a stadium and football pitch for use in lessons or displays.
- Football Pictures
4
-
A variety of images to use in your classrooms.
- Football Pictures
5
-
A picture of a football team to use as part of your teaching.
- Football Vocabulary
- A collection of words and images, linked to football.
- Championship
Connectives
-
A list of connectives which can be used as part of a Literacy display.
- Who will win?
- A chart which will allow pupils to chart the progress of the teams from the second round until the final.
- There's no I in TEAM
- A poster to encourage children to work as a team to achieve the best results.
- Punctuation Pitch
- An A4 poster to remind children about the different types of punctuation that could be used in their writing.
- 'Well Done' certificate
- A printable certificate which you can use to celebrate achievement in your classroom, or as part of a football competition.
- Design a Football Shirt
- Use this app to design a new shirt for your favourite football team. Suggested by Mary Farmer.
- World Cup Group A
- Research and write about a country in Group A of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group B
- Research and write about a country in Group B of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group C
- Research and write about a country in Group C of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group D
- Research and write about a country in Group D of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group E
- Research and write about a country in Group E of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group F
- Research and write about a country in Group F of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group G
- Research and write about a country in Group G of the World Cup.
- World Cup Group H
- Research and write about a country in Group H of the World Cup.
- World Cup Database
- An interactive database of information about the countries taking part in the World Cup.
- Footy Magazine
- Create the front page of a football magazine.
- Footy Profile
- Create the profile of a football player.
- Match Report
- Write a report about a football match.
- Trip to South Africa
- Make an itinerary for a trip to South Africa.
- Soccer Subtraction - Read the number sentence on the Brazil team shirts, then take away the correct number of players in the wall. Then click on the England player to score.
- 10 less Shoot Out - Kick the ball that shows the number which is 10 less than the one on the goalie's shirt.
- Premiership Words - Encourage the use of ambitious vocabulary with your pupils are writing with this interactive whiteboard tool.
- Wade's Workout - Help Wade get ready for the soccer season with this Maths game.


- Why are footballers never asked around for dinner? Because they're always dribbling.
- Why did Cinderella get thrown off the football team? She kept running away from the ball (from Kevin McLaughlin)
- How do you stop squirrels playing football in the garden? Hide the football - it drives them nuts!
- What lights up a football stadium? A football match!
- Why didn't the dog want to play football? Because it was a boxer!
- What do footballers and magicians have in common? They both do hat tricks!
- How did the football pitch end up as a triangle? Somebody took a corner!
- Fifa World Cup - The official site of the World Cup.
- Communication4All - Bev Evans has created a wonderful set of World Cup resources on her fantastic site.
- World Cup Ideas - Ian Addison has created a list of lesson ideas
based around using the World Cup in the classroom.
- Learn to Diski - Learn the Diski dance to help celebrate the World Cup! Suggested by Mary Farmer.
- The Beautiful Game - Take part in a collaborative project, sharing your World Cup work with other schools.
- TES
World Cup Resources - Teachers have contributed some World
Cup resources to this useful resource bank.
- iPod Touch World Cup project - Find out about this use of iPod touches as part of work about the World Cup.
- World
Cup Toolkit - Download this useful toolkit to inspire readers,
created by the National Literacy Trust.
- World Cup Teachers TV - A selection of programs which you can use for your lessons.
- Listen a Minute - A set of quizzes and activities based on an audio description of the World Cup. Great for listening skills. Suggested by Mary Farmer.
- The Big Picture - A collection of wonderful World Cup images which you could use in a range of subject areas.
- World Cup Maths - Interactive Maths games linked to the World Cup - very exciting!
- Help Kidz Learn - A simple non-text story with exciting soccer action, featuring dribbling, passing, heading and scoring. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Can I Play This at Home? - An educational World Cup game to play in your lessons.
- Football Hits 2010 - Use these football songs as part of your World Cup topic. Suggested by Mary Farmer.
- World Cup Quiz - A quiz with a selection of World Cup questions, created by Simon Haughton.
- The Best Sites for Learning about the World Cup - A large collection of links to useful World Cup resources for students and teachers.
- World Cup Explorer - An interactive map showing the countries taking part in the World Cup. Recommended by Tom Barrett.
- World Cup Powerpoint Quiz - An interactive quiz to test your pupils' knowledge of World Cup History.
- Kick and Cook - A project, supported by Tottenham Hotspur football club, which encourages cooking in schools with video resources for teachers. Suggested by Monique Hughes-Borst.
- Northwood
Primary School - This school have shared lots of interactive
activities and resources, linked to the World Cup.
- World Cup Shirts Clip Art - A set of downloadable clip art images which show the shirts of the different football teams. Suggested by Simon Widdowson.
- My Chalkface Resources - Download lots of World Cup resources at this useful site.
- International
Education Sunderland - Clare Seccombe has created
a number of useful resources for schools to use.
- Parkfield Search - Use this child-friendly search tool to research information about the World Cup countries.
- 1996 Football Glory for England - Watch a video of England's 1966 World Cup win. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- BBC World Cup Clips - A selection of video clips about this year's World Cup in South Africa. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Gail Hennessey - Lots of useful information and links to explore.
- World Cup News and Results - Find out the latest World Cup news on the BBC's site. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- World Cup Bookmarks - A number of useful links to World Cup sites. Suggested by Ian Addison.
Submit your own Football Ideas!
These contributions are moderated, so they may not appear to other visitors
immediately. All ideas submitted here may be added to their own dedicated
page on the site at a later date. Please leave your name so that I can
credit your contribution, if you would like me to.
You can also submit ideas and resources via email,
or using this form.
|