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
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- World Cup Theme
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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.
- One Man Team - Play this fantastic game to test your knowledge in different areas of the curriculum.
- Ball Juggling - Play this game 'Ball Juggling' game to practise your Maths skills!
- 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.
- Count in 4s
- Use these football cards to learn your four times table. Contributed by Jinky Dabon. - 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
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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 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.
 Football Top Trumps |
 World Cup Top Trumps |
 Football Rewards |
 Design a Football Kit |
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.
- 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.
- World Cup Venues - Maps and videos showing the different venues which play a part in World Cup 2010.
- World Cup Mapize - An interactive map showing information about the countries taking part.
- FIFA World Cup on Google Earth - Explore the World Cup locations in Google Earth.
- Explore South Africa on Google Earth - A special Google Earth layer which gives lots of information about South Africa.
- World Cup Stadiums - Maps showing each of the World Cup stadiums with information about the games played there.
- 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.
- Footee - Hundreds of football-themed games to play online.
- 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.
