Students examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.

What an incredible collection of ideas for teaching about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil! This resource is packed with news articles and instructional activities on a wide variety of topics, from the global popularity of soccer and the...

Using a Jeopardy format, this game can help students review facts about Brazil. The presentation could be used as a complement to a middle school unit on South America.

Students will demonstrate their understanding that different games reflect local resources by creating a type of ball.

Students analyze poetry. In this cultural perspectives lesson, students read the poem "Soccer Until Dusk" by Mark Brazaitis. Students analyze the poem and consider the cultural perspective it reveals.

Students take a closer look at the World Cup of 2006. In this current events lesson plan, students research the listed Web sites that include information about football and the worldwide competition. Students discuss the positive and...

Students explore British football. In this current events lesson, students visit the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum, and the Manchester United Museum online or in person to discover the history of the game as well...

Students create a type of ball demonstrating how games reflect local resources. They observe photos of African children playing games with various items such as sand, shells or rocks. Then, working in teams, students make a ball from...

Students investigate the concepts related to the development of Chinese Games. They work with the teacher to point out important events in history that are related to their development and the influence of games upon the Chinese culture.

After watching a short online film about a soccer player Nolusindiso Plaatje and his help with the Grassroot Soccer program, a community education effort aimed at spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention, use a lesson...

In this English worksheet, students read "Soccer - the World's Most Exciting Sport," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Students investigate the demographics and team history of some of the countries participating in the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament.

In this English learning exercise, students read "Calls for Technology in Soccer After Referee Errors," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false...

Students analyze the best uses of time in other cultures. In this time use instructional activity, students read the poem 'Soccer Into Dusk' and 'The Meaning of Time' as analysis of time usage in other culttures. Students complete a...

Students examine the business of sports. In this current events lesson, students discuss the sale of Manchester United to an American businessman. Students listen to a lecture about branding and marketing. Students may research British...

Young scholars explore the existence of football in the world. In this current events lesson, students examine how football is played using an interactive whiteboard. Young scholars compare its existence in the United Kingdom and in...

Students discover the history of the World Cup and the current host country, South Africa.  In this athletics lesson, students utilize the Internet to research and complete a WebQuest about South Africa.  Students discuss their...

Students read "Soccer Until Dusk". As a class, they discuss the various settings and actions in the poem and discuss the life in Guatemala and compare it with the United States. To end the lesson, they complete a journal reflection...

Young scholars explore their similarities and differences. In this getting to know you lesson, students play a variation of "Simon Says," according to various personality and physical traits.

Students explore and discuss name-calling, feelings and myths relating to homosexuality through labeling feelings and participating in a game.

In this World Cup worksheet, students answer questions about the England vs. Brazil soccer game. Students answer 22 score questions.

In this Olympics worksheet, pupils challenge themselves to complete the Olympics vocabulary crossword puzzle by identifying the 16 words that are defined as clues.

Fourth graders review important people in history by participating in a "Biography Bounce." The students bounce rubber or soccer balls after correctly identifying the person presented by the teacher.

Students research the history of the Salt Lake City. In this geography lesson, students select an activity in Salt Lake City to research, such as snow skiing. Students write a research report.