Wednesday, September 07, 2011
World Cups are wonderful tools for teaching kids about other countries and cultures, time zones, customs, map work, music (national anthems), national dress, other languages. I could go on, the list really is endless! But to whet your appetite, let me get you started:
- Explore lovely New Zealand to get the lay of the land...
- Listen to Hayley Westenra sing the official RWC anthem over here (scroll down to where it says "listen to the World In Union")...
- Download this KidZone Fun Pack from the official world cup site (a PDF) packed with countries, flags, emblems, secret messages, designing your own mascot, bingo, word searches - fun galore! TIP - print 4 of each flag and make "go fish" cards, or 2 of each and play memory games (each player picks up two cards at a time whilst they are face down to find a matching pair).
- I liked the look of these Student Activity Sheets too -
- These Ruggerbee Colouring In Sheets (also a PDF) look like they can entertain for hours whilst kids find out the colors needed for the flags the cartoon characters are holding AND the colors of the team kit!
- I also downloaded the activity book for years 1-3, but I can't say I was as impressed as I was with the other resources available. Still, go on over here if you wish to download one for other age groups.
- For those of you with computer savvy kids you might like to set them this challenge from Interface Magazine (methinks senior primary children or older).
- I loved these links to RWC activities over at Primary Resources: flag symmetry, scoring (wonderful maths ideas springing to mind!), stadium capacity for comparing and contrasting, oral presentations...
- The Wicked site has a showcase for the 'Hot Topic' of the RWC - lovely rabbit trails to follow, especially the one about the haka!
Enjoy!
what a great resource! Thank you! I most certainly will be using some of these :)
Thanks Karen, I was wanting to stick my head in the sand...as i am not a fan...we enjoyed the soccer last year and made different dishes from the countries that were playing...i might do that again..but will look at the links you gave!!!
Hi Karen
I am a friend of Taryn Hayes and found your wonderful website via a link on her page. Just wanted to thank you for the excellent World Cup ideas for my kids.
Thanks!
Alex Wright
I have some one in this house that seems mad about rubgy all of a sudden ;-) and loves to go and sit on grandpas lap and watch on a saturday, so Thanks for all these lovely links! Shell
Thanks so much, we will enjoy some of these tomorrow....
Pleasure! Hope you have some fun!