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World Cup Soccer Center: Geography - 2006 (elem/ upper elem) Match countries to flags, countries to locations, and teams to regions. Fill in the pie chart to identify teams by regions, and answer questions based on the information you find. This geography unit combines research skills and FUN! for the World Cup. Wide range of activities for all abilities.
World Cup Soccer Center: Social Studies-Country Report Answer the targeted questions to help organize thoughts for a report on a World Cup participating country. Includes directions.
World Cup Soccer Center: Math- Graphs 2006 (upper el/middle) Practice completing and understanding graphs. Record the scores for the 2006 World Cup, and then fill in the graphs. This is fun math, and a great way to enjoy the World Cup! Directions are included.
Acrostic Form: Soccer Use this acrostic form to help students write an acrostic about soccer(with a picture of a soccer ball).
Acrostic Form: Soccer  
Book: The Berenstain Bears' Soccer Star (primary/elem) Comprehension and vocabulary skills exercises enhance this Stan and Jan Berenstain book about playing soccer.
Bulletin Board Trim: World Cup Soccer (small) Scalloped edge (full color)
Center Sign: World Cup Geography  
Chart: World Cup Soccer 2006 Use this handy chart to track the winners of each group match.
Crossword: World Cup Soccer (elementary) [created with abctools] 1 ACROSS: Covers the middle of the field.
Matching: World Cup Soccer Seventy terms related to the World Cup, including players, plays, penalties, and more, to match to their definitions. These soccer ball cards make a great memory game!
Posters: Flags of World Cup Soccer 2006 Each full color page features the flags of the World Cup participants in their assigned groups. All groups in one easy download.
Tally and Graph: Soccer Use the tally sheet and graph form to gather information on people's favorite national soccer teams.
Unscramble the Words: World Cup Soccer [created with abctools] Unscramble the words, from FIFA to score.
Word Search: World Cup Soccer [created with abctools] Find the words, from FIFA to score, in this soccer-player shaped word search.
World Cup Soccer: Word Wall [created with abctools] Thirty-five vocabulary words, from FIFA to YELLOW CARD.
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Teaching Ideas: World Cup Soccer Centers abcteach has a multitude of World Cup materials available! Here are some suggestions for using our materials as Learning Center activities - language arts, math, social studies, and more. Find inspiration and direction here.
World Cup Soccer Center: Art Project: (primary/elem) Perfect for the World Cup. Use these patterns to design uniforms, balls and flags for an imaginary soccer team.
World Cup Soccer Center: Language Arts-Puzzles/Games Our World Cup word search, crossword puzzle, word unscramble, and vocabulary matching game are all combined here, with Learning Center directions for use.
World Cup Soccer Center: Language Arts-Writing Prompts: (elem/ upper elem) Two writing prompts, Soccer Story and Competition, with a World Cup theme.
World Cup Soccer Center: Math- Graphs 2002 (elem) Practice completing and reading a graph. Use your research skills to discover the scores for one group from the 2002 World Cups. Complete the graph and answer the questions. This is an easier version for younger students. Directions are included.
World Cup Soccer Center: Math- Graphs 2002 (upper elem/ middle) Practice completing and reading graphs. Use your research skills to discover the scores for the 2002 World Cups, and then fill in the graphs to understand the scoring system. This is fun math, and a great way to prepare for the next World Cup! Answers and directions are included.
Acrostic Form: Football (soccer) Use this acrostic form to help students write an acrostic about football (with a picture of a soccer ball).
Book: Froggy Plays Soccer (primary) Language and vocabulary lessons to go along with the story of a frog playing a soccer game.
Bookmarks: German -- Football theme (1) 3 pages, 3 bookmarks each, featuring English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Ich mag Fussball")
Bookmarks: German -- Football theme (2) 3 pages, 3 bookmarks each, featuring English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Wer ist der beste Spieler?")
Bookmarks: German -- Football theme (3) 1 page with 3 horizontal bookmarks, featuring English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Fussball ist mein Lieblingssport")
Bookmarks: German -- Football theme (negative) 1 page with 3 bookmarks, featuring negative English and German phrases related to the World Cup for the less excited students ("Fussball ist langweilig")
Bookmarks: German -- Soccer theme (1) 3 pages, 3 bookmarks each, featuring U.S. English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Ich mag Fussball")
Bookmarks: German -- Soccer theme (2) 3 pages, 3 bookmarks each, featuring U.S. English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Wer ist der beste Spieler?")
Bookmarks: German -- Soccer theme (3) 1 page with 3 horizontal bookmarks, featuring U.S. English and German phrases related to the World Cup ("Fussball ist mein Lieblingssport")
Bookmarks: German -- Soccer theme (negative) 1 page with 3 bookmarks, featuring negative U.S. English and German phrases related to the World Cup for the less excited students ("Fussball ist langweilig")
Center Sign: World Cup Art  
Center Sign: World Cup Language Arts  
Center Sign: World Cup Math  
Center Sign: World Cup Social Studies  
Comprehension: Physics and Soccer (upper elementary) This reading comprehension explains some concepts from physics and then looks at them in terms of a popular sport. ("What is acting on a soccer ball when it stays in one place until a player moves it?")
Comprehension: Sports - Soccer World Cup (upper elementary) A reading comprehension tracing the history of World Cup soccer from its beginnings in 1904.
Comprehension: The History of Soccer (upper elementary) "As early as 2300 BC, Chinese athletes were playing tsu chu, a game in which players kicked a small ball through designated goals on a field." This fact-filled and thorough reading comprehension tells the history of soccer, from early versions of the game to the present.
Fiction: I Love Soccer (primary) "I am on the best soccer team!" A realistic fiction reading comprehension.
Worksheet: Algebra - Euler & Soccer (upper elem/middle) Use Euler's formula to determine the number of edges of a simply connected polyhedron such as a soccer ball.
Picture Prompt: Soccer Game (primary) Write a story to go with the three pictures. These are great for encouraging sequencing skills and creative writing abilities. Primary lines.
Report Planner: Soccer A great tool for organizing reports. Answer the targeted questions to help organize thoughts for a report on soccer. Includes a KWL and paper for writing a report.
Reading: The Rules of Soccer (multiple levels) Four pages of clearly written soccer rules. Great for display... or have students write their own review questions to test each other!
Word Problems: Addition - Soccer theme (upper elem) "Several teams participated in a four-game soccer tournament. The top three teams, teams Blue, Yellow, and Green, are trying to figure out which team won the tournament." This worksheet helps practice addition skills with a fun sports theme.
Worksheet: Sports- Label the Soccer Pitch Label the soccer pitch ("Touchlines: The two lines marking the pitch's longest boundaries."). This worksheet comes with two variants: with or without the explanations.
Writing Paper: Soccer (Elementary) Lined paper with an illustration of soccer balls at the top of the page, and the word "Soccer".
Women's World Cup Soccer Center: Math: Graphs, Fractions and the World Cup (complete) Practice completing and reading graphs. Use your research skills to discover the scores for the 2003 World Cup, and then fill in the graphs to understand the scoring system. Finally, complete the fractions charts based on the information. This is a good project for practicing reading a chart and "translating" the information. Answers and directions are included.
Women's World Cup Soccer Center: Math- Graphs 2007 (upper el/middle) Practice completing and understanding graphs. Record the scores for the 2007 Women's World Cup, and then fill in the graphs. This is fun math, and a great way to enjoy the Women's World Cup! Directions are included.
Women's World Cup Soccer Center: Geography 2007 (upper el/middle) Match the participating country to the continent; match the country to the region; answer the questions about the participating regions; label the pie graph.
ABC Order: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
Missing Letters: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
Spelling List: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
Unscramble the Words: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
Word Search: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
Word Wall: Soccer Terminology [created with abctools] 21 words, from ASSIST to YELLOW CARD
ABC Sort: Soccer Vocabulary [Created with abctools] 30 words, from "ball" to "World Cup".
Missing Letters: Soccer Vocabulary [Created with abctools] Fill in the missing letters for these 30 soccer-related words, from "ball" to "World Cup".
Spelling List: Soccer Vocabulary [Created with abctools] A list of 30 soccer-related words, from BALL to WORLD CUP, to use as a spelling lesson.
Unscramble the Words: Soccer Vocabulary [Created with abctools] Unscramble the 30 soccer-related words, from "ball" to "World Cup".
Word Search: Soccer Vocabulary [Created with abctools] Find the 30 soccer-related words.
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