Football Activity Pack

Our Football Activity Pack is ideal for children and teens who love the beautiful game – whether that’s playing, watching or both! It’s packed full of fun. cross-curricular activities all themed around the wonderful world of football. So if you are looking for a project for home education, something for school holidays or a way to engage a reluctant learner then this pack is ideal. It works really well for children that don’t engage positively with traditional school work or find demands difficult. It is a brilliant way to facilitate a child-led approach to learning.

What’s in the Football Activity Pack?

Your child will:

• Create a top players card game
• Conduct a science investigation into ball bounce height
• Exercise with the ‘roll a drill’ dice game
• Find out about their favourite players and where they come from
• Design a football kit, team crest and ball
• Create their own football board game
• Build maths skills with ‘shots on target’ and ‘formation strategy’ activities
• Make a papercraft football (truncated icosahedron)
• Create football themed snacks including sushi and cookies
• Explore the history of the World Cup and football itself
• Be inspired to write with picture prompts, an article about their team’s success and by sending an email to their team’s manager
• Ask questions such as “do players earn too much?” and “should football clubs be owned and run by their supporters?”
• Enjoy word searches, mazes and themed colouring pages
• And lots more!

Your child will be developing skills including:  

• Reading, writing & comprehension
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving & resilience
• Number facts & maths concepts
• Art & design
• STEM (science, technology, engineering  & maths)

What age is the Football Activity Pack suitable for?

Our age recommendation for this pack is approximately 8-15 years. However, we always say that ability is very subjective; what will be right for one child won’t necessarily be right for another of the same age. It may well be suitable for younger or older children depending on how enthusiastic they are about the theme and activities. The tasks can be completed to your child’s own level. 

The tasks can be completed to your child’s own level. We would expect older/more able children to work mostly independently, in more depth and with the option of extending activities with follow-on tasks and research. Younger children may record responses as pictures rather than words. They may respond verbally and have answers scribed for them or work as part of a team with an adult. Our packs are designed to be accessible to a large age range. 

For example, A 14 year old may produce a complex response to a Lego challenge, independently solve numeracy puzzles, really go to town on the STEM tasks and take their self-led projects and science investigations to a much deeper level than a younger child. It is important to remember that our activity packs are not meant to mirror what a child has been doing in school, but are instead meant to engage them, spark their love of learning and most of all be FUN. Our own children (aged 7-14) have loved testing out these activities.

Do I need anything else?

Some of our activities require resources that you may not have readily at home but can be purchased inexpensively online or at the supermarket.

Is the Football Activity Pack a book or pdf file?

This product is available as three options- an A4 hard copy, an instant download and a combo of both. You can pick your own postage to suit your individual needs at checkout.

If you purchase the digital file please be aware that not all pages require printing. Our packs are bright and vibrant to make them appealing to children and as such it may not be economical to print them in their entirety. Many pages are suitable to be read on a device without the need for printing.

The print quality of the hard copies is far superior to a home printer and they are professionally bound with thick, wipe-clean covers.

PDF download links are available on screen immediately after purchase and in your confirmation email (please check your junk folder). Books are dispatched within two working days via your chosen postage method.

Anything else I need to know?

Some of the activities in this pack may require the use of scissors, knives and hot cooking equipment so please ensure children are supervised appropriately.