Are you ready for the big game?

If you're like me, you're taking advantage of the enthusiasm for the big game coming up!

When children are excited about something, I always try to bring it into the classroom when I can. Books are a great place to start. (Click each image for a link to Amazon.)

• The Everything Kids' Football Book: All-time Greats, Legendary Teams, and Today's Favorite Players-- With Tips on Playing Like a Pro
• My First Book of Football: A Rookie Book
• Kick, Pass, and Run
• Goodnight Football
• What is the Super Bowl?
• Football: Then to WOW!
• The Football Fanbook (A Sports Illustrated Kids Book): Everything You Need to Become a Gridiron Know-it-all
• Catch That Pass
• My Football Book
• T is for Touchdown: A Football Alphabet

There's a ton of kid-related Super Bowl videos on YouTube. Just google "Super Bowl for Kids!"

Here's one I found. The commercials are often the best part of the Super Bowl. I'm thinking I might have the children vote on their favorite. then make a graph of the voting. 

 

12 Funniest Super Bowl Commercials of all time

I'm sure you can find more YouTube videos that you can relate to classwork!

Here's a Super Bowl freebie with mapping and writing! Just explore the image.

Here's a football-themed gameboard, with 4 different games that could be played on it.

Here's a dollar version of the above game, which practices Counting to 1,000. Just explore the image for the dollar deal!

This game can be played a few different ways, and always has the children giggling! All the verbs are football-related, too! Football Past and Present Verbs.

I also have a couple of "twin" football BINGO games. This math game practices adding and subtracting tens.

Here's the literacy "twin," Touchdown R-Controlled Vowels. 

Looking for a little more math practice? Check this one out: 

Football Math Story Problems

Now here's the fun: all these football-themed resources are now bundled at a great discount!

Football Learning Fun Bundle!

With the excitement of the Super Bowl, having football-related games will keep them engaged, and they might not realize that they are practicing important skills!