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