World Cup Themed Creative Pack

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1 orld up 2018 hemed reative ack o celebrate the orld up in ussia this summer we have created an educational and fun themed pack for 5-16 year-olds to enjoy! orld up acts How to write a football acrostic poem orld up ordsearch atch p ame ncluded in this pack: olouring ctivities ecommended eads ootball ctivity esign our wn ootball it y oetry dol ompetition

2 orld up acts hirty-two teams participate in the orld up. n 2026, the number of teams will increase to 48. he 2018 orld up is the first to be hosted in urope since host cities will be used in ussia. aliningrad, aint etersburg, oscow, izhny ovgorod, azan, ekaterinburg, aransk, amara, olgograd, ostov-on-on and ochi. he 2018 final will be played in oscow at the uzhniki tadium. he 2018 orld up logo was revealed in space! ualifications for the 2018 orld up started in arch razil holds the most titles with five. taly and ermany are close behind with four each. he first orld up was played in ruguay was both the tournament host and winner that year. 3.2 billion people (almost half of the world s population) tuned in to watch the 2014 orld up. an you fill in the blanks? he orld up is played every... years. ngland won the orld up in... at embley tadium. ngland s ranking position is... out of 206 teams. t took... days to find the orld up trophy when it was stolen in 1966 before the orld up in ngland. dog named ickles, being walked by his owner in outh ondon, discovered the trophy wrapped in newspapers beneath some bushes! he orld up has been played... times. ry searching online! 6 7 he top five in the world rankings are: 1. ermany ortugal elgium ou can find the correct answers at the back of this pack! he next orld up will be hosted by... in... el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

3 orld up ordsearch n the wordsearch below we have hidden some of the 32 orld up qualifying teams, can you find all 15? H H H H H H exico ussia celand apan witzerland eru ngland ran pain oland anama ortugal rgentina olombia ruguay end your completed wordsearch to us by onday 16th uly 2018 and you could win a set of erol colouring pens! ame:...urname:... ge:... ddress: ostcode:... mail:... el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

4 ootball crostic oem Here s our acrostic poem! ootball is known as the beautiful game, ffside rules, no two games ever the same, pposition, we aim to beat them all, ackling, heading, shooting to score a goal, all through centre, pass to the best striker, tmosphere is so tense, fans shout and cheer, ots of skill needed and a bit of luck, et s hope we play this well in the orld up! end your poem into us for the chance to be published ame:...urname:... ge:... ddress: ostcode:... mail:... oung riters, emus House, oltsfoot rive, eterborough, ambridgeshire, 2 9 el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

5 olouring ctivity el: mail: eb:

6 olouring ctivity el: mail: eb:

7 atch p hich flag belongs to each country? raw a line to connect the country to the correct flag olombia witzerland oland ustralia outh orea ussia ngland enmark eru elgium el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

8 ecommended eads ootball okes by acmillan hildren s ooks 4.99 : r. en: he ig atch by oger Hargreaves 5.99 : he ootball hosts by alachy oyle & arry arsons 4.99 : rancesca he ootball airy by aisy eadows 4.99 : itter, aster, unnier ootball by ichael ox 4.99 : ootball ever! by lan urant 5.99 : el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

9 esign our wn ootball it ront ack end us a picture of your exclusive football kit on witter or acebook! oungriters oungriters

10 ootball ctivity et ready for an exciting game of football in your own home. he instructions are for two players, but you could also have four players and play two-a-side. ou will need: wo to four players small ball (table tennis ball) wo goals (plastic cups) rinking straw for each player enalty ules: 1. he defending player puts down his or her straw. 2. he other player or team takes the penalty from the middle of the pitch, and tries to score with just one blow. 3. he offending player can only pick up his or her straw once the opponent has taken the penalty. efore you start: 1. hoose your pitch. ou could used a table or floor. ark out the edges of the pitch with books or cases. his helps to stop the ball going out of play! 2. et up a goal at each end. mall plastic cups make great goals. he important thing is that both goals are the same size. 3. hoose a ball. table tennis ball is ideal, but any small, lightweight ball will do. 4. ach player needs a drinking straw. ecide who is aiming for which goal, then put the ball in the middle of the pitch. he ame: 5. ount down from three to one, then you re ready for kick-off so start blowing! 6. he first player or team to score ten goals is the winner. 7. f you touch the ball while it s in play with your hand, straw or anything else, the other player or team gets a penalty shot. el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

11 y oetry dol e re inviting you to write a poem about your favourite person. ho do you idolise? s it your mum or dad? our best friend? our brother or sister? erhaps there is a famous person, from a sports or film star to an author or musician that you admire and aspire to be like. hy are they your favourite person and why do they inspire you? rab your pen and get writing! rom haikus and rhymes to acrostics and everything in-between, we welcome your poem in any style and format. e will select our favourite poems for publication in our special oetry dol anthologies. he best poet in each book will win a selection of books for themselves and a luxury hamper to be sent to a person of their choice. oems should be no longer than 30 lines and include your name, age and postal address. end your entry to: y oetry dol, oung riters, emus House, oltsfoot rive, eterborough, 2 9 or upload your poem at pen ll ear ound would like to submit a poem for y oetry dol. ame:... urname:... ge:... ddress (or chool address): ostcode:... el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

12 nswer heet acts he orld up is played every 4 years. ngland won the orld up in 1966 at embley tadium. ngland s ranking position is 16 out of 206 teams. t took 7 days to find the orld up trophy when it was stolen in 1966 before the orld up in ngland. dog named ickles, being walked by his owner in outh ondon, discovered the trophy wrapped in newspapers beneath some bushes! he orld up has been played 20 times. he top five in the world rankings are: 1. ermany 2. razil 3. ortugal 4. rgentina 5. elgium he next orld up will be hosted by atar in 2022 ordsearch H H H H H H atch p olombia witzerland oland ustralia outh orea ussia ngland enmark eru elgium el: mail: info@youngwriters.co.uk eb:

13 orld up 2018 oung riters aim to encourage young people to engage in creative writing. e have worked with schools, parents and young writers since 1991 by doing the following: unning national poetry and creative writing competitions through schools roviding resources to teachers to aid them in teaching young writers roviding poetry and creative writing workshops for young writers ur website hosts a variety of lesson plans and workshops for children as well as recommending books, publishing children s reviews, winners section, author interviews and much more! e have a blog that features all sorts of literary news, as well as providing more information about oung riters in general. isit the news section of our website to read our blog. e welcome feedback, suggestions and comments from teachers, parents and young writers please feel free to give us a call on or drop us an info@youngwriters.co.uk. e hope you have enjoyed using our free resource pack. f you would like to send any of your pupils poetry, stories or mini sagas to us, for consideration for publication, please send them to --H, oung riters, emus House, oltsfoot rive, eterborough 2 9. etails of our current competitions can be found on our website,