Day one

Introduction to World Cup football ... and the world

Morning session: World Cup football ... and the world
Key focus
What do we know about World Cup football? What can we learn about the world through it? Where are the countries which are playing in the World Cup finals? What are they like?

Afternoon session: World maps
Key focus
Are all world maps the same? Pupils will consider how different world maps affect our perceptions of the world.

Morning

Activity 1: Introduction to the World Cup
Pupils find out the location of the 32 countries participating in the World Cup final.
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Activity 2: World cup quiz
A quiz to stimulate interest in the countries which will be under the World Cup spotlight.
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Activity 3: Country research (introduction)
Project work for the week. Groups of pupils do research on some of the lesser-known countries participating in the World Cup finals.
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Activity 4: Mapping our world online (part 1)
Activities from an interactive online resource which help pupils to compare flat maps and globes.
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Afternoon

Activity 1: Mapping our world (part 2)
Further activities from an interactive online resource which develop pupils' ideas about maps and globes.
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Activity 2: Country research (part 1)
Ideas for country research.
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Day one

Morning

Afternoon

Cool Planet for Children

Oxfam's Catalogue for Schools

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