It’s the year of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™! Here we go, here we go, here we go…
Humanities > Modern History > World Cup
Before you get caught up in World Cup fever join Tim and Moby watching a World Cup match, and explore the highlights of this international football tournament.
You’ll learn how the tournament works, famous moments of World Cup history (such as Maradona’s “Hand of God”) and which country has won the most world cups! They think it’s all over…it will be in 4m:35s.
Once you’ve watched the movie take our 10 question interactive multiple choice quiz about the World Cup. Do you know enough to take you to the final or will you crash out in the first round?
PSHE > Global community and Culture > Football
The beautiful game! A game of two halves! Sick as a parrot!
At the end of day you don’t want your lack of football knowledge to send you off for an early bath. Learn the basic facts that all football fans should know, from the size of the field, to the number of players on each team, to the names of the different positions. We even tackle the offside rule. There’s also a great interactive football Activity to help students get to grips with what constitutes a foul. Oi, ref!
Humanities > History: Famous People > Pelé
Ever heard of Edison Arantes do Nascimento? No? What about Pelé? Thought so! That’s Pelé’s birth name.
Considered by pretty much everyone as the greatest footballer who ever lived, explore Pelé’s incredible career from humble beginnings as a talented kid from a poor family to member of the Brazilian national team. Pelé is now the game’s most famous ambassador! Don’t forget to Check out the FYI to go in depth into the history and achievements of this great sportsman.
