Saturday, 23 July 2011

Rugby World Cup Resources (Free!)

The rugby world cup will take place in New Zealand from Sept 9th - Oct 23rd, 2011. There are some fantastic teaching resources available on the official RWC 2011 Site. 


Here's what's available on the site:

Student Activity SheetsA teaching unit of 20 social sciences activity sheets for
students to use to learn about their adopted team.
Fun PackA collection of fun activities for students to complete including puzzles, crosswords, word finds, a quiz and more!
Teacher ResourcesA resource pack containing background information about Rugby World Cup for teachers to use in their lesson planning.
Ruggerbee Colour SheetsA series of colouring-in sheets featuring the Ruggerbees,
each sporting the uniform and flag of their adopted country.
RWC 2011 Match SchedulePrint out this poster featuring the Ruggerbees for your classroom wall. Students can fill in the scores as the Tournament progresses


The "Student Activity Sheets" are my favourite part of the pack as they contain simple graphic organisers for structuring information about a country. These are great for geography lessons. I love the idea of 'adopting a team.' It also comes with a really cute certificate to give to the children, saying that they have adopted XYZ team.


Of course, with the games being held in New Zealand, what better country to choose as a theme for other lessons. Here are some ideas of things to do:
Maths: Data handling using scores from the world cup matches; currency
P.E.: Tag rugby
P.E./Music: Haka (Dance; exploring chants, rhythm)
Music: New Zealand national anthem (NZ has two national anthems, one written by an Irish person)
Geography: Maori culture
Art: Maori tattoos (draw on each other with facepaint, washable markers - watch out for any skin allergies!), Maori jewelry, design their own poster for the world cup, design a flag for New Zealand based on what they have learned
Science/Nature: Kiwi birds (national bird)
Drama: Explore the attitudes of locals as the world cup comes to their country; use a Maori legend as a stimulus.
English: NZ legend (here!); write a magazine article about New Zealand, come up with an advert to entice people to go to NZ
Gaeilge: An Haka Gaelach (If you are teaching in Ireland and would like the lyrics to this, just post a comment below with your email address and I'll send it to you!)

11 comments:

  1. Just found your blog...its great! Can you send me on An Haka Gaelach please? planningfrog@gmail.com

    Thanks and best of luck for the coming school year!

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  2. Thanks a lot for sharing the information.......

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  3. Nice blog.
    Can you send me the lyrics to An Haka Gaelach please?
    owenhennessy@gmail.com

    Cheers

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  4. Hi there...Love this blog!

    could u send me the words to the haka - as gaelach. My email is mkatek@gmail.com

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  5. Hi could you send me the Haka as Gaeilge le do thoil!. Cheap mé go raibh cóip agam ach tá sé ar aisneamh faoi lathair!
    Go raibh maith agat :)ciarabohan@hotmail.com

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  6. Could you send me a copy of the Haka as Gaeilge.
    louisevaughan@rocketmail.com

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  7. Great blog!Can you please send me a copy of Haka as gaeilge? Thanks a mill :) sparkyspill@hotmail.com

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    Thanks!

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