The RWC will be taking place from 8th September to 23rd October so what better way to kick off the year than with some fun activities connected to the championship!
Let's have a look inside the resource pack. Scroll down for some free resources and ideas.
The pack includes:
- A heading and posters displaying the 4 pools
- Flashcards with each of the participating countries' names and flags
- A sweepstake kit (for your staff room and/or your classroom)
- Bunting with black and white versions of the participating countries' flags for the children to decorate - a very easy display to create and it would make your classroom/corridors very festive!
- An 8-page research project template - This could be used in class or as a homework task. The idea is that the children choose (independently or randomly select from a hat!) one of the participating countries to study in depth.
- Two maths loop games (one is based on the 5 times tables, the other is quite challenging!)
- A rugby-based maths target game (this one's a good challenge!)
- A data handling activity with differentiated bar graph worksheets and a self-assessment checklist
- A table quiz about the RWC (with answers!) and an answer sheet for the children
- Differentiated wordsearches
- A flag hunt activity
- Language, drama, PE, music, art and history lesson ideas including debate cards and role-cards plus question ideas for a hot-seating activity
- Useful links to other resources that might be helpful
*The maths activities included in the pack are quite challenging so I would say that this pack is most suited to upper primary/elementary school.
The pack is just $3.50 (that's less than €3.50!). If you wish to purchase it, pop over to my TPT store by clicking here.
For Irish teachers, a version as Gaeilge is available in my TPT store. This could be very useful for teachers in gaelscoileanna or if you choose to do "caitheamh aimsire" as your téama in September or October.
(To clarify, I've only translated the materials that the children will use and the questions for the tráth na gceist. The teaching ideas and instructions are still written in English.)
I have also created a Rugby World Cup Fixtures Wall Calendar which is available in my TPT store for just $1! Irish teachers, I've also created a leagan Gaeilge (version in the Irish language) for the same price.
FREE RESOURCES AND IDEAS:
Discover different country's war dances:Show them videos with this YouTube playlist. Have your class choreograph their own version of a haka.
Have the students find participating countries on a map:
Here's the one we did in my class. If you'd like the heading, grab it for free from my Drive here. I printed that on card, found an image of the world to print on A3 and glued it on.
The BAZILLIONS of resources on Ruggerland:
I can't recommend Ruggerland's teacher resource section highly enough. This site is jam-packed full of RWC-themed resources that span lots of curricular areas. And best of all, everything on there is free! Get browsing - you won't regret it!
They haven't updated their RWC 2023 resources at the time of writing this blog post but check back closer to September to see RWC2023-specific resources.
Design their own Mascot:
Introduce your students to Ren-G, the official Rugby World Cup 2019 mascot. They could read some information about Ren-G on the official RWC website. Have your class design their own mascot for this year's world cup or maybe one for the 2027 RWC trying to incorporate something from Australian culture.
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| Source: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mascot |
It does what it says on the tin! Check out this lovely freebie from Top Teaching Tasks. It includes great graphic organisers and higher order thinking tasks.
Get playing!
If you're in an Irish school, check out Aldi Play Rugby by clicking here. Find out more about it on Aldi's website from the man on Superman's pyjamas. If you're in another country, check out your national team's website to see if they offer programmes for schools.
