Description

World Cup Information Sheets

World Cup Information Sheets. These information sheets provide information on some of the countries that have taken part in past world cups and are intended as a template for work on the remaining nations.

They were produced at the time of the 2010 World Cup so the grouping referred to below is based on the teams 4 years ago.

They can be used for Project Work and can then be used in an assembly or presentation. Smaller plays e.g. with 6 speakers, is another option – see the end of S.A. information sheet for suggestions on themes.

I have provided ‘basic information’ on each country in the first group, Group A from the 2010 World Cup: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and France –  as an example of the kind of information that might be collected for a Countries of the World Cup project  – with a few ‘quirky’ facts and jokes thrown in for fun! This information could be used as a ‘checklist’; or, alternatively, presented to the children as the material to be used in an assembly – the children choosing the information they wish to use to represent their assigned country.

For project work, I would suggest *assigning each child in the class a country – from the 32 listed in the 8 groups below. It would probably make life easier if they all use the same set of 10 questions to work from rather than thinking up their own questions to research. *I would also suggest drawing names from a hat when it comes to assigning countries, as I suspect the majority might otherwise just go for England and/or Brazil!

A whole class assembly on Countries of the World Cup could easily be put together, using this work – each child representing one (or more) of the nations taking part in the 2014 World Cup.

The following list is the suggested template:

1. Name of Country
2. Capital City
3. Description/picture of National Flag
4. Geographical location
5. The system of government including a brief history
6. ‘Economy’ – exports/products specific to the country
7. Interesting facts re: culture, food, heritage, etc
8. ‘Quirky’ facts
9. World Cup facts
10. Jokes

These information sheets are part of a package I have put together which include the World Cup Assembly – one referee taking on 32 entrants for this year’s championship in Brazil!

1.  World Cup Leavers’ Assembly – with a truly undisciplined set of teachers! (Real teachers are encouraged to join in with this one!)
2.  Come on England! World Cup Assembly – can eleven cheerleaders transform the fortunes of the English squad?! *Plus FREE ‘If I were the English Coach’ script.
3.  Mini World Cup Assembly. This is very short (about 5-10  mins), featuring past winners.
4. Mini World Cup Leavers Assembly (as per no. 4)
5. World Cup What it takes to be a Winner guided reading scripts based on P.R.I.D.E. (Positive Mental Attitude, Respect, Intelligent Choices, Dreams and Goals, and Effort and Education) – *PLUS FREE ‘Goalie Courage’ script.
6.  Quiz: One Hundred Things You Should Know About The World Cup (and maybe some you  shouldn’t!)
7. Information Sheets on each competing nation, including ‘quirky’ facts and jokes
8.  World Cup songs for England – based on popular rock songs, with lyrics adjusted to the World Cup! Free with purchase of script.
9.  *Goalie Courage – It’s OK Green, You’re Part of a Team – written minutes after England match – tribute to Green! Free with purchase of guided reading scripts as it is based on the strength we have to find within ourselves when we fall down – in order to get up again.
10.  *If I were the English Coach. Free with purchase of ‘Come on England’ script.

FREE SCRIPT OFFER

If you purchase a £11.99 world cup assembly you are entitled to another world cup script for free, with performance rights on just one script i.e. £11.99 plus £15 = £26.99

How it works: Once you have placed your order (for one), I respond with script attachment in word and pdf format and ask which second script you want; when you receive this email, you then respond stating which script you want, and I then send script of your choice back to you – plus other freebies.