Score Big with This Fun Soccer Unit Study 

How can sports help develop positive character traits? What type of surface do you think will create the most friction with a soccer ball? What does it mean to “bend it like Beckham?”

Learn how well-known athletes speak openly about their faith, and how sports has taught them perseverance. Write a research report using a writing process. Use a dictionary and write a definition. Identify nouns, adjectives, rhyming words, possessive nouns, homophones, contractions, and plural words. Learn to use correct subject-verb agreement. Write a cinquain. Model and solve multiplication and division problems. Understand inverse operations in math. Evaluate events according to duration. Make direct comparisons using a measurable attribute. Calculate the perimeter and area of shapes. Draw a diagram to scale and recognize a scale factor. Locate coordinates and locations on a map. Learn about international sporting competitions and important sports figures. Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. Discuss the effects of friction. Build a diorama of a soccer stadium and develop soccer ball-handling skills.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.

Includes:

• Documentation of skills taught within the unit study
• Detailed lesson plans
• Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child
• Activities for different learning styles
• Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners
• Handwriting guidelines
• Worksheets for practice with each lesson
• Reading practice pages
• Literature List
• Materials List
• Templates for resources:
  • Calendar
  • Hundred Chart
  • Spelling Squares
  • Place Value Board
  • Base Ten Pieces