Timeline of football

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Sports Tournaments Football Tournaments

Objectives

History

  • Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
  • Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

English

  • Retrieve and record information from non-fiction.

Lesson Planning

Using our template, make a timeline of when the major football tournaments were started, and some of the other major events in the history of football tournaments. Make a class calendar to keep track of when major tournaments are played.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To create a timeline of football tournament history.
  • To find out dates and events from non-fiction resources.

Children will:

  • Retrieve relevant information from non-fiction.
  • Put events into chronological order.
  • Discuss why historical events happened in a particular order.

You Will Need

  • Internet-enabled devices
  • Class wall calendar
  • World map