A few ideas for those of you stuck for new ideas about Euro 2008 in the classroom, here are a few of my kids’ favourites: making a football shaped cake can be a challenge. So too can making black icing; social studies … exploring football and soccer collectibles, what makes things ‘collectible’, how are prices determines, what could you start collecting now; footballs, of various shapes and sizes, are wonderful tools for exploring shapes and geometry; cultural differences: explore European versus North American ‘football’, discovering similarities, differences, and historical links; simple enough, why not change your maths worksheets to having football examples and symbols; maths: explore why an American football and a European football bounce in different ways, due to their shape.  How do other balls bounce, and why?  (Actually you can check out a few experiments on that topic at our Summer of Sport resource pages.)

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