What Are We Learning This Week?
Soccer is a sport we can play with our friends. Soccer players use their feet to kick the ball.
This Week’s Big Questions
Do you like to play soccer? Why or why not?
Out on the Town
Take a trip to the playground or park and look for people playing soccer or another type of ball sport. How do you make the soccer ball move?
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Soccer
Explain It:
Soccer is a ball game played by two teams of players who kick a ball. When the soccer ball is kicked into the net, the kicking team scores a point.
Talk About It:
Tell me about the children playing soccer.
Say It:
Uniform
Explain It:
A uniform is special clothing worn by all the people in a particular group. Police officers and mail carriers wear uniforms when they are working. Athletes wear uniforms during games.
Talk About It:
Describe the soccer player’s uniform.
Say It:
Goal
Explain It:
A goal is two posts with a net. In soccer, you kick a ball into the goal to score points.
Talk About It:
During a soccer game, what happens when you kick a ball into the goal?