Engage your students with this Soccer World Cup Close Reading, Writing, and Timeline Bundle, a comprehensive collection of 5th–6th grade Social Studies and ELA activities designed to help students explore the history, growth, and global impact of the Soccer World Cup. This bundle combines reading comprehension, writing tasks, and chronological thinking to create a meaningful, multi-lesson unit centered on one of the world’s most popular sporting events.

Students will read and analyze nonfiction texts about the Soccer World Cup, develop written responses using evidence, and explore key moments and developments through a hands-on timeline activity. The resources are carefully scaffolded to build reading comprehension, critical thinking, historical understanding, and writing skills, while keeping students highly engaged through a real-world, high-interest topic.

This bundle includes activities that help students:

• Understand the origins and purpose of the Soccer World Cup
• Learn about important tournaments, teams, and moments in World Cup history
• Practice close reading and nonfiction comprehension strategies
• Develop written responses using evidence and clear reasoning
• Explore change over time through timeline work
• Strengthen vocabulary, inference, and critical thinking skills
  

All activities are low-prep and classroom-tested, making this bundle ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, independent work, or enrichment. The combination of reading, writing, and timeline activities makes it easy to teach the Soccer World Cup over several lessons or as a complete mini-unit.

Perfect for:

• Soccer World Cup and global sports units
• Cross-curricular ELA and Social Studies instruction
• Close reading and nonfiction text analysis
• Writing and historical thinking skill development
• Engaging, ready-to-use lessons connected to real-world events
  

This Soccer World Cup bundle offers excellent value and ensures consistency across your lessons.

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