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The World Cup

Price: $2.99, format: 7 page PDF, grades: 2,3,4,5

Sporting events bring together athletes from all over the world. We call it "soccer" in the United States, but the rest of the world calls it "football," and it is the most popular sport worldwide. This issue highlights the World Cup competition with over 200 teams battling for victory. This year the event will be held in Africa for the first time. Young readers will learn about the competition and the countries that gather once every four years for this popular event.

In this issue students will:

• learn the history of the World Cup and the surprise discovery of who once stole the cup
• use the newspaper to research stories about competing countries
• practice spelling and editing skills
• use the internet to location information about the World Cup and official mascot
• take a poll and summarize results