The Best Super Bowl Teaching Lessons and Activities can be a great way to engage students who are already excited about the big game and also teach students who are less familiar with all the hoopla. It can also be an opportunity to delve into other topics.
The Super Bowl will begin on Sunday, February 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and will pit the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. The highly anticipated halftime show will feature music superstar Rihanna.
Here are the best Super Bowl lessons and teaching activities.
Learn more about historic Super Bowl ads
The Super Bowl is much more than the action on the field and has traditionally been the biggest day in advertising, with many brands using it as a launching point for new ad campaigns. One of the most famous is This classic Apple ad inspired by the novel 1984. Have your students watch it and learn about the history of technology as part of the class discussion.
Play soccer themed games in class
This Teaching Expertise resource is packed with soccer-related activities and games. From building a football-shaped piñata to playing football and football-focused interactive reading games. These games aren’t specifically Super Bowl-centric, so they can be enjoyed even in the off-season, as those of us Jets fans wonder if this is the year our luck changes. (Spoiler alert: it’s not!)
teacher’s corner (opens in a new tab)
From football-themed scavenger hunts to sports-related fitness exercises to Monday morning workouts based on Super Bowl commercials, the various resources here will allow teachers to choose from a variety of classroom activities. Related to the Super Bowl.
world of education (opens in a new tab)
An excellent resource for teachers looking for pre-designed class exercises. From a geography lesson in which students locate the hometown of every past Super Bowl winner to having students who are already sports fans research the best plays in past Super Bowls, there are plenty of different exercises and resources.
Coverage of the first Super Bowl in The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
History and media teachers can make use of this resource, leading up to the Times’ coverage of the first Super Bowl. Students can compare this article to modern coverage of the big game. What are some similarities and differences?
A Beginner’s Guide to NFL Football (opens in a new tab)
Not all of your students will be soccer fans or even familiar with the game. This short NFL-produced video is designed to give those new to the game an overview of the rules. This could be used as an introduction before other soccer related activities.
