Well, the 2011 rugby World Cup has started and I, for one, am
pretty excited about it. Maybe it’s because I’m Welsh but I’m
pretty sure others feel the same so I thought I’d share some
resources and ideas you could use with your class. And I’m going
to start with those super people at Purple Mash who are yet
again ‘on the ball’ (excuse the pun) when it comes to current
and relevant content to use in the classroom. There are a few
resources to choose from here, including a great template for
writing a match report , and all of the activities include
fantastic themed clip art in addition to word banks or writing
prompts. There are also other resources that would fit into this
theme. There’s a Welsh Celebrity Profile writing frame which
includes rugby themed clip art (great for writing about Shane
Williams or your favourite Welsh player) and a Sports Star
Profile (no rugby themed clip art but you could use the drawing
tools). There’s a writing frame for describing the rules of a
sport (rugby clip art included) a