Score big with these fun and engaging football-themed learning activities for K-1! From Super Bowl mini books to phonics, math, and sight word games, these hands-on resources make learning exciting. Plus, grab a FREE football sight word game and save big with a discounted bundle!
Are you ready to bring the excitement of football into your K-1 classroom? Whether you’re celebrating the Super Bowl, football season, or just looking for engaging learning activities, these football-themed resources will have your students eager to play and learn!
This collection includes Super Bowl mini books with yearly updates, editable game boards, phonics and math games, and a fun telling time activity—all designed to reinforce key skills in a hands-on way. Plus, there’s a FREE football sight word game and an exclusive bundle that saves you over 50%! Let’s huddle up and explore these exciting football learning activities!
1. Super Bowl Mini Books (with FREE Yearly Updates!)
Kick off Super Bowl season with these engaging Super Bowl Mini Books! Available in three differentiated reading levels, these books are perfect for early readers to explore football vocabulary, traditions, and excitement. Each mini book comes in color and blackline, making them great for small groups, independent reading, or take-home practice. The illustrated word wall helps reinforce key football-related words, and the best part? This resource gets FREE yearly updates as soon as the Super Bowl teams are announced!
2. Editable Football Game Boards Perfect for Super Bowl or Football Season!
Turn any skill practice into a football-themed game with these 5 Editable Football Game Boards! Use them for sight words, CVC words, letter recognition, phonemes, math facts, or any other list you need. The color and blackline options make it easy to print and customize for centers, small groups, or even at-home practice. Just add your own content and watch your students have a blast learning!
3. Football Phonics Game (Onset & Rime Matching)
Get your students blending words with this exciting Football Phonics Game! Students match kicker’s legs (onsets) to footballs (rimes) to form real and nonsense words. With 55 onsets and 80 rimes, this set includes endless possibilities for word building. The football field gameboard adds an extra layer of excitement—students move 10 yards for each real word they create! Also included: recording sheets where students write their words or sort them into real and nonsense word categories. This is a must-have phonics center for emergent readers!
4. Football Addition Game (Facts to 20)
Score a touchdown in math with the Football Addition Game! Students take turns solving addition facts up to 20, moving forward on the football field gameboard with each correct answer. This fun, hands-on game reinforces fact fluency while keeping students engaged and motivated. Perfect for math centers, small group instruction, or early finishers!
5. Football Subtraction Game Facts to 20
Reinforce subtraction skills with the Football Subtraction Game, played just like the addition version! Students solve subtraction facts up to 20 and advance down the football field. This interactive approach to fact fluency ensures students get the practice they need in a fun, competitive way. Use it as a partner game, in small groups, or as an independent activity!
6. Football Telling Time Game – Differentiated Hour, Half Hour, 5 Minute Intervals
Help your students master telling time with this engaging Football Telling Time Game! Students match football players showing digital time to footballs displaying analog clocks. This hands-on approach makes learning to read both digital and analog clocks exciting and interactive. A perfect addition to your math centers or morning work!
7. FREEBIE: Football Sight Word Game (20 Kindergarten Words!)
Who doesn’t love a FREE football game? This Football Sight Word Game includes 20 Kindergarten sight words, making it the perfect grab-and-go literacy center, early finisher activity, or home connection. Your students will love racing to score touchdowns while building fluency with high-frequency words!
You can also find an EDITABLE version in my TPT store.
8. Football Learning Activities Bundle (SAVE Over 50%!)
Want all these amazing football resources at a huge discount? This Football Learning Activities Bundle includes:
With over 50% savings, this bundle gives you everything you need for a football-themed learning experience that covers literacy, phonics, math, and fluency skills. Whether you’re celebrating the Super Bowl or just adding a little football fun to your lessons, this bundle is the ultimate touchdown!
Bringing football fun into the classroom has never been easier! Whether you’re looking for literacy games, phonics practice, math activities, or Super Bowl-themed books, these resources will have your students engaged and excited to learn. Don’t forget to grab the FREE Football Sight Word Game and check out the money-saving bundle for the best deal!
Which football activity are you most excited to try? Let me know in the comments!
