Some literacy activities for the 2026 Football World Cup. Aimed at Key stage two students, the reluctant readers in older years and the more able in younger years.

Ideal literacy resources for end-of-term activities, lesson starters, tutor time etc.

Crossword - two versions (differentiated)

• one with wordbank clues, one without clues

Capital cities wordsearch

• Solve the clues and then find the capital cities in the wordsearch

Criss-cross - two versions (differentiated)

• main version and easier version

Alphabetical order

• sort the 48 WC teams into alphabetical order

Research template and sample answers

• research some of the teams and complete the template