Football: EYFS/Early Years activities, Displays and ideas

⚽ Get ready to kick off an amazing learning experience with our fantastic 'Football' resources! Whether your little ones are aspiring strikers or just love the game, we have everything to score big on fun. Throw an ultimate football celebration with our Football Party Pack, design dream jerseys with 'Design a Football Kit' activities, and master numbers with Football Numbers 0-20, Counting & Number Match Puzzles, and engaging Counting Playdough Mats. Boost early literacy with Football Alphabet Cards and Phase 3 High Frequency Word resources, including our helpful Word Mat and Bookmarks. You'll also find fun activities like Football Dice Game, 'Count and Colour' sheets, and colourful Football Shirts Colour Match Puzzles. Explore our wider PE/Sports Skills and Kids Olympics/Sports Day resources, and keep an eye on our Special Dates for events like UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 to inspire even more football fever! Goal! 🥅

Please scroll down to browse our Football themed activity ideas, printable educational materials, planning inspiration, display resources, classroom & setting management tools and much more! If you’re looking for Preschool, Nursery, Childminder, Reception, SEND or Home Education resources for 0-7 year olds, you’ve come to the right place! Our interactive and engaging EYFS and KS1 learning resources are lovingly made (including original hand drawn images) by early years teaching and learning experts; a husband and wife team. We hope it helps! 😊

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  • Free Sample Resources

  • Core ‘Football’ resources

  • Related resources:

    • General PE/Sports Skills

    • Kids Olympics/Sports Day

  • Related topics

  • Related special dates - UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 (Scroll down to find out more)


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‘Football’ core resources

 

Football themed Phase 3 High Frequency Words

 

General PE/Sports Skills

 

Kids Olympics/Sports Day

 

RELATED RESOURCES/TOPICS

 

Related Special Dates

UEFA Women’s Euro 2025

The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's European Championship, a premier international football tournament organised by UEFA for women's national teams across Europe. Scheduled from 2nd to 27th July 2025, the tournament will be hosted by Switzerland for the first time.

📍 Host Nation and Venues

Switzerland will stage the competition across eight cities, each featuring one stadium:

  • Basel – St. Jakob-Park (opening match and final)

  • Zurich – Letzigrund Stadium

  • Geneva – Stade de Genève

  • Bern – Stadion Wankdorf

  • Lucerne – Swissporarena

  • St. Gallen – Kybunpark

  • Sion – Stade de Tourbillon

  • Thun – Stockhorn Arena

⚽ Tournament Format

The tournament features 16 teams, divided into four groups (A–D) of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages, comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.

🏆 Defending Champions and Notable Teams

England enters the tournament as the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2022. The competition will also feature other prominent teams such as France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden, promising a highly competitive tournament.

⚙️ Innovations and Mascot

  • Match Ball: The official match ball, named KONEKTIS, incorporates Connected Ball Technology to enhance VAR accuracy.

  • Mascot: The tournament's mascot is Maddli, a Saint Bernard puppy named after Swiss football pioneer Madeleine Boll.

For more information and updates, visit the official UEFA Women's Euro 2025 website: uefa.com/womenseuro

 

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