The Unbelievable Football activity pack supports the 2026 World Book Day £1/€1.50 book and includes simple prompts and activities to help children explore football, teamwork and creativity. It features Book Chat questions from Coram Beanstalk and hands-on tasks from My Kind of Book. The pack encourages children to think about football moments, team spirit and imagination even before they open the book.
Why it works
This pack helps children talk about football, consider teamwork and explore their own ideas. The activities build reading for fun by linking the book’s stories to real-life experiences and encouraging creativity. Each task is flexible, low-cost and easy to do at home, in school or in a community setting.
How to use it
Print the sheet or share it digitally and choose activities to enjoy together. Children can discuss the Book Chat questions, film a goal at home or make up their own fantastic football story. The Unbelievable Football activity pack works with or without the book and supports creativity, imagination and confidence.
Get started
Download and print the activity pack to explore the prompts and activities together. You can also use these related resources:
- Unbelievable Football: The Most Amazing World Cup Stories You Never Knew book page
- Unbelievable Football: The Most Amazing World Cup Stories You Never Knew Dressing-up ideas
Use of World Book Day resources
These resources are free to use for schools, early years settings, libraries, charities, and community groups celebrating World Book Day. Commercial organisations must have a partnership or licence agreement in place before using World Book Day assets. If you are interested in working with us, please contact partnerships@worldbookday.com.