Fit for the Game Level 9-11

In Fit for the Game, a young girl shares her passion for playing soccer and describes how exercise helps her prepare, perform, and have fun. This accessible first-person text provides a positive message about staying active and keeping fit, reinforcing the broader concept that exercise supports a healthy lifestyle. Rich photographs and sports-specific vocabulary, such as midfielder, defender, and position, help expand students' language for physical activity. The text is enhanced by diagrams, glossaries, and time-based references, promoting both subject engagement and literacy development. Aligned with the anchor text Taking Care of Yourself, this book encourages children to explore their own experiences with exercise while building fluency and comprehension through features like labelled photos, boldface terms, and a variety of initial consonant blends.

Educational Benefits

• Develops content knowledge around sports and physical health.
• Introduces topic-specific vocabulary with visual supports.
• Builds fluency with high-frequency blends and content-linked language.
• Encourages text-feature analysis with diagrams and glossaries.

Classroom Ideas

• Design a simple weekly exercise timetable as a class project.
• Compare different sports and their health benefits in small groups.
• Write a personal narrative about preparing for a sport or activity.
• Use labelled photos to teach sentence construction and vocabulary.

Safety & Information

• Suitable for ages 6-7.
• Book size: 210mm x 200mm.
• Non-toxic ink and safe binding - suitable for classroom use.