Pelé Unit Study

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Subjects: Reading, History, Geography, Copy Work, Multiplication

Thank you for downloading our Pelé Unit Study! It was created to be used with the books: Magic Tree House Soccer on Sunday and/or Who Is Pelé?. It is noted below which pages work best with each book. You may incorporate other books about Pelé and soccer, as well. Here is what is included in the study:

Pages 3-9: Biography of Pelé : Notetaking sheets with answer key. (Use with Who Is Pelé?.) Pages 10-11: Soccer: Notetaking sheets with answer key. (Use with Who Is Pelé?.) Pages 12-13: Facts about the 1970 World Cup: Notetaking sheets with answer key. (Use with either book, but especially MTH.) Pages 14-17: Facts about Mexico: Notetaking sheets with answer key. (Only the MTH book contains this information.) Pages 18-22: Quotes of Pelé : Copy work sheets of some of Pelé’s famous quotes. Pages 23-25: Timeline: Students may write on the timeline or cut and glue events provided. Events are provided with and without the year to provide options for a variety of ages. Pages 26-28: Pelé’s Travels: A following direction activity to become more familiar with a map of the world. Page 29: Compare and Contrast: Soccer with another sport.. Pages 30-32: Country Flags: Color one or more flags for the 1970 World Cup Final. Page 33-40: Multiplication Games: Using pennies or bingo chips and a set of two dice to play.

Also refer to our post Pelé FREE Unit You May Study for: 1. Interview with Pelé and videos of the Also Like: 1970 World Cup. 2. Video to teach you some simple soccer skills. 3. Videos about Mexico City and Brazil.

Birth (date and place): ______

Birth name and who was he named after? ______

Nickname: ______

Known For: ______

Family: ______

Jobs he had as a child: 1. ______2. ______3. ______

What did he do for fun as a child? ______

Name: ______

Pelé’s first professional soccer team: ______

School: ______

Playing on the Santos FC team: ______

Name: ______

What did Pelé have to do when he turned 18? ______

List some places he traveled and what he did there: ______

Pelé’s wife and children: ______

Name: ______

What did Pelé decide to do after the 1970 World Cup? ______

What are some projects Pelé worked on near the end of his career and afterward? ______

Tell about Pelé’s playing in the US: ______

Name: ______

Birth (date and place): October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil. Birth name and who was he named after? Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He was named after Thomas Edison as his village had gotten electricity shortly before his birth. Nickname: Pelé

Known For: He was a great soccer player who helped his native country, Brazil, win its first World Cup championship when he was only 17. Family: Father: João Ramos, nickname: Dondinho. He was a soccer player, too. Mother: Celeste. Younger brother, Jair, and younger sister, Maria Lúcia. The family did not have much money as soccer players were not paid very well. Jobs he had as a child: 1. A shoeshine boy at the railroad station. 2. Worked at the soccer stadium. 3. Helped his dad clean at the health clinic. What did he do for fun as a child? Played soccer with other boys with a sock ball. Most of them did not have shoes. Pelé’s first soccer team: Started when he was 10. The first name was the September 7. They saved stickers to get a soccer ball, but they had no shoes. They changed their names to the Shoeless Ones. Some of the dads bought the team shoes so they could enter a tournament so then they were called Amériquinha. They won the tournament.

Pelé’s first professional soccer team: Pele was invited to play on the Bauru junior team for a little bit of pay. The team had a great coach, Waldemar de Brito. School: He started school late since his parents did not have much money. He had trouble focusing and had to repeat a grade, but finally finished elementary school as a teenager. Playing on the Santos FC team: Pele and his coach moved to the Santos FC team when Pele was about 14. He had to live in a dormitory with other players and the other players were older and bigger than him. It took a year of hard work before he was able to play in an official league game. By age 17, he had become a key player of the team. Pelé’s first time on the Brazil national team: In 1958, Pele made the Brazilian national team when he was 17 and traveled to Sweden to play in the World Cup. Brazil won the final game against Sweden and took home the World Cup. What did Pelé have to do when he turned 18? Serve in the army for one year. He played for the army soccer team in addition to the Santos and Brazilian teams. List some places he traveled and what he did there: All over South and Central America. Met the Pope in Italy. Rode a camel in Egypt. Africa: people stopped a war they were having in Nigeria long enough to watch him play.

Pelé’s wife and children: He married Rosemeri in 1966 and they had a girl and a boy.

What other World Cups did Pelé play in? 1962: Brazil won, but he was injured and couldn’t play in many of the games. 1966: Brazil was knocked out early and the other players purposely kicked Pele in the legs, which left him frustrated. 1970: Brazil won in Mexico City against Italy.

What did Pelé decide to do after the 1970 World Cup? He finished high school and went on to college, earning a degree in physical education.

What are some projects Pelé worked on near the end of his career and afterward? Improving the pay of the players, teaching soccer clinics to children.

Tell about Pelé’s playing in the US: In 1975, Pele was asked to join the NY Cosmos to help a new soccer league develop in the United States. He played for two seasons and was able to increase the popularity of soccer in the US>

What is a hat trick? ______

How many players does each team have? ______

What are the different positions the players play? ______

What are some of the rules of the game? ______

Name: ______

How do you score points in soccer? By kicking or heading the ball into the goal. Each time you score it is worth one point.

What is a hat trick? When one player scores 3 goals in a game.

How many players does each team have? 11

What are the different positions the players play? Offense: Forwards who do most of the scoring. Midfielders: play offense and defense. Defenders: Fullbacks, sweepers and center backs. Try to keep the ball out of their end. Goalkeeper: The only player allowed to use his hands.

What are some of the rules of the game? Answers here will vary, depending on how much research you want to do. 1) A match has 2 45 minute halves with a 15 minute halftime in between. 2) You can not touch the ball with your hand unless you are the goalkeeper. 3) A player does a throw in when the ball has passed out of the field through the sidelines. 4) A corner kick or goal kick is taken when the ball has passed out of the field through the end zone. If the offense kicks it out, it is a goal kick. If the defense kicks it out, it is a corner kick. 5) If a referee calls a foul (too aggressive play) or a handball then there will be a direct or indirect kick.

How many teams compete? ______

Name some of the teams that played in the World Cup in 1970: ______

Which two teams competed in the final? ______

Where was the 1970 World Cup played? ______

Where was the final game held? ______

How many people did the stadium hold? ______

How many watched on TV? ______

Name some players on Brazil’s team: ______Who won the 1970 World Cup? ______Name: ______

How many teams compete? Now: 32, 1970: 16

Name some of the teams that played in the World Cup in 1970: Brazil, Italy, Czechoslovakia, England, Peru, Romania, and Uruguay were mentioned in the books.

Which two teams competed in the final? Brazil and Italy

Where was the 1970 World Cup played? Mexico City, Mexico

Where was the final game held? Aztec Stadium

How many people did the stadium hold? 100,000

How many watched on TV? 1 billion (1,000,000,000)

Name some players on Brazil’s team: Pele and Carlos Alberto were mentioned in the book.

Who won the 1970 World Cup? Brazil, 4-1

Name: ______

What language is spoken in Mexico? ______

Color in Mexico and put a star where Mexico City is:

What are some types of handicrafts one might buy there? ______

What type of money is used in Mexico? ______

Name: ______

Research El Ángel: ______Picture Credit: Artotem Credit: Picture ______

What are some foods you would find in Mexico? ______

Other notes about Mexico: ______Name: ______

What is the capital of Mexico? Mexico City

What language is spoken in Mexico? Spanish

Color in Mexico and put a star where Mexico City is:

What are some types of handicrafts one might buy there? Ponchos, beaded bags, baskets made with palm leaves, jewelry made with silver and sometimes turquoise, animals carved from wood.

What type of money is used in Mexico? The peso, which is equal to about a nickel in US money.

Name: ______

Research El Ángel: The Angel of Independence was built in 1910. It was to mark 100 years since the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. Mexico fought against Spain for its independence. Heroes from the war are buried under the base of the monument. Picture Credit: Artotem Credit: Picture

What are some foods you would find in Mexico? Tacos, meat, black beans, yellow rice.

Other notes about Mexico: Include any other interesting facts you learned in the book or may have researched.

Name: ______

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©2019 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Events for the Timeline 1940 Pelé was born. Pelé was born. 1944 Family moved to Bauru. Family moved to Bauru. 1955 Won championship as part of Bauru junior Won championship as part of Bauru team. junior team. 1955 Joined Santos FC. Joined Santos FC. 1957 Played first game as part of Santos FC. Played first game as part of Santos FC. 1958 Made the Brazilian National Team. Made the Brazilian National Team. 1958 Played in and won the World Cup in Played in and won the World Cup in Sweden. Sweden. 1958 Joined the army for one year. Joined the army for one year. 1966 Married Rosemeri Cholbi. Married Rosemeri Cholbi. 1967 First child, Kelly Cristina was born. First child, Kelly Cristina was born. 1969 Scored 1000th goal! Scored 1000th goal! 1970 Became first player to win 3 World Cups. Became first player to win 3 World Cups. 1974 Retired from Santos FC. Retired from Santos FC. 1975 Played for NY Cosmos in the United Played for NY Cosmos in the United States. States. 1977 Retired from professional soccer. Retired from professional soccer. 1995 Became Brazil’s Minister of Sport. Became Brazil’s Minister of Sport. 2000 FIFA named him one of two players of the FIFA named him one of two players century. of the century.

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Nigeria

Brazil .Três Corações

1. First, draw a blue star where you live. 2. Pelé was born in Três Corações in Brazil. Color Brazil orange and circle where he was born in red. 3. The family then moved to Bauru to the west. Draw a short red arrow pointing from Três Corações to the west. 4. Then Pelé was invited to play on a soccer team in São Paulo to the southeast of Bauru. Draw a short, red arrow from the tip of your last arrow southeast toward the ocean. 5. In 1958, Pelé made the Brazilian national team and flew to Sweden for the World Cup. Draw a simple plane over the Atlantic Ocean and color Sweden blue. 6. After they won World Cup, Pelé’s Santos FC team started traveling around the world to play games. He played in Italy, where he was able to meet the pope. Color Italy red. 7. They also traveled to Egypt where Pelé rode a camel. Color Egypt yellow. 8. A few years later, he traveled to the United States where soccer was not very popular. Draw red and blue stripes over the United States. 9. He also traveled to Nigeria in Africa where the people stopped fighting a war for a few days to watch him play. Color Nigeria green. 10. Pelé played in his final World Cup in 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico. Color Mexico brown. 11. The last team Pelé played for was in New York. Underline the words New York in purple.

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Map and flags: Soccer Pictures: Compare and Contrast Sports Compare soccer to your favorite sport. Think about how the game is played and the rules of the game. Put characteristics you only find in soccer on the left side and characteristics you only find in the sport you picked on the right side. Characteristics that are similar between both sports can go in the middle.

Soccer ______

©2019 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Fans often wave flags of their favorite team’s country at the World Cup. Color the Brazilian flag below and then attach it to a narrow wooden dowel or a pencil so you can wave it.

©2019 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Fans often wave flags of their favorite team’s country at the World Cup. Color the Italian flag below and then attach it to a narrow wooden dowel or a pencil so you can wave it.

©2019 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Fans sometimes wave flags of the host country at the World Cup. Color the Mexican flag below and then attach it to a narrow wooden dowel or a pencil so you can wave it.

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21 24 27 3 x ___ = ___ Roll TWO dice, multiply by 3 and mark the answer.

16 28 48 8

40 20 40 12

28 24 32 28 36

32 40 20 44

18 48 54

30 24 66

36 60

42 12 72

6 x ___ = ___ Roll TWO dice, multiply by 6 and mark the answer.

49 84 42 21

70 49 56 28

77 35 28 63

42 63 35 14

88 24 32 80 40 72 48 64 48 72

56 16 24 8 x ___ = ___ Roll TWO dice, multiply by 8 and mark the answer.

18 36 108 81

45 90 63 45

28 36 72 81 54

90 99 27 90

33 121 13 2

99 22 66

77 110

88 55 99

11 x ___ = ___ Roll TWO dice, multiply by 11 and mark the answer.

132 24 72 60

120 84 96 144

84 72 60 108

42 48 120 36

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