If you have sports fans in your class, the Super Bowl will likely take over your classroom chatter this February. Why not use that energy for learning?
With Formative’s ready-to-go Super Bowl classroom activities, you can turn the excitement of game week into meaningful practice across ELA, math, and STEM with no extra prep required.
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Super Bowl ads are one of the most memorable parts of the event. They’re a perfect way to introduce persuasive techniques, emotional appeals, and rhetorical strategies to your ELA classes.
Use Formative’s Super Bowl Commercial Rhetorical Analysis activity to ask students to identify ethos, pathos, logos, and audience impact from this year’s ads. They can write or discuss their observations, and the real-time response view lets you assess their understanding instantly.
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Real-world math problems are more engaging than unrealistic ones. Tie scoring, yardage, and game strategy to your algebra problems to capitalize on students’ excitement for the big game.
With our Super Bowl Algebra Challenge, students practice variables, functions, and problem-solving to reinforce expressions and equations in a fun format.
Because the NFL uses Roman numerals in the names of every Super Bowl, this event can be a natural time to teach this number system. With our Super Bowl Roman Numerals practice set, students can convert and practice Roman numerals connected to the Super Bowl naming system.
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Athletes test the limits of human ability. This can spark discussion about genetics, training, biomechanics, and how the environment affects our bodies.
With our Can Genes Predict Athletic Performance activity, students can practice scientific reasoning while making sense of real-world phenomena. They’ll engage with a paired Newsela STEM article and answer interactive questions about genetics and athleticism.
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Trivia taps into students’ natural interest in fun facts, predictions, and competition. It’s an easy win for end-of-lesson reviews, warm-ups, or stations.
Our Super Bowl Trivia Quiz is an in-class challenge that you can use just for fun! Project the live responses onto the board to turn it into a whole-class game.
Identifying NFL team logos may not seem academic, but it can be a fun way to strengthen background knowledge and recall. When students can connect a logo to a team name, they’re practicing pattern recognition and building context that supports comprehension
Our NFL Teams practice set is a flashcard-style activity that shows a team logo on the front and reveals the team name on the back. Students can guess the team and check their accuracy in a quick, engaging format.
Formative makes it simple to transform Super Bowl excitement into meaningful learning. With ready-to-assign activities and real-time insights, you can reinforce core skills without creating new lessons from scratch.
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