Lessons from Africa 19: How to Make a Recycled Plastic Football

Lessons for Africa 19: How to Make a Recycled Plastic Football

About This Primary Resource

Plastic footballs are very popular in Africa because you can make them out of almost anything, as long as you have a plastic bag. This resource shows you how to make your very own recycled football with you class and has a variety of photographs that show how they are typically used in Africa, as well as a list of activity ideas for you to try at school or at home.

This resource has been kindly shared with us by Lessons from Africa, which is the education programme run by the charity Send a Cow. For 25 years Send a Cow have been helping thousands of African families and orphans grow enough food to eat, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last.

If you would like to find out more about Send a Cow, or make a donation to the charity, then please have a look at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk. Lessons from Africa also offer hundreds more resources suitable for Key Stage 2-4, find them all at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk/lessonsfromafrica.