My First Soccer Game

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Simple text and photographs help young readers learn all about playing soccer in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read.

It’s the first day of soccer practice, and it’s going to be great! In this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, beginning readers will learn that soccer players wear cleats, do warm ups, and try to kick the ball into the goal. Score! The best part about soccer is being on a team and making new friends. Young readers getting ready to hit the field will love seeing photographs of kids their age playing soccer in this adorable introduction to the sport!

Includes a special section of step-by-step instructions for basic soccer moves—to be done with a parent or guardian’s supervision!

Genres: Sports, Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books, How To

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2011

About the author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and pursued her interest in dance, becoming a professional dancer and dance instructor. Though Capucilli had written stories, poems, and even puppet shows as a child, she didn't consider a career as a writer until after her own two children were born. To this day she sees herself as both a dancer and a writer, and the two professions complement each other nicely: dancing is, in her words, “telling stories in another way,” and readers of her children's books can attest to the rhythm of her language. Since 1994, she has written more than 15 books for children, and her work has been translated into French, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Greek, and Bulgarian.

Capucilli lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and children. They have a chocolate Labrador retriever named Huckleberry, who likes to watch the author at work.

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kids usually start to learn a sport around the ages 2-4 and this book is a good learn tool for a nervous child about to start their first game. This book explains what all happens during a game and shows the child how to do some stretches and to work together as a team. It also has lift up pages that goes on to explain to a child what is happening during the step being described. If you are a coach you may read this to your team to get them interested into what to expect, show them some of the rules of the game, and how team work works. Only kids who are interested in soccer would probably pick this book up and it is a tough read for children ages 2-4, but would be good for a parent to sit down with the child and teach them about the sport.

[Kathy (Kindle-aholic) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kiddo loved this book. Starts with a bit about a first game, also has some stretches, a bit of the rules, fun stuff

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5-year-old read this out loud...She plays Soccer so it was a great connection to the sport. Afterward, she said, "I want to play Soccer" but it is not quite time yet.

[Children's Literature Project · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grade Level Equivalent: Pre-K through Kindergarten

Summary: This book tells the story of all the various parts of a child's first soccer game from the uniform to the rules of the game. It is broken down into an easy to read format that will allow emergent readers to understand the sport.

Lesson Integration: This book can be used to teach students about the game of soccer. After learning about the different components to the sport, the students can be divided into teams and play an informal game. This could also be used to integrate physical education into the general classroom.

[Dee]

This book will be a great mentor text for primary students to write their own how to texts.
- Divide topic into parts
- Things you need
- Compare actions
- Use expert words & bold print
- Make your pictures teach
- Tips - tell readers what Not to Do
- Diagram Page
- Give advice
- End with a purpose

[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

like 10 stars. and hope wants to play soccer. yes.