The Beautiful Game

Part One

Take a quick look at part of today’s ‘Mystery Document’- how much can you spot in just 10 seconds?

Part Two

Look at the whole document closely. What more can we find out about this football match? Can you spot a date? Gather evidence and use it to work out what type of document this is.

Part Three

Study our extra document carefully. What can it tell us about where this match was played?

Part Four

Additional Document to Investigate

• KV2/3038/18

Further Activities

Creative writing

Use our documents about football at Ruhleben Camp as inspiration for your own piece of creative writing. This could be a story, a diary entry from the point of view of a player, a poem or even your very own piece of football commentary, describing what the game was like.

Design a football cartoon

Look at these pieces of art from our collection inspired by different football teams and their mascots:

• COPY 1/349 (192)- Aston Villa FC cartoon
• COPY 1/349 (182)- Newcastle United cartoon

Do you have a favourite team? Why not have a go at creating your very own cartoon to represent your team.