Curated OER
Extraordinary Compilations
Young scholars discuss and record why people have various types of collections. They interpret the class collection of information then use details about the Morgan Dollar to understand what collection characteristics it may have.
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Leaves
Students explore, observe, and collect leaves from outside. They make journal entries, discuss the differences and common features of leaves and what function leaves serve. They will discuss the plant and tree leaves. Students draw...
Curated OER
In-Line Inertia
Students practice calculating the moment of inertia when discussing a skater and the position in which it is best to spin. After class discussion, students practice calculating inertia on their own.
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The B Beat
Students recognize letter b in print and respective phoneme /b/ in spoken words, such as tongue twisters. Students then listen for phoneme in spoken words, and practice writing letter b.
Curated OER
Sammy the Slimy Snake
Students engage in a emergent literacy lesson with the intention of improving reading comprehension. The goals of the lesson include recognizing both upper and lower case S, to create an awareness of the mouth movement and the phoneme...
Curated OER
Astronomy 1 Quiz- Online Interactive
In this space science instructional activity, students complete 5 multiple choice questions pertaining to the planets and other space bodies. This is an online interactive quiz. Prior knowledge is assumed.
Curated OER
Sport Dictation
In this sport dictation worksheet, students take dictation concerning various sports terms and their definitions.
Other
The Official Web Site of Usa Baseball
Official site for USA Baseball including the Olympic team. It offers a variety of information and links to other information resources.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Baseball Math
Learn more about baseball and math when you check out this resource. It provides a lesson plan for upper elementary to middle school students where they will use their skills in percentages, decimals and combinations.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My First Baseball Game With Q & a Key [Pdf]
"My First Baseball Game" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his sister going to their first baseball game and learning what it means to be Chicago Cubs fans. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Baseball Abc by Mc Loughlin Bros., Inc.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baseball ABC by McLoughlin Bros., Inc. (c1885), a picture book of a baseball rhyme including each letter of the alphabet.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career as a Hall of Fame major league baseball player for the St.Louis Cardinals.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Healthy Me: Championship Game
A picture book about the final championship baseball game of the season. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
Black Past
Black Past: Roberto (Walker) Clemente
This brief encyclopedia entry gives an overview of Roberto Clemente's outstanding career in baseball as well as his humanitarian efforts in Latin America.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner
This is the text of the short story "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner, a story about an ace baseball player nicknamed "Alibi Ike" due to his making up excuses. After falling in love with the beautiful sister-in-law of the team manager, he is...
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Sports and Recreation: Willie Mays
Illustrated biographical profile of Alabama native Willie Mays, baseball Hall of Famer.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Hank Aaron
Major League Baseball's all-time leading career home run hitter, Hank Aaron is a baseball legend. Use this resource to learn about his career as a great hitter and role model.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Bats in Sports: [Pdf]
This article discusses the uses, shapes, and materials to make bats used in sports including baseball, cricket, and table tennis. FYI for Kids: volume 3, issue 3. PDF.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
Starfall
Starfall: The Big Hit (Short I Listening Practice)
English language learners and beginning readers can practice listening to and pronouncing the short I sound in this read-aloud story about a baseball-playing tin man. Great graphics, unlimited repetition, and learner controlled.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Hail
"Imagine a baseball dropped from an airplane flying at 30,000 feet; imagine that baseball reaching speeds of 120 MPH as it falls to the ground; and imagine you're under it!" How does hail form? How big can it get? Read more here about...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Play Ball
Make a table to figure out if a baseball valued at $3000 in 1927 is worth more than a baseball valued at $3 million in 1999. Which is a better investment?
Read Works
Read Works: A Museum of Their Own
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Negro League baseball and how it came to be. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Season Fitness
Students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country skiing, students learn about the...