Sports Theme Unit

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Sports
Theme Unit

Critical Thinking
     Basketball: How many points did each person score?
     Track team: distance traveled
     Track team: time to finish
     Gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded
     Competitor, country, event
     Number of gold medals won (algebra)
     Points scored in a basketball game (algebra)
     Bobsled competition

Analogies

Sports Analogies

What would YOU do?
     Be a Sport! (Grades 3-6)
     Will Sue Get A Spare or Strike Out? (Grades 3-6)
     The Bicycle Rodeo (Grades 3-6)
     Plan Ahead, Don't Gamble With Your Future (Grades 3-6)
     To Play or Not to Play (Grades 3-6)
     The Poor Sport (Grades 4-6)
     Team Challenge (Grades 6-8)

Make a Daily Sports Activity Lesson Plan Book

Daily Sports Activity Lesson Plan Book

Ponder the Picture

Ponder the Picture: Soccer Game

Finish the Story
     Hockey Practice (Grades 2-3)
     The Baseball Glove (Grades 2-3)
     The Big Race (Grades 2-4)
     A Sport Unlike Any Other (Grades 2-4)
     Win or Lose? (Grades 3-6)
     To Skate or Not to Skate (Grades 3-6)
     The Barrel Racer (Grades 4-5)
     Tryouts (Grades 6-8)

Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Hank Aaron (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Safe Snowmobiling (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Skiing (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Curling (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Freestyle Skiing (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Freestyle Skiing - Aerials (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Freestyle Skiing - Moguls (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Freestyle Skiing - Ski Cross (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Biathlon (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Figure Skating (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Fast Cars and a Famous Track (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-7 Readability)
     Cross-Country Skiing (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Short Readers
    Sporting Events
     Ice Hockey (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Nordic Combined (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Ready, Set, Skate! Olympic Speed Skating (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Short Track Speed Skating (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Ski Jumping (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Snowboarding (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Grab, Run, Slide, the Skeleton Is Quite a Ride! (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Bobsledding or Bobsleigh (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Luge (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Alpine Skiing (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Unbelievable Sport of Toe Wrestling (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     SCUBA (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)

    Athlete Biographies
     Aliona Savchenko (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Clara Hughes (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Kim Yu-na (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Aksel Lund Svindal: Alpine All-Star (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Picabo Street, the Downhill Dynamo (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Lindsey Vonn: Queen of the Mountain (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)
     Roberto Luongo (Short Reader; Grades 5-8 Readability)
     Hayley Wickenheiser: Commander of the Ice (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
     Davey Barr, Ski Cross (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
     Billy Demong: Skier with an Odd Tattoo (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)
     Shani Davis, Around the World on Two Blades (Short Reader; Grades 7-9 Readability)

    Miscellaneous
     Baseball Cards (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     What Is an Athletic Trainer? (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Spanish
     Autos veloces y una pista famosa (grades 3-7)
     SCUBA (grades 5-8)

Compare and Contrast

Winter Activity Traits: Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between ice skating and snow skiing. (Grades 1-3)

Sport Traits: Compares two ancient water sports (Grades 5-6)

Martial Arts Traits: Compares three martial arts forms (Grades 5-6)

Figure Skater Traits: Compares two world class figure skaters (Grades 5-6)

Glyphs

Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Take Me for a Jump! (Grades 1-3)
     What a Ride! Cisco Competes in Three-Day Eventing (Grades 1-3)
     Bobby's Bowling Team (Grades 2-3)
     Garon Gets Golf Lessons (Grades 2-3)
     Dancing Dressage Horses (Grades 2-4)
     Tiger Underdogs! (Grades 3-4)
     The Rules of the Game (Grades 3-5)
     The Baseball Game (Grades 3-5)
     The Best Dog (Grades 4-6)
     Skijoring Racers (Grades 4-6)
     Andrea's Fins (Grades 5-8)

Non-Fiction
     Sticks and Swords: The Art and Sport of Fencing (Grades 1-3)
     Making a Big Splash with Water Polo! (Grades 1-3)
     Ping Pong Goes the Ball! (Grades 1-3)
     Shooting Skeets! (Grades 1-3)
     A Sport with a Funny Name! Curling (Grades 2-3)
     A Wild Ride: Equestrian Vaulting (Grades 2-3)
     The Best Sport (Grades 2-4)
     Sports Balls (Grades 3-4)
     Let's Play a Ballgame! (Grades 3-5)
     Checkmate (Grades 3-5)
     Bowling (Grades 4-5)
     Rock Climbing (Grades 4-6)
     Skateboarding (Grades 4-6)
     Skydiving (Grades 4-6)
     It Started With a Peach Basket (Grades 4-6)
     From One Ol' Cat to Baseball (Grades 4-6)
     "Fore" - The History of Golf (Grades 4-6)
     Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Grades 4-6)
     Rowing (Grades 4-6)
     Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main (Grades 4-6)
     A Not So Smooth Run (Grades 4-6)
     Field Hockey (Grades 4-6)
     A Sport That Bowled 'Em Over (Grades 4-6)
     En Garde! (Grades 4-6)
     How Can You Play Polo in the Water? (Grades 4-6)
     The First Truly American Sport (Grades 4-6)
     Tennis Anyone? (Grades 4-6)
     Close Only Counts in Horseshoes (Grades 4-6)
     Taking Aim at Skeet (Grades 4-6)
     Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking (Grades 4-6)
     Surfing (Grades 4-6)
     Sumo Wrestling (Grades 4-6)
     Throwing Sports - Javelin, Discus, Hammer, and Shot Put (Grades 4-6)
     Mountain Biking and Unicycling (Grades 4-6)
     Elephant Polo (Grades 4-6)
     Cave Diving (Grades 4-6)
     Snowboarding (Grades 4-6)
     Paintball (Grades 4-6)
     Dog Sledding (Grades 4-6)
     Snowbiking (Grades 4-6)
     Jumping, Leaping Horses! (Grades 4-6)
     Gentle Judo (Grades 4-6)
     Taekwondo (Grades 4-6)
     On Guard! The Sport of Fencing (Grades 4-6)
     A Sport with an Unusual Name! Curling (Grades 4-6)
     A Sport that Sounds Fun - Ping Pong! (Grades 4-6)
     The Ride of a Lifetime: Equestrian Vaulting (Grades 4-6)
     Skeet Shooting (Grades 4-6)
     The Art and Sport of Dressage Horseback Riding (Grades 4-7)
     Equestrian Superheroes! Three-Day Eventing (Grades 4-7)
     Who Kicked the First Soccer Ball? (Grades 5-7)
     It's Fourth and Goal - The History of Football (Grades 5-7)
     The History of Curling (Grades 5-7)
     Softball Finds a Place of Its Own (Grades 5-7)
     Skiing the Slopes (Grades 5-7)
     Watch the Birdie (Grades 5-7)
     Icing on the Cake! (Grades 5-7)
     Sidewalk Surfing (Grades 5-7)
     Man Imitates Birds (Grades 5-7)
     What Is Cricket? (Grades 5-7)
     What Is Paddle Rackets? (Grades 5-7)
     Not One, Not Two, But the Triathlon (Grades 5-7)
     The Fast and Fearless Life of a Jockey (Grades 5-7)
     Flying Disc Fun (Grades 6-7)
     Futsal (Grades 6-8)
     Gymnastics (Grades 6-8)
     Is It Mintonette or Volleyball? (Grades 6-8)
     Is It Table Tennis or Ping Pong? (Grades 6-8)
     From the Swimming Hole to Swimming for Medals (Grades 6-8)
     Wrestling Takes a Hold (Grades 6-8)
     Karate (Grades 6-8)
     Making a Sport of Running and Throwing (Grades 6-8)
     A Short History on Marathon (Grades 6-8)
     Water Skis (Grades 6-8)
     The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports: The Kentucky Derby (Grades 7-9)

Baseball
     The Baseball Game (Grades 3-5)
     Jackie Robinson (Grades 4-6)
     Roberto Clemente (Grades 4-6)
     Sammy Sosa (Grades 4-6)
     Take Me Out to the Ballgame - The World Series (Grades 5-7)
     Hank Aaron (Grades 6-7)
     Yankee Numbers (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Babe Ruth (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     The "Hammer" (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Batter Up! (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Ramon = Nomar (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     "The Georgia Peach" (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Part 1 (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Part 2 (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Part 3 (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Baseball Hall of Fame (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)

Basketball
     "Larry Bird Ball" (Hi/Lo grades 2-3)
     Is It Real? (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)

Nascar
     Racing Day! (Grades 4-5)
     Richard Petty, The King of Nascar (Grades 4-6)
     Jeff Gordon (Grades 4-6)
     Louise Smith: The First Lady of Stock Car Racing (Grades 4-6)
     Jimmie Johnson (Grades 6-7)
     Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Grades 6-8)
     Chad Knaus, Crew Chief (Grades 6-8)
     Start Your Engine (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     It's the Pits! (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)

Extreme Sports
     Bungee Jumping (Grades 4-6)
     Extreme Skiing (Grades 4-6)
     Ice Climbing (Grades 4-6)
     Snowkiting and Other Kiting Sports (Grades 4-6)
     Zorbing (Grades 4-6)
     Parabatics - Skydiving with Flair (Grades 4-6)
     Extreme Sand Sculpting (Grades 4-6)
     Extreme Ironing and Other Household Sports (Grades 4-7)

Biographies
     Hank Aaron (Grades 6-7)
     Hank Aaron (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Lance Armstrong (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Lanny Barnes (Grades 7-8)
     Davey Barr (Grades 6-8)
     Tanith Belbin (Grades 6-8)
     Johnny Bench (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Grades 4-6)
     Bonnie Blair (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Ethelda Bleibtrey (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Matt Christopher (Grades 4-6)
     Roberto Clemente (Grades 4-6)
     Tyrus Raymond Cobb (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Sasha Cohen (Grades 5-7)
     Dr. J - Julius Winfield Erving II (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Brett Favre (Grades 6-7)
     Peggy Fleming (Grades 4-6)
     Vonetta Flowers (Grades 7-9)
     Nomar Garciaparra (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Jeff Gordon (Grades 4-6)
     Janet Guthrie (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Dorothy Hamill (Grades 5-7)
     Scott Hamilton (Grades 2-3)
     Michael Jordan (Grades 5-7)
     Florence Griffith Joyner (Grades 5-6)
     Yuko Kavaguti (Grades 4-6)
     Sinead and John Kerr (Grades 5-6)
     Julie Krone: Female Jockey (Grades 4-5)
     Michelle Kwan (Grades 7-9)
     Pel� (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Peyton Manning (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Hermann Maier (Grades 6-8)
     Heather Moyse (Grades 5-6)
     Apolo Anton Ohno (Grades 7-9)
     Walter Payton (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Jackie Robinson (Grades 4-6)
     Babe Ruth (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     Sammy Sosa (Grades 4-6)
     Louise Smith (Grades 4-6)
     Alberto Tomba (Grades 6-8)
     Dara Torres (Grades 8-9)
     Shaun White (Grades 5-6)
     Shaun White, Snowboarder (Hi/Lo Grade 5)
     Kristi Yamaguchi (Grades 7-8)
     Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Grades 5-7)

Black History
     Negro Baseball Leagues (Grades 4-6)
     The Harlem Globetrotters (Grades 4-6)
     The Negro Leagues (Grades 5-7)
     Famous Names in Sports (Grades 5-7)
     A Time to Shine - The 1936 Olympics (Grades 7-9)

Miscellaneous
     Winning Isn't Everything! (Grades 4-6)
     Clap Skates (Grades 4-6)
     Up, Up, and Away with the Blue Angels! (Grades 4-6)
     Dog Agility (Grades 4-6)
     Women in Sports (Grades 5-7)
     Sports and Fitness (Grades 5-8)
     Sports Heroes Who Were Immigrants (Grades 6-8)
     The Great Zamboni (Grades 6-8)

Spanish
     �Qu� cabalgata! Cisco compite en el Concurso de Tres D�as (grades 1-3)
     La mejor perra (grades 4-6)
     Corredores de skijoring (grades 4-6)
     Palos y espadas: El arte y el deporte de la esgrima (grades 1-3)
     �Ping pong hace la pelota! (grades 1-3)
     �Tiro al plato! (grades 1-3)
     Un deporte con un nombre gracioso: curling (grades 2-3)
     Los bolos (grades 4-5)
     Futsal (grades 6-8)
     Karate (grades 6-8)
     Los perros rescatistas del 11 de septiembre (grades 2-3)
     El beb� de b�isbol (grades 2-3)
     El Sal�n de la Fama del B�isbol
     Larry Bird ball (grades 2-3)
     Jimmie Johnson, piloto de NASCAR (grades 6-7)
     Dale Earnhardt hijo (grades 6-8)
     Chad Knaus, Jefe del equipo (grade 7)
     Enciendan sus motores (grades 2-3)
     Una Mancha en el Hielo (grades 2-3)
     Enciendan sus motores (grades 2-3)
     Nacido para jugar al f�tbol (grades 2-3)
     "El Herminator" de Austria (grades 6-8)
     El beb� de b�isbol (grades 2-3)
     Babe Didrikson Zaharias (grades 5-7)
     Ligas negras de b�isbol (grades 4-6)
     Patinadores de Velocidad (grades 4-6)

French
     Le �Babe' de Base-balle* (grades 2-3)
     Allumez le moteur (grades 2-3)
     Un �clair sur la glace (grades 2-3)
     Allumez le moteur (grades 2-3)
     N� pour jou� au football am�ricain (grades 2-3)
     Le �Babe' de Base-balle* (grades 2-3)

Italian
     Il Babe del baseball (grades 2-3)
     Nato per giocare a football (grades 2-3)
     Il Babe del baseball (grades 2-3)

German
     Das Baseball �Babe' (grades 2-3)
     Starten Sie ihre Motoren (grades 2-3)
     Ein Wirbelwind auf dem Eis (grades 2-3)
     Starten Sie ihre Motoren (grades 2-3)
     Zum Fu�ballspielen geboren (grades 2-3)
     Das Baseball �Babe' (grades 2-3)

Books

Philly's Dream Come True (Grades 2-4)

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing (Grades 4-6)

Gooaalllll! (Grades 4-6)

Reaching for the Goal (Grades 3-5)

Collecting For a Collection (Grades 3-5)

The Big Prize (Grades 3-6)

Soccer History by Mail (Grades 4-6)

Play Hard, Stay Safe (Grades 4-5)

The Sport of Climbing (Grades 4-6)

The Crazy Crashes of NASCAR (Grades 4-5)

Extreme Sports: Going to Extremes (Grades 5-7)

Shaping the Super Bowl (Grades 7-9)

Auto Racing (Grades 3-5)

Types of Auto Racing (Grades 3-5)

Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack Survivor (Grades 4-5)

The National Baseball Hall of Famers: The First Ten (Grades 5-7)

Inside The National Baseball Hall of Fame (Grades 5-9)

That's How Ron Rolls: a Skateboarding Story (Reading Level 4; Interest Level 5)

Weird and Wild Sports from Around the World (Reading Level 4; Interest Level 6)

B Is for Baseball (Grades 5-6)

Writing

Replying to Letters

Leveled Books

Skating on the Edge: A Brief History of Ice Skating

Emotions

Johnny Makes the Team (PDF file)

Jumping Jackrabbits (PDF file)

Who Will Win Today? (PDF file)

Minks on Ice (PDF file)

Jenna Uses a Wheelchair (PDF file)

Cheers for the Champions

Conversations - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Sports Sign-ups - Spanish and English

French
     I need a medical certificate! - French and English
     Logic - French and English
     The obstacle course - French and English
     The World Cup - French and English
     We Like to Have Fun - French and English
     The argument - French and English
     What a great game! - French and English
     Abby and Rita Shop for Clothes - French and English
     The Basketball Game - French and English
     Basketball basics - French and English

German
     Further Steps � A Soccer Match at the New Stadium in Munich - German and English

Book Units
    Best Friends for Frances (Grades K-2)
    Whose Hat Is This? A Look at Hats Workers Wear - Hard, Tall, and Shiny (Grades K-2)
    Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man (Grades 1-5)
    Michael Phelps (Grades 2-4)
    Salt in His Shoes (Grades 2-4)
    Skinny Bones (Grades 2-4)
    The Babe & I (Grades 2-5)
    Wilma Unlimited (Grades 2-5)
    A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson (Grades 3-5)
    Everest: Book Two: The Climb (Grades 3-5)
    Island: Book One: Shipwreck (Grades 3-5)
    Jackie and Me (Grades 3-5)
    Teammates (Grades 3-5)
    The Million Dollar Shot (Grades 3-5)
    Everest: Book One: The Contest (Grades 3-6)
    Honus and Me (Grades 3-6)
    Taking Sides (Grades 3-6)
    Asterix at the Olympic Games (Grades 3-8)
    Abner and Me (Grades 4-6)
    Danny, the Champion of the World (Grades 4-6)
    In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (Grades 4-6)
    The Boy Who Saved Baseball (Grades 4-6)
    The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (Grades 4-6)
    Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (Grades 4-6)
    Babe and Me (Grades 4-7)
    Baseball Fever (Grades 4-7)
    Sliding into Home (Grades 4-7)
    The Aurora County All-Stars (Grades 4-7)
    Stealing Home (Grades 4-8)
    Crash (Grades 5-8)
    Heat (Grades 5-8)
    We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Grades 5-8)
    Crackback (Grades 5-9)
    Dancing Carl (Grades 5-9)
    Slam! (Grades 5-9)
    Banner in the Sky (Grades 6-12)
    The Contender (Grades 9-12)
    Fences (Grades 11-12)

Funda-blanks
I Want to be an Olympic Diver (grades 4-6)
I Want to be an Olympic Gymnast (grades 4-6)

Math
Counting
     Sports counting coloring book (PDF File)

Middle School Math
     Sports Math - Whole Numbers
     Sports Math - Fractions
     Sports Math - Integers
     Sports Math - Ratios
     Sports Math - Percents

Olympics
Special Olympics
Special Olympics (Grades 9-12)

Winter Olympics

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Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics Theme Unit

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