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

Sports Analogies

Sports Analogies

Reading Comprehensions
Read and Color

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)

Fiction
     Bobby's Bowling Team (Grades 2-3)
     Garon Gets Golf Lessons (Grades 2-3)
     The Best Dog (Grades 4-6)
     Skijoring Racers (Grades 4-6)
     The Rules of the Game (Grades 3-5)

Sports History
     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)
     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)
     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)

Baseball
     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
     May 29 - "Larry Bird Ball" (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)
     Johnny Bench (Hi/Lo Grades 2-3)
     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)
     Julie Krone (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)
     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)
     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)

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

Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     El beb� de b�isbol
     Enciendan sus motores
     Una Mancha en el Hielo
     Enciendan sus motores
     Nacido para jugar al f�tbol
     El beb� de b�isbol

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

Italian
     Il Babe del baseball
     Nato per giocare a football
     Il Babe del baseball

German
     Das Baseball �Babe'
     Starten Sie ihre Motoren
     Ein Wirbelwind auf dem Eis
     Starten Sie ihre Motoren
     Zum Fu�ballspielen geboren

Book Units
    Skinny Bones (Grades 2-4)
    Jackie and Me (Grades 3-5)
    The Million Dollar Shot (Grades 3-5)
    Honus and Me (Grades 3-6)
    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)
    Sliding into Home (Grades 4-7)
    Stealing Home (Grades 4-8)
    Crash (Grades 5-8)
    Banner in the Sky (Grades 6-12)
    The Contender (Grades 9-12)

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

Winter Olympics Theme Unit

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics Theme Unit

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