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Acrostic Form: Baseball Use this acrostic form to write a poem about baseball.
Acrostic Form: Baseball Write an acrostic poem or other text about baseball on this baseball acrostic form, which features pictures of baseballs in the border.
Art: Baseball Jersey Use this outline to design a baseball jersey.
Bar Graph (create): Baseball Use the bar graph to show baseball-related information.
Bar Graph (create): Baseball "During which game did your team score the most runs?" Fun line graph activity for baseball fans.
Bar Graph (create): Favorite Team Create a bar graph to show information about favorite teams.
Book: Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (primary/elem) Review comprehension and enhance vocabulary with this book unit, designed to be used in conjunction with with Peggy Parish's tale of a literal-minded housekeeper who fills in for a sick player on the baseball team.
Coloring Page: Baseball Color this picture of a baseball or trace and cut out for a shapebook.
Coloring Page: Baseball Mitt Color this simple picture of a baseball mitt or trace and cut out for a shapebook.
Crossword: Baseball 1 DOWN: A game played on a diamond
Crossword: Baseball -interactive 1 ACROSS: Catches ball thrown by the pitcher.
Fiction: Eddie Loves Baseball (elem/upper elem) A realistic fiction reading comprehension about a boy and his great love - baseball.
Graphic Organizer: Baseball Comparison Use the graph to compare the data you collect on two baseball-themed topics (two sports, two types of bats, two teams...)
KWL: Baseball Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about baseball.
Picture Prompt: Catching a Baseball (primary) Write a story to go with the three pictures. These are great for encouraging sequencing skills and creative writing abilities. Primary lines.
Poetry Prompt (Diamonte): Baseball (elementary) Follow the directions and write a diamonte poem about baseball.
Poetry Prompts: Baseball (upper elem) An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using the theme of baseball.
Report Planner: Famous Baseball Player Answer the targeted questions to help organize thoughts for a report on a famous baseball player.
Shapebook: Baseball Trace and cut out the baseball pattern for a great student shapebook. Intended for use as a shapebook cover.
Shapebook: Baseball (Elementary) Trace and cut out the lined round pattern for a great student shapebook about baseball.
Shapebook: Baseball (Primary) Copy and cut out this primary-lined circle for use as an internal page in a baseball shapebook.
Unscramble the Words: Baseball [member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "base" to "umpire"
Venn Diagram: Baseball Use this Venn diagram to compare two baseball teams, players, or to compare baseball and another sport.
Vocabulary: Baseball (elementary) Write the definition for each of the thirteen baseball terms.
Web Organizer: Baseball Use this baseball-themed web graphic planning tool to brainstorm and organize ideas.
Word Problems: Baseball (elementary) "If John had $5.00, could he buy a hot dog, soft drink and cotton candy?" Two simple word problems based on a baseball game snack list.
Word Search: Baseball [member-created with abctools] Find the words, from "baseball" to "slide", in this bat-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Baseball [member-created with abctools] From "baseball" to "umpire".
Word Search: Baseball Find the words from "baseball" to "walk" in this ball-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Baseball Teams Find the baseball team-theme words from "Angels" to "Yankees" in this baseball player-shaped word search.
Word Wall: Baseball [member-created with abctools] From "baseball" to "uniform". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls.
Writing Paper: Baseball Lined and unlined paper with a picture of a baseball and bat.
Writing Paper: Baseball Lined and unlined paper with a picture of a baseball.
Writing Paper: Sports Lined and unlined paper with a picture of various sports.
Writing Prompt: Baseball Similes (elem) Briefly explains similes and encourages students to write their own on the theme of baseball.
Writing Prompt: Creative - Baseball (elem/ upper elem) "It was my turn to bat and all the fans were hoping..." Thirteen creative writing prompts with a baseball theme.
Writing Prompt: Make Your Own Personal Trading Card (large size) Fill out this form, add a self-portrait and you have your own personal trading card!
Writing Prompt: Make Your Own Personal Trading Card (small size) (elementary) Fill out these forms and add your own self portrait to make small personal trading cards. Four per page.



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Color by Number Subtraction: Baseball Player (primary/elem) Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a young baseball player.
Color and Write: Baseball (primary) A picture to color and wide lines to write about baseball.
Color and Write: Baseball (elem) A picture to color and lines to write about baseball.
Biography: Jackie Robinson (primary) Very simple biography of the famous ballplayer.
Biography: Jackie Robinson (upper elem/ middle) Biography of the famous baseball hero.
Book: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (elementary) Comprehension questions and writing prompts to accompany David A. Adler's book about a girl who solves a mystery at a sports collectible show.
Book: My Baseball Book (elem/ upper elem) This mini-unit reviews many of the basic the rules of baseball, with a particular emphasis on vocabulary from "batting" to "uniform". This unit works well with or without Gail Gibbons' "My Baseball Book".
Book: The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team (primary/elem) Comprehension, vocabulary skills and story mapping exercises enhance this Stan and Jan Berenstain book about trying out for the baseball team.
Dot to Dot: Bat (spelling)  
Fiction: A Day with Dad (primary) Scarlet and her twin brother, Clay, look forward to a Father's Day baseball game with their busy father.
Comprehension: Baseball Player (primary) "I want to be a baseball player when I grow up." Short, fictional reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Little Bear Plays Baseball (primary) Fictional text: Little Bear loves to play baseball with his friends and his fantastic coach.
Game Board: Baseball (b/w) This game board can be used with any dice or cards.
Game Board: Baseball (color) This game board can be used with dice or cards.
Line Graph: Brandon's Baseball Cards Use the line graph to find out how many baseball cards Brandon has collected over a five-month period.
Olympic Events: Baseball Informative text about baseball as an Olympic event.
Picture Graph: Baseball Theme "Which student made eight runs?"
Picture Sentences: Baseball (primary) "The umpire is in front of the catcher". Choose the sentence that best describes the picture.
Writing Paper: Baseball (upper elementary) Lined border paper with illustration of baseballs at the top.
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