J played T-ball again this year so we decided to include it in our Summer Fun unit. We included some math, writing, reading, and geography in today’s activities. I also introduced the boys to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” which they loved.
Read: On the Team Baseball by Mason Burdick
Discuss: Let’s talk about good sportsmanship, what are some ways to show good sportsmanship?
- playing fair
- following the rules of the game
- respecting the judgment of referees and officials
- treating opponents with respect
Rules of the Game
I used page 12 and 16 in the Baseball Thematic Unit from Teacher Created Resources. We talked about the rules of the game and baseball equipment.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Read: Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Maryann Kovalski
Discuss: This is a popular song that is usually sung during the seventh-inning stretch at baseball games.
- Copy the song onto your paper.
- Draw a picture on the back of your paper.
- Serve Cracker Jacks for a snack. We watched Take Me Out to the Ball Game being sung at a Cardinals game.
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don’t win, it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.
Baseball Word Families
I printed off a few of the Baseball Word Families and let J color them and cut them out. Then he glued them onto a piece of red construction paper.
I used page 63 in the Baseball Thematic Unit from Teacher Created Resources. As I read about baseball in each country he found it on the world map.
Summer Fun Unit Study