Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn about the role of baseball on the American homefront during World Wars I and II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (during World War I) and President (during World War II), commented on the...
Article
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Jackie Robinson: Desegregation Begins With a Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presenting the story of Jackie Robinson and how he challenged segregation through American baseball.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students draw on their previous studies of American history and culture as they analyze primary sources from Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s in American Memory. A close reading of two documents...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
Jackie Robinson's accomplishments on and off the field opens doors for all African Americans. Watch this video [3:04] to learn how.
Handout
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: William A. Sunday

For Students 9th - 10th
Billy Sunday was an influential evangelist in the 1920s. Read about his life as a baseball player and revivalist.
Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Jim Thorpe

For Students 1st - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.