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Sports Heroes and Private Action for the Common Good
Young readers explore philanthropy and its effects on the public good. They discuss athletes and their examples as philanthropists. They research a sports hero and play "The Match Game" to determine what they know about other sports...
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Sports Personalities in Advertising
During a series of four activities, class members examine and deconstruct advertising that features famous athletes. They determine target audiences, analyze ads, explore "emotional climate," and role play a meeting between a sports...
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Uncommon Heroes of Today
Students create a photo-biography of someone they consider a real life hero. In this character sketch instructional activity, students define a hero and identify heroic characteristics in short stories. Students use descriptive words...
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The Tuskegee Airmen: Heroes For a Better Tomorrow
Students examine the concept of heroes, and research the role of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII. They view a video, write journal responses, and read a short history of the group.
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Art About Sports
Students locate a photograph of their favorite sports hero using the internet. Using the largest image available, they print a black and white picture of their hero and use this image for their drawing.
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Jackie Robinson's Complicated — and Important — Legacy
Americans tend to lock their heroes in history, holding these icons to a particular event or time. Jackie Robinson is such a hero, remembered by most for becoming the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Young historians...
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Heroes and Celebrities
Students compare heroes and celebrities. In this role-model lesson, students identify the characteristics of a hero and those of a celebrity. Students think of their heroes and place the make a chart of their heroes versus celebrities....
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Canadian Heroes
Students examine heroes of Canada. They watch short videos about Lionel Conacher, Harry Jerome, and Wayne Gretzky, research a Canadian athlete, write an essay, and create an an athlete triptych.
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Holding Out for a Hero: Roberto Clemente
Students brainstorm lists of heroes, heroic qualities, and ways to pay tribute to heroes. In this Holding Out for a Hero lesson, students record Clemente's heroic attributes as athlete ad humanitarian. After visiting the Beyond Baseball...
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Role Models and Heroes
Fifth graders identify characteristics of heroes. In this role model and heroes lesson, 5th graders research a Canadian hero and design a bulletin board to display their presentation.
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Who’s on First? in the End Zone? at the net? in the Ring?
Pupils are introduced to some sport heroes from the 20th century. They are told that although many sports have their own Halls of Fame, there is no one list of the top 10 athletes from the 20th century. It is their job to research famous...
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Cardboard History
A PBS clip focused on collecting sports memorabilia launches this research project instructional activity. Class members then read Dan Gutman’s Honus and Me in which Wagner’s baseball card is used to time travel. The instructional...
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Who Am I? Jackie Robinson
In this sports heroes instructional activity, students read the clues about a famous African-American baseball player. Students fill in the blanks to break the code and use the code to name the mystery person - Jackie Robinson.
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The Best of the Best
Students participate in a discussion about the definition of the word 'hero'. They research baseball players and managers and then engage in a formal debate about the merits of their subjects.
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I'll Trade You . . .
Students watch the video, New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys. They research some of the players highlighted in the show for information about their athletic prowess, their importance in the city, and their reputations as Big Shots...
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Interview with a Famous Athlete
Teach your learners how to conduct an interview. English learners will learn the language patterns behind asking questions and creating answers through sentence frames and pictures though the topic of famous athletes.
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Jackie Robinson, A Black Hero
Students explore the meaning of the word hero. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students examine what the word hero means as they discover Jackie Robinson and hits contributions to society.
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Retro Sports Card Self Portrait
Pupils create a "Sports Card Self-Portrait" using the student as model and the sport of their choice as the subject. They use the examples of early baseball cards from the Library of Congress online exhibition "Baseball Cards 1887 to 1914".
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Born on a Mountaintop? Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History
Learners compare and contrast the details from the life of the real David Crockett and the legendary folk hero he later became. They identify the characteristics of a tall tale and follow a rubric to create a tall tale of their own.
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Heros and Heroines
Sixth graders will explore why: today children are faced with an increasingly fractured world where a variety of forces work to shape their final character. Positive role models like parents, teachers, and athletes are important for...
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Saluting Babe Ruth, the Bambino
For first-hand research experience, learners study the achievements of baseball hero, Babe Ruth. They gain a better understanding of the game, especially the role of a home run. They then use their research findings to create displays...
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Hereos and Celebrities
Students complete a vocabulary game using new words. They use a Venn diagram to distinguish between a celebrity and a hero. They take a vocabulary quiz to complete the lesson.
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Is Football a Waste of Time?
In this football worksheet, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
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True Champions Practice Points-Responsibility
Students explore personal responsibility. In this character development instructional activity, students discuss and analyze a quote from Mia Hamm, a U.S. soccer player. Students brainstorm short and long term personal and team member...