Good Morning Grade 4! Happy Fun Friday! Last week ballparks around the United States could not hold their opening day games because of the coronavirus. In honor of this national pastime, let’s pretend it is opening day at Saint Mary School and enjoy these baseball-themed activities!!
Sing Along Time
Let’s get in the mood with this musical selection. Encourage everyone in your house to sing along! Take Me Out to the Ball game video: https://youtu.be/H8T5RT1lFUg
Batting Practice
Batter Up!! Time to warm up. How far can you hit the baseball? Good luck! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/games/baseball-pro
Baseball Math Challenge
Which one of you players out there can figure out these multistep word problems?
Read Aloud Time
You do not need to write down your answers, but you can talk about them with someone in your house.
Before Reading: Make a prediction. Why do you think this story is called Catching the Moon? Do you think this story will be fiction or non-fiction?
Let’s listen to this story about a little girl named Marcenia Lyle who loved the game of baseball. Does it make you think of another story that you read in Grade 4 this year? https://www.storylineonline.net/books/catching-the-moon-the-story-of-a-young-girls-baseball-dream/
After Reading: • Were your predictions correct? What does the expression “catching the moon” mean, and how does it relate to this story? • Character traits are words we use to describe a character in a story. One word to describe Marcenia Lyle would be determined. Can you think of 5 other words that describe her? • The theme is the message or moral of the story. For example, in the story The Tortoise and the Hare, the theme is “slow and steady wins the race.” What was the theme of Catching the Moon?
Create A Baseball Trading Card
Be creative and design a baseball trading card for Marcenia Lyle or some other famous baseball player using paper and markers. Here is an example.
If you have Adobe Flash you can try to make a trading card online using the interactive Trading Card Creator. (You will need Adobe Flash). http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards_2/
Baseball, Exercise, and Your Health
1. You have been learning about the circulatory system in Science. Did you know that sports like baseball and other kinds of physical exercise will affect your pulse rate? Enjoy this video about the importance of exercise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdnd40AyDI
2. Now read this Kids Health article and try the “Check Your Pulse” activity below. http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1467
3. See if you or an adult can help you find your Starting Pulse and record it on a piece of paper.
4. Now go outside and pretend that you hit a baseball to the farthest part of the field. Make yourself run as fast as you can around the bases to get back to home plate for a homerun. Now take your pulse again and record it on the same piece of paper.
5. Was there a change in your pulse rate? Why do you think exercise is important to your heart?
Time for a Laugh
Have you ever seen the famous baseball sketch called “Who’s on First”? The comedy duo of Abbott and Costello first performed it in 1937, and it became an overnight sensation. Time magazine named it the best comedy routine of the 20th century. It is a baseball classic that still gets laughs today. Enjoy!! https://youtu.be/kTcRRaXV-fg
Baseball Trivia
Don’t get too confident because the questions get progressively more difficult! If you get stumped, remember you can always use the kiddle.co. search engine. Email or take a photo of your answers to Mrs. Dolan at [email protected] to find out if you are a Baseball Trivia Champ!
1. What is the name of the Boston Red Sox mascot?
2. What is the Green Monster?
3. What is the official hotdog of Fenway Park?
4. Where do the pitchers get warmed up in professional baseball?
5. True or False. Fenway Park has an electronic scoreboard.
6. When is the seventh inning stretch and what happens at that time?
7. The Red Sox won the World series in 2004. Watch a clip of the final minutes of the thrilling victory. https://youtu.be/KCBFjmtLgSI Do you know why they named this video “Breaking the Curse”?
8. Name the city and town where the Boston Red Sox hold their spring training each year.
9. The song “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond is always sung at Red Sox Home games. Click here to hear Neil sing the song! https://youtu.be/jF__vAm_qRM?list=RDjF__vAm_qRM Do you know when during the game that the song is always sung?
10. How old is Fenway Park and why is its age so special?
Tour of Fenway Park
Let’s end our day with this cool video tour of Fenway Park. Listen well because you may discover some of the answers to the Trivia Contest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNnjipPPDMc