How to Study Baseball in Your Classroom

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Study Baseball in Your Classroom

Kids love baseball, so why not set up a baseball thematic unit in your classroom? The kids will learn lots of skills such as counting, sorting and classifying, fine and gross motor skills--and learn a lot about our national pastime. Here are some ideas for teaching a baseball unit.

Instructions

    • 1

      Buy some good baseball books for kids.

    • 2

      Play Baseball Bingo with the kids.

    • 3

      Play the Baseball Card Matching Game.

    • 4

      Make baseball cutting exercises.

    • 5

      Make a little baseball playing area for the kids to practice their pitching and hitting.

    • 6

      Buy an inflatable baseball target.

    • 7

      Teach the kids to throw overhand at the baseball target. Show them to point at the target and reach back with the ball.

    • 8

      Teach the kids to hit a baseball.

    • 9

      Have the kids sort baseball cards by team and position. This is a great sorting exercise for them to do.

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  • iheartschool Feb 25, 2008
    Those pictures are so cute! They really help convey what is happening in the classroom!
  • iheartschool Feb 25, 2008
    Those pictures are so cute! They really help convey what is happening in the classroom!

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