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Brief Description
In this activity,
students advance the bases as they give correct answers to review
questions.
Objectives
Students will
- apply the game
of baseball to a fun review activity.
- earn a base
for each question correctly answered.
Keywords
baseball,
review, math, skills, grammar, punctuation, spelling, facts,
biography
Materials Needed
- bases
(four student desks might be arranged to create four "bases")
- quiz
questions prepared in advance
Lesson Plan
The rules of baseball are adapted
in this lesson that provides review practice for students.
With a little creativity, the lesson can be adapted to almost
any subject or skill.
Before the Lesson
Prepare a long list of questions that provide math practice,
information recall, or skill application. Following are some
examples:
- If you teach
math, you might collect simple questions or math problems
that reinforce your students' skills or provide math fact
practice.
If you teach
language arts, you might prepare sentences that include
one grade-appropriate error of punctuation, grammar, or
spelling. Or you might provide a word and two definition
choices; the students' job will be to identify the correct
definition.
If you teach
science or history, you might create questions of fact recall
or vocabulary. Or you might create riddles that provide
clues to the identity of an important figure in history/science,
followed by the question, "Who am I?"
The Lesson
Set up a "baseball field" in your classroom. Identify the
locations of home plate, first base, second base, and third
base. You can use actual bases or four desks.
Arrange the class
into two teams. Flip a coin to determine which team will be
"up to bat" first. Pose the first question to the first batter.
If the batter gets the question right, s/he goes to first
base. If the second batter correctly answers the next question,
s/he goes to first base, forcing the student on first base
to move to second… and so the game goes. Which team scores
the most runs?
If a "batter"
misses a question, that batter is out and the next batter
gets a chance to answer the same question. Three misses and
the other team takes the field.
Extending the Lesson
You might…
- provide questions
of varying levels of difficulty. Students could opt to answer
a "double" question. Double questions are more difficult,
but a correct answer will earn students two bases; that
way, they can move along the runners more quickly.
- opt to give
each team 4 or 5 outs per inning (if you feel there is too
much movement in the game).
- keep track of their own hits, runs scored, runs batted in,
and batting averages.
Assessment
This activity
is the last step before introducing an assessment activity to
students.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
This activity
can be adapted for use in almost every subject and for almost
any skill.
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Reviews: Refreshing Ideas Students Can't Resist.
Originally published 03/28/2003
Last updated 04/29/2008
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