If we were in school at this time, we would be visiting the United States of America for our "Physical Education - We've Got Game" theme. We would be working on what is often considered America's pastime - baseball. We would be discussing and practicing throwing, catching, and striking skills. If you are already working on these skills at home, that is very helpful. I will talk more about them at a later date.
With the
cancellation on March 26 of opening day for Major League Baseball, however, I thought we might try a couple of academic integrated activities that work on the jump and hop that we've been practicing this week, along with familiarizing students with some baseball terms and the names of the MLB teams. Both games work on breaking words down into syllables. Although the games are similar, there are slight differences. Below I have provided links to videos of the activities and written instructions, along with suggestions for words and team names.
For purposes of this activity, here is how the Saxon Phonics Program describes a syllable:
A word or part of a word that contains
only one vowel sound and is made by one impulse of the voice.
(Example:
caterpillar - 4 syllables, butterfly - 3 syllables, sparrow - 2 syllables, bug
- 1 syllable)
For these activities, hoops, jump ropes, or sidewalk chalk work well for circles.
ACTIVITY ONE
ACTIVITY TWO
Let's hope we can all attend a real baseball game soon!
