Special Projects -- The Sacrifice Serial Story

Chapter One. Larry Green

Things to think about and do

Classroom Extensions:

1. The servicemen rode on a train. List five other ways people can travel from once place to another.

2. A breeze was coming off the lake, cooling the boys on the ball field. Why does wind help cool a person?

Newspaper Activities:

1. Go to the Sports section of The News-Journal and select a baseball team to follow this spring. Create a scrapbook or bulletin board to hold related news articles, photos, and scores. Add your own illustrations and notes. From time to time, share your creation with classmates, friends or family members. (Sunshine State Standards LA.A.2.2; PE.A.3.2; PE.C.2.2)

2. This story is set during World War II and it reveals ways daily life in the U.S. was directly affected by the war. From The News-Journal, clip articles that show life here being affected by wars abroad. Write a short story or poem telling how your own life has been touched by a war. Send it to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the web. (Sunshine State Standards LA.B.2.2; SS.C.2.2)

Online Sites

Little League Baseball Rules
Little league baseball rules are designed to make the game of baseball fair and equitable for all players. You can´t play the game if you don´t know the rules!

World Almanac for Kids: Baseball
Baseball, a competitive athletic game of skill played wi th a hard ball and a bat by two opposing nine-player teams, is widely regarded as the American national sport.

Major League Baseball: Kids´ Dugout
Get the inside scoop.

Little League Online
Better than any other youth sport activity, baseball and softball have become the thread that has sewn together a patchwork of nations and cultures around the world.

Hot Issues and Cool Ideas

History, Heroes and Hot Dogs: Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Baseball has been called the Great American Pastime. It´s a combination of sports, history, science, math and much more. Attending a baseball game can be a lot of fun. Besides watching baseball games, many kids (and adults, too) follow the progress of their favorite players or teams.

Baseball Strike: Fair or Foul?
Although being a professional player may seem glamorous, in reality it´s a lot of hard work. A majority of sports superstars are hardworking and extremely focused. Hero worship aside, many feel that baseball players are just doing a job, like millions and millions of other workers.

Serial Story: THE SACRIFICE
Brain Freeze, a 10-chapter serial story, is written by Bob Rouse and illustrated by Frank Yates. Bob Rouse and Frank Yates both work for the Lexington Herald-Leader.

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