Special Projects -- The Sacrifice Serial Story

Chapter Six. The Sacrifice

Things to think about and do

Classroom Extensions:

1. Larry gave up his prize ball. Would you give up one of your favorite things so others could benefit? List some ways people sacrifice for others.

2. Larry listened to Mr. Williams tell stories about playing baseball when he was a boy. Is listening to someone part of communicating with them? Do you think Larry learned something when listening?

Newspaper Activities:

1. In this chapter, Larry makes a decision to sacrifice his own wants for the good of his friends. Look through copies of The News-Journal for stories of people making sacrifices for others. Draw a picture or write about a time when you made a sacrifice for another and send it to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication the Web. (SS.C.2.2)

2. Read the Score section in Thursday´s News-Journal for coverage of local high school and college sports. Select one or more exciting accounts and, as Larry did, share it with your family. (PE.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 with 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.

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This is an eight-part serial story. Author Kay Hively and Illustrator Billie Goforth-Stewart both live in Neosho, Mo. Co-author Russ Hively lives in Newtonia, Mo. Produced in partnership with The News-Journal´s Newspapers in Education program and the Missouri Press Foundation.

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