Sports Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust1, 2008


History


Today is Sports Day

Spelling

See if you can unscramble these sport words: http://www.tlsbooks.com/scrambledsports.pdf

Language Arts

Learn about metaphors here: http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/sportmet.htm

Writing Prompt

Write a story about this picture:
http://www.berenstainbears.com/baseball.html

Math

Practice your percentages here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/07/top-5-spectator-sports.html

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-math-challenge-august-1.html




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Top 5 Spectator Sports

It's a touchdown for the National Football League. A group took a survey of 27,398 sports fans ages 12 and older. It found that more Americans tune in and turn out to see professional football than any other sport. These sports brought in the most votes.

1. National Football League 6,439 voters
2. Major League Baseball 3,534
3. College football 2,247
4. National Basketball Association 2,164
5. College basketball 1,123


SOURCE: ESPN SPORTS POLL, TNS SPORT

1. What percentage of people voted for professional football?
2. What percentage of people voted for baseball?
3. What percentage of people voted for college football?
4. What percentage of people voted for professional basketball?
5. What percentage of people voted for college basketball?

Homeschool Math Challenge August 1

If the New England Patriots spent 7,200 minutes practicing in training camp, how many hours did they spend practicing?

Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

Good Luck!

Kelly