Worksheet
Curated OER

Baseball Players' Nicknames

For Students 4th - 9th
In this baseball player's nicknames worksheet, students identify and discuss forty-eight key players associated with baseball and circle each one in a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Baseball Player Nicknames

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word search instructional activity, learners solve a word search by locating thirty baseball player nicknames. The word list includes hawk and oil can.
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Black Diamond

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Score a home run with this packet of information on the very first player of the Negro League to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame — cultural groundbreaker and sports legend Satchel Paige. These worksheets include a...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Alibi Ike" by Ring Lardner, a story about an ace baseball player nicknamed "Alibi Ike" due to his making up excuses. After falling in love with the beautiful sister-in-law of the team manager, he is...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname - "America's Pastime" - has become embedded in the nation's lexicon. More than 60...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Ruth

For Students 9th - 10th
Baseball's biggest icon once served jail time and spent most of his life believing he was a year older than he really was. Known by many nicknames including the "Sultan of Swat," the "Behemoth of Bust" and the "Great Bambino," Babe Ruth...