Curated OER
Changes In Town
In this ESL reading instructional activity, students read a passage about the changes and improvements that have been made in a fictitious town. Students answer 8 true/false questions about the passage.
Curated OER
Must/Must Have = 90% Guess
In this grammar worksheet, students learn when to use "must" and when to use "must have" in sentence writing. They then make guesses about the following 10 sentences using "must".
Curated OER
Estimating: Pretest
For this estimation worksheet, 5th graders read word problems and estimate their outcomes. Students complete 8 multiple choice questions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics?
Here's a fun project that combines baseball and math. Major League baseball is played in ballparks that have their own individual quirks when it comes to the exact layout of the field. Fenway Park in Boston has the famous "Green Monster"...
Other
New York Daily News: Yankee Stadium: Moments to Remember
Fantastic showing of pictorial memorabilia relating to the New York Yankees taken from the archives of the New York Daily News starting in 1923 up to the present.
Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes
Munsey and Suppes: Shea Stadium
Everything you need to know about Shea stadium. Learn about the history, capacity, location, dimensions and fences of the stadium.
Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes
Munsey and Suppes: Yankee Stadium
Everything you need to know and more about the historic Yankee Stadium. Learn about the history, capacity, location, dimensions and fences of the stadium. From this site you can learn about other ballparks.
Read Works
Read Works: A Funny Old Ballpark
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a unique baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Lou Gehrig: Farewell to Baseball Address
This is the text and audio of Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball delivered on July 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium, in New York after being diagnosed with a debilitating disease that was ultimately named for him.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Why No Fans Were Allowed at Mlb Game in Baltimore
Read about the events in Baltimore that led to the decision not to allow any fans into the stadium to attend a Major League Baseball game in May 2015. Includes video.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Hinchliffe Stadium
A 1930s-era baseball stadium used to play Negro league baseball during the Jim Crow era.
MLB Advanced Media
Miami Marlins
The official site of the Miami Marlins contains up-to-date news, player profiles, scores, statistics, a history of the team, a profile of Pro Player Stadium, audio/video clips, and much more.
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Long Gone Mlb Ballparks With Quirky Features
Houston's Colt Stadium was plagued by mosquitoes and brutal heat. Other ballparks, such as Cleveland's cavernous 'Mistake by the Lake,' had bizarre dimensions.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Gehrig Legacy One of Irony
Although he had a record setting baseball career, Lou Gehrig is most remembered for a speech he gave at Yankee Stadium after learning he had a career ending disease, ALS, which is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Other
Ballparks: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Includes facts and information about the fascinating and historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, host of two summer Olympics.
Curated OER
Espn: New York Yankees
The New York Yankees Clubhouse feature on ESPN.com features articles, scores, highlights, and the like about this American League baseball team.
Curated OER
Espn: Lou Gehrig
Although he had a record setting baseball career, Lou Gehrig is most remembered for a speech he gave at Yankee Stadium after learning he had a career ending disease, ALS, which is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.