BOOK GUIDES
This teaching guide for 42 is Not Just a Number , a powerful biography of the life and courage of Jackie Robinson, is…
LESSON PLANS
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter.
REFERENCE
Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…
Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…
Share these achievements of women sailors with your pupils. Pupils will imagine they are Ellen MacCarthur during here…
Share these fun facts about Wimbledon, tennis' most prestigious grand slam event, with your students.
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the beginnings of the modern Olympic Games. Excerpted…
Dog sled racing was first presented as an Olympic sport in 1932. Use this reference to learn about the Iditarod and its…
This fact sheet is full of interesting information on the Boston Marathon, the world's most celebrated road race.
Read about the history and path of the Boston Marathon.
Learn how World Cup tournaments have compared in nations qualifying, matches played, players participating, goals…
An article about various sports in which animals participate.
Learn about the life of tennis great Althea Gibson.
Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
Learn about the history of ice hockey and its expansion as a professional sport in Canada and the United States.
ASSESSMENT
Give pupils this multiple-choice quiz to teach them about the Football Association Challenge Cup.
The best players compete in the annual Major League Baseball All-Star game. What do your students know about this…
From Secretariat to Big Brown, test students' knowledge of the most storied event in horse racing: the Kentucky Derby.…
WORKSHEETS
Students read an overview of Satchel Paige and the Negro Baseball League, and complete related activities to extend…
Share the story of Jesse Owens's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning…
Share the story of Pelé, and assign the related activities to help your students learn more about a legendary soccer…
Read about Jack Johnson's life and accomplishments, and explore the related activities to learn more about this famous…
Read about Jim Thorpe's life and accomplishments, and explore the related activities to learn more about this famous…
This two-page Spanish language printable includes tips and practice activities for talking about sports and describing…
