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Grade 3, Book 2  
Unit 3: Turning Points
The Bat Boy and His Violin
by Gavin Curtis
Internet Connection Activity
Negro Leagues    Cross Curricular
The Story of the Negro Leagues
Connect to this link:
http://library.thinkquest.org/3427/data/front.htm


  1. Click Intro. Then click back.

  2. Click Teams and then Kansas City Monarchs.

  3. Click back. Explore other teams in the same way.

Hall of Famer Biographies
Connect to this link:
http://baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/index.htm


  1. Click R and then Jackie Robinson. Read his story. Then click the Back arrow.

  2. Click B and then click and read about Cool Papa Bell.

  3. Go back. Learn about Larry Doby and Josh Gibson in the same way.

Internet Connection Activity
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum    Find Out More
All About the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Connect to this link:
http://www.kcstar.com/sports/museum/


  1. Click The Negro Leagues, down through time.

  2. Find out about the history of the Negro Leagues. Then click the Back arrow.

  3. See what a trip to the museum would be like. Click A walk in the park.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Connect to this link:
http://www.nlbm.com/intro.html


  1. Click History and Research.

  2. Then click About the Museum, Exhibits, and Double Play Action Center to see pictures of the museum.

Internet Connection Activity
History of Sports    Leveled Books
Sports Heroes
Connect to this link:
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=h_aaron


  1. Read about Hank Aaron. Why do you think Hank Aaron is considered a sports hero?

  2. Scroll down and find the picture of Arthur Ashe. Click on the picture to read about him.

  3. Why do you think Arthur Ashe is considered a sports hero?

  4. Can you think of another sports hero? On a separate sheet of paper, write three to five sentences about what makes this particular person a sports hero or click on another athlete from this page aned write about him or her.

The Kids Guide to Olympic Sports
Connect to this link:
http://www.olympics.com/eng/kids/sportzone/kids_guide/


  1. Click volleyball. Read about the sport.

  2. Then, in the right column, click The history of volleyball.

  3. Click the back arrow and then click Pick another sport.

  4. Explore tennis and hockey in the same way.