Reading Return to Unit List
Grade 6  
Unit 1: Pathways
S. O. R. Losers
by Avi

Internet Connection Activity
Origins of Sports    Cross Curricular
Live the Dream
Connect to this link:
http://www.usolympicteam.com/


  1. Choose a sport from the dropdown menu.

  2. Click History to read about its origins.

  3. Then click the Back arrow twice to return to the main page.

  4. Explore two more sports in the same way.

Hoops History
Connect to this link:
http://www.hoophall.com/


  1. Click on History on the top navigational bar then choose Original Rules.

  2. Read. How many original rules were there? Name your favorite.

  3. Go back and click on Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 Point Game. Chamberlain played for what team? What piece of memorabilia is still missing from the game?

  4. Create a headline for the sports page of a newspaper covering this historic game. Then write a short paragraph describing the performance.


Internet Connection Activity
Soccer    Find Out More
The Laws of the Game
Connect to this link:
http://www.drblank.com/soccer.htm


  1. Click on The Laws of the Game. Click on and explore the different rules.

  2. What happens when a game ends in a draw? To find out choose and read Procedures to Determine the Winner of a Match.

  3. Do you think that all soccer players should be able to use their hands?

  4. Write one rule that you would make to improve soccer in some way.

  5. How would this rule make soccer better?

The Soccer Patch
Connect to this link:
http://soccerpatch.com/


  1. Click your state. If you do not see your state, click any state that interests you.

  2. Look through the names of the soccer clubs in the state you chose. Click a club name to see its patch and learn more about it.

  3. Click a few more clubs. Compare their patches.

  4. On the home page, look for more information on youth soccer, soccer news, the World Cup, and much more!


Internet Connection Activity
Peer Pressure    Leveled Books
Make the Right Choice
Connect to this link:
http://www.kidbiz.com/makethe.htm


  1. Read the lyrics for each of the songs below.

  2. Click sound sample to hear an audio clip of the song.

    • Say "NO" to Drugs
    • Please Don't Smoke
    • Peer Pressure

  3. Listen to other songs as time permits.

  4. Can you compose additional verses for one of the songs? If you wrote your own song about peer pressure, what would it say?

The Real Deal About Tobacco
Connect to this link:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/realdeal.htm


  1. Read each tobacco myth. Then read "The Real Deal" to get the facts.

  2. Click on Sports Initiatives on the left menu. See what Sammy Sosa has to say about tobacco’s role in sports.

  3. Look at the other "Sports Initiatives Posters" towards the bottom of the page.

  4. Design a poster featuring a favorite athlete or celebrity. Include one reason why tobacco should not be used.