06.10.2014 Views

Manual also available as a .pdf - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Manual also available as a .pdf - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Manual also available as a .pdf - Texas State Library and Archives ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

246 Reading: The Sport of Champions!<br />

This arts <strong>and</strong> crafts supply store provides an <strong>as</strong>sortment of inexpensive materials.<br />

NIEHS Kids’ Page<br />

www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm<br />

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides lyrics <strong>and</strong> sound files for a<br />

variety of children’s <strong>and</strong> family songs.<br />

Oriental Trading Company<br />

www.orientaltrading.com<br />

A source for inexpensive sports themed prizes <strong>and</strong> incentives, the catalog <strong>also</strong> provides<br />

inspiration for additional activities.<br />

Books to Share<br />

Mind Games<br />

The Battle of the Bakers by George Edward Stanley.<br />

Championship Domino Toppling by Robert Speca.<br />

The Competitive Edge (Hardy Boys C<strong>as</strong>e Files 111) by Franklin W. Dixon.<br />

Don’t Step on the Foul Line by George Sullivan.<br />

Good Sports: Winning, Losing, <strong>and</strong> Everything in Between by Therese Kauchak.<br />

What? What? What?: Astounding, Weird, Wonderful <strong>and</strong> Just Plain Unbelievable Facts by Lyn<br />

Thom<strong>as</strong>.<br />

Books to Show or Booktalk<br />

The C<strong>as</strong>e of the Sneaker Sneak by James Preller.<br />

The Girls Take Over by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.<br />

Go for the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer <strong>and</strong> Life by Mia Hamm.<br />

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg.<br />

The L<strong>as</strong>t-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Being a Good Sport (Sometimes) by Gordon Korman.<br />

Bulletin Board<br />

You Said It!<br />

Select quotation from athletes or about sports that focus on competition <strong>and</strong> teamwork <strong>and</strong> write<br />

them on paper to put on the bulletin board. Decorate with book jackets <strong>and</strong> other items related to<br />

sports. In addition to consulting st<strong>and</strong>ard quotation books <strong>and</strong> online resources, try If Winning<br />

Were E<strong>as</strong>y, Everyone Would Do It: 365 Motivational Quotes for Athletes by Charlie Jones or<br />

Sports Quotes.com at www.sports-quotes.com/athletics for additional quotations.<br />

You might include:<br />

• B<strong>as</strong>eball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.—Yogi Berra

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!