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Strange Sports

with Weird Gear

5.4.5

DRAW CONCLUSIONS

VISUALIZE

SUMMARY This book discusses strange sports

that use unusual gear It describes the sports

of curling, rhythmic gymnastics, and jai alai

LESSON VOCABULARY

gymnastics hesitation

limelight skidded

somersault throbbing

wincing

INTRODUCE THE BOOK

INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with

students the title and the author of Strange

Sports with Weird Gear Based on the photos,

ask students what kind of information they

think this book will provide

BUILD BACKGROUND Discuss students’

favor-ite sports Ask them to name some unusual

sports they know and describe why they think

they are unusual

Ask students to describe a favorite

sport that is popular in their culture Ask them

to describe how the sport is played and tell if

there is anything unusual about it

PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES As students

preview the book, action shots of sports will

probably immediately attract their interest

Have students look at the photographs and

read the captions Ask them how the

photo-graphs help them visualize what the author

is describing

READ THE BOOK

SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose

for reading Strange Sports with Weird Gear

Keeping the author’s purpose in mind should guide this idea

STRATEGY SUPPORT: VISUALIZE As students read about unusual sports, visualizing gives them

a chance to combine what they already know about sports with the new information about sports in this book Visualizing can also help them compare and contrast different sports

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE 11 What conclusions can you draw about

why changes in curling were made? (Changes

were made because the curling stone used to

be very heavy and hard to get down the ice It was hard on the players.)

PAGE 12 What are the two main parts of

rhyth-mic gymnastics? (dancing and gymnastics)

PAGE 23 What gear do jai alai players wear?

(wooden basket, gloves, and a helmet)

PAGE 20 What effect would playing jai alai with

no equipment have on its players? (The game

would be much harder and the players could easily get hurt.)

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REVISIT THE BOOK

READER RESPONSE

1 Jai alai, curling, rhythmic gymnastics

2 Jai alai, because of the crack of the ball

against the wall and baskets

3 The suffix changes the meaning of each

word by converting an action verb to an

adjective

4 Responses will vary

EXTEND UNDERSTANDING As students look at

the photographs, ask them why certain photos

interest them more than others Ask students

how specific photographs aid in their

under-standing of the text

RESPONSE OPTIONS

WRITING Suggest that students choose one

of the sports in this book and imagine what

it would be like to play it Have them write a

brief description of the experience using vivid

details

SOCIAL STUDIES

CONNECTION

Students can learn

more about these or

other sports that interest them by

researching them on the Internet or at

the library

Skill Work

TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY

Divide students into small groups Have each group write a funny sentence using each vocabulary word correctly Then have each group read its sentences, leaving out the vocabulary word Have other groups race

to find which vocabulary word fits into the sentence

TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY DRAW CONCLUSIONS Remind students

that a conclusion is a sensible decision

reached after thinking about details or facts

in what is read As they read, have students write down important details about each sport Ask them to draw conclusions about each sport based on the facts

VISUALIZE Remind students that to

visualize is to create a picture in the mind

As students read, suggest that they visualize what it would be like to play each sport

ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION CAUSE AND EFFECT Remind students that

cause tells why something happened and effect tells what happened As students

read, have them think about what effects the sports gear had on its players and how they played the game

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Draw Conclusions

A conclusion is a sensible decision reached after thinking about details or facts in what is read

Directions Based on the equipment used in each sport, answer the following questions.

1 Does curling take a lot of strength?

2 Are rhythmic gymnasts hurt easily?

3 Can jai alai be dangerous?

4 Why are the ropes used by rhythmic gymnasts often made to look like snakes?

5 Which of the three sports would you like to try? Why?

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Vocabulary

Directions Write the word from the box that best matches each definition.

1 the focus of attention

2 a touch of blue

3 exercises that use strength, agility, and coordination

4 shrinking one’s face or body in pain or disgust

5 slid

6 rolling over by turning heels over head

7 a pause

8 sideways handsprings

9 pulsating or beating strongly

10 Write a sentence using any vocabulary word from the box.

Strange Sports

Check the Words You Know

bluish gymnastics limelight somersault wincing

cartwheels hesitation skidded throbbing

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