Sue Corbett Author Visit

  Below you will find links to assist you in planning activities to promote our author's visit from Sue Corbett! Please let me know if I can be of assistance.

Created by Lee Ann Uecker in January 2009

Sue Corbett:

Sue Corbett's main webpage http://www.suecorbett.com/

Author Interview http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2006/02/author-interview-sue-corbett-on-free.html

General Biography Information on Sue: Biography Resource Article

Activity Guide for Free Baseball: Created by the Young Hoosier Book Award Committee

Great Educational Links to Support Our Author Visit:

Pathfinder on Baseball http://nbk.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=a2002380-h This article provides the history of baseball, general rules and information on baseball, baseball terms, baseball player profiles and more.

United Streaming: www.unitedstreaming.com -A search in this database will net you a variety of education movies covering standards across the subject areas. Teacher guides suggest activities and provide quizzes.

Baseball Timeline http://resources.kaboose.com/kidslinks/sports/baseball/baseball-timeline.html

Baseball Almanac http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stmo.shtml

The Science of Baseball is the Exploratorium's collection of activities and descriptions involving physics, biomechanics, and baseball. http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

Language Art Activities

"Casey at Bat" Reader's Theater http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE23.html

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Lyrics and Music: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/ballgame.htm

Article on the History of the Song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200153239/default.html

Baseball Alliterations: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/alliteraton.htm

Baseball is: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/baseballis.htm

Baseball Team Jersey: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/jersey.htm

Baseball KWL Chart: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/kwl.htm

Baseball Similes: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/similes.htm

Baseball Writing Prompts: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/writpromp.htm

Baseball Card: http://www.abcteach.com/baseball/pertradcard.htm

Baseball Webquests:

http://www.todaysteacher.com/BaseballWebQuest/TakeMeOuttoTheBallgame.htm

http://people.heidelberg.edu/~mfellens/baseball.html

http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/webquests/baseball/bballwebq.htm