Once Upon A Book ~ H is for Homerun

 

H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet

Book Summary: With this book, you not only stroll through the alphabet, you also learn about baseball history, technique, and players. This is a book that uses alliteration to teach the alphabet, baseball style. The illustrations are beautiful!

Bible Verse: The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)

 

Math:

Baseball Jersey Button Counting: Count buttons to match the numbers on the baseball jersey.

Baseball Size Sequence: Place the baseballs in order by size.

 

Baseball Dot Counting/Number Match: Count the dots on the glove and match it to the corresponding baseball number.

 

Baseball Hat Patterns: I used Unifix Cubesto make a pattern. Then, Jonah had to use the baseball hat cards to copy my pattern. (These were extra cards left over from the ABC Baseball Hats that I printed. I couldn't bear to waste them!)

Language:

ABC Baseball Hats: Place the ABC Baseball Hats in ABC order. (I printed two sets and we played a matching game, too.)

Large Motor Skills:
You can't do a baseball theme without practicing throwing and hitting! We enjoyed some outside time practicing our baseball skills.

Coloring: 

I found a Baseball Printable Coloring Page (link below). There were several to choose from. I let Jonah pick his favorite to print and color. This seemed to help him stay interested in coloring (he's not a big fan of coloring, but it is a skill we need to work on).

Snack Ideas: 

Make homemade pretzels or eat ice cream from a "hat bowl" saved from a baseball game.

 

Family Fun Night:  

We have a local Minor League team in our town, so we enjoyed a night of baseball, stadium snacks, and fireworks!

 

Printable Resources Used:

• Baseball Jersey Button Counting
• Baseball Size Sequencing
• Baseball Dot Counting/Number Match
• ABC Baseball Hats
• Baseball Hat Patterns (These were extra cards that were included in the end of the ABC Baseball Hats download. I used them for patterns and color sorting.)
• Coloring Pages