Abner Doubleday and the Birth of Baseball Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6+ | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 513
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why do you think people accepted the idea that Abner Doubleday invented baseball even without strong evidence?
  2. How did Alexander Cartwright help shape modern baseball?
  3. Why was the Civil War important for the spread of baseball across the United States?
  4. What do you think made the Cincinnati Red Stockings so successful in their first season?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of sports-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to sequence each sentence.