Dr. James Naismith and the Invention of Basketball Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 900 | Word Count: 498
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why did James Naismith design basketball the way he did?
  2. What made basketball different from other sports at the time?
  3. Why do you think basketball spread so quickly in popularity?
  4. How has basketball changed from Naismith’s original game?
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 circle the correct answer to each question.