Hank Aaron Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 664
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. How did Hank Aaron overcome the challenges of racism and segregation to become one of baseball’s greatest players?
  2. Why was breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record such a significant moment in American sports history?
  3. In what ways did Hank Aaron’s success impact African American representation in professional sports?
  4. What personal qualities or actions made Hank Aaron a role model on and off the baseball field?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 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.
Debate - Was Hank Aaron's breaking of Babe Ruth's home run record more important for baseball or for American civil rights history?
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to circle the correct answers.