Choctaw Stickball Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Word Count: 524 | Lexile: 1100

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
    1. Why do you think stickball was used instead of going to war?
    2. How does stickball help keep Choctaw culture alive today?
    3. What makes stickball different from other sports you know?
    4. Why are ceremonies and prayers important before Choctaw games?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts, science, 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 Native American-themed activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in science, social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.