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Basketball
This section includes activities and resources related to the game of basketball.
Michael Jordan Rookie Card Drawing
Description: This is a beautiful printable coloring sheet that features the Michael Jordan rookie basketball card
Professional Athletes and the History of Sports Reading Comprehension Bundle
Description: This Athletes Reading Comprehension bundle contains 21informational text-based reading comprehension passages and question sets related to professional athletes. Topics include Michael Jordan, Manute Bol, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Dot Richardson, and many more. Perfect for standardized test practice
Michael Jordan Biography
Description: This is a full biography one of the most famous athletes of all-time - Michael Jordan.
Dr. James Naismith and the Invention of Basketball
Description: This articles describes the life of Dr. Naismith and the invention of basketball. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Manute Bol Biography - The tallest player in NBA history
Description: This articles describes the life and times of 7'7" Manute Bol. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Muggsy Bogues Biography - The shortest player in NBA history
Description: This articles describes the life and times of 5'3" Muggsy Bogues. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
LeBron James Sentence Surgeons - Online
Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The online versions show the numbers and types of errors. As students check their answers, they can see how many of each type of error still need to be corrected.
Dr. James Naismith and the History of Basketball Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH: 498 Words; LEXILE: 910
Michael Jordan Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Michael Jordan passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Michael Jordan Main Idea and Supporting Detail Sentences
Description: This activity requires students to group supporting detail sentences under one of three different main ideas. There are eight total sentences.
Sequencing the Life of Michael Jordan
Description: This activity requires students to read a Michael Jordan passage and then sequence ten events in his life from his earliest to the latest. Great standardized test preparation!
Michael Jordan Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Michael Jordan passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Michael Jordan Activities Bundle - All of the Michael Jordan Printable Activities on This Site
Description: This bundle contains all of the printable Michael Jordan material on MrNussbaum.com.
Zion Williamson and the Case of the Exploding Shoe Deep Thought Questions and Discussion Topics
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and three "deep-thought" questions.
Stephen Curry Biography
Description: This is a full biography on Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF. PASSAGE LENGTH: 408 Words; LEXILE: 910
Shaquille O' Neal Biography
Description: This is a full biography on Shaquille O' Neal
Shaquille O' Neal Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF. PASSAGE LENGTH: 289 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Kevin Durant Biography
Description: This is a full biography on Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.
Junior Varsity Michael Jordan?
Description: This article tells about Michael Jordan's failure to make his high school's varsity basketball team.
Michael Jordan Switches to Baseball
Description: This article tells about Michael Jordan's baseball career with the Birmingham Barons/
The Case of Michael Jordan's Stolen Jersey
Description: This article tells about the game in which Michael Jordan was forced to wear number 12 after his jersey was stolen in Orlando, Florida.
Kobe Bryant Biography
Description: This is a biography for kids on basketball legend Koby Bryant.
Half-court Rounding Practice (to the hundreds) - Online
Description: This online activity requires students to round the basketballs to the nearest tens and hundreds. It gives immediate feedback.
Michael Jordan Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 756 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Michael Jordan Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Michael Jordan vs LeBron James - Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension
Description: This reading comprehension exercise requires students to read both sides of an argument concerning who was the better basketball player: Michael Jordan or LeBron James. The activity requires students to answer five multiple choice questions that focus on comparing and contrasting. PASSAGE LENGTH: 382 Words; LEXILE: 910
Michael Jordan Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Basketball Card Math with Michael Jordan - Graphing Decimals on a Number Line
Description: This fun activity requires students to graph the average points per game scored by Michael Jordan over the course of his career on a number line.
Basketball Card Math with Michael Jordan - Calculating Percentages
Description: This activity walks students through the process of calculating percentages and then challenges them to calculate the free-throw and three-point shooting percentages made by Michael Jordan in specified years.
Half-court Rounding - Online Game
Description: Half-court Rounding is a game in which students try to score as many points as possible by rounding numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, or tenth. This is a perfect game across grade-levels, because students can choose to shoot free-throws (1 point – round to the nearest ten) jump shots (2 points – round to the nearest hundred) and three-pointers (round to the nearest tenth). Users can try any kind of shot within the game and have 90 seconds to score as many as points as possible and beat their opponent. If they answer incorrectly, the student misses the shot. Students can also choose a two-player game where they can play a friend or classmate.
Half Court Rounding Practice Sheet - Version 1
Description: This activity requires students to round the numbers on the basketballs to the nearest ten.
Half Court Rounding Practice Sheet - Version 2
Description: This activity requires students to round the numbers on the basketballs to the nearest ten.
Half Court Rounding Practice Sheet - Version 3
Description: This activity requires students to round the numbers on the basketballs to the nearest hundred.
Half Court Rounding Practice Sheet - Version 4
Description: This activity requires students to round the numbers on the basketballs to the nearest hundred.
Half-court Rounding Practice - Online
Description: This online activity requires students to round the basketballs to the nearest tens and hundreds. It gives immediate feedback.
Michael Jordan Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 756 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Half-court Rounding Practice (to the tenths) - Online
Description: This online activity requires students to round the basketballs to the nearest tenths. It gives immediate feedback.
Muggsy Bogues - The Shortest Player in NBA History - Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 341 Words; LEXILE: 910
Manute Bol - The Tallest Player in NBA History - Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 355 Words; LEXILE: 910
Sweet 16 Word Madness
Description: Do you like the NCAA Basketball Tournament, commonly referred to as “March Madness?” If so, this game is for you. First choose your team. Then, use your word recognition and spelling skills to click on the basketball that completes the word at the top of the page. Choose correctly and you’ll hit a basket or three-pointer, choose incorrectly or too slowly and your opponent will score. Be careful, though, each round gets progressively tougher. You will have to be an expert in word completion to win the National Championship.
James Naismith and the History of Basketball Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Calculating Jersey Numbers Using Regrouping in Addition and Subtraction
Description: This activity requires students to make addition and subtraction calculations to successfully draw the correct jersey number in the jersey. Jersey numbers are those of famous male and female basketball players such as Sheryl Swoopes, Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and more.
Using Central Tendency to Learn about the Heights of Players on the 1991-1992 Chicago Bulls
Description: This activity requires students to calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of the heights of players on the 1991-1992 Chicago Bulls including Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and more
Using Metric and Standard Units to Describe Heights of Famous Basketball Players
Description: This activity requires students to convert from centimeters to meters, or, from meters to centimeters to indicate player heights. In addition, it teaches students to convert from centimeters to inches and to express height as a function of feet and inches.
Using Percentages and Fractions to Analyze a Shot Chart from LeBron James
Description: This fun activity requires students to calculate various shooting percentages by making calculations based on a chart of made and missed shots by LeBron James.
The Dunk of a Lifetime Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading comprehension passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Zion Williamson and the Case of the Exploding Shoe Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading comprehension passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 497 Words; LEXILE: 1210

