Baseball in the Classroom - Teacher Resources
America's favorite pastime can provide a framework for teaching students a variety of concepts. Whether you are studying history, social studies, math, or literature, we have baseball-related resources to engage your students. You'll find lesson plans about baseball, biographies of famous baseball players, and sports printables, activities, worksheets, and more.
Lesson Plans
Baseball is a popular sport that can be used to teach engaging lessons in the classroom such as summarizing a baseball story, using physics science skills, and demonstrating creativity by inventing new games.
- Baseball Cards
- How Can You Use Physics to Become a Better Hitter?
- Summarizing: Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
- Invent a Sport
- Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
- The U.S. Flag: Facts and Discussion Questions
- Asking Pre-Reading Questions
- More Baseball Lesson Plans
Baseball Biographies
Research will be fun and students will want to read more literature when you incorporate these biographies and resources on baseball into your lessons.
- Pitchers: Baseball Hall of Fame
- Up Close: Babe Ruth Discussion Guide
- Jackie Robinson Mini-Biography
- Babe Ruth Reading Warm-Up: Biography
- The Sultan of Swat: Babe Ruth
- Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
- Timeline: Women in Sports (776 B.C. to 1950 A.D.)
- More Baseball Biographies
Baseball and Math
Math activities are fun when baseball is connected to them. Choose from our resources such as word problems and averaging numbers using baseball statistics, completing a Funbrain baseball puzzle, and many baseball-related activities from a printable book.
- Funbrain to Go: Math Baseball
- Baseball Math Printable Book (4-8)
- Baseball Math Worksheet
- Baseball Fun
- Time for Baseball
- Place Hitters
- Average Attendance
- More Mathematical Resources
Other Sports Resources
Use our list of sports-related resources to choose activities for lessons in your classroom and expand students' learning.
Baseball and History
Teach students engaging lessons about the history of baseball through stories which include reading prompts, connections to core subjects, and post reading activities as well as printable activities about famous baseball players and baseball parks.
- Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team Curriculum Guide
- The History of Baseball
- Baseball Greats
- Negro League Baseball
- Baseball Parks
- Jackie Robinson Biography & Activities
- Keeping Score Classroom Guide
- More Historical Resources
Baseball Literature
Engaged students will be wanting to read more books and write poetry when your lessons incorporate these baseball-related resources and activities.
- The Boy Who Saved Baseball
- A Diamond in the Desert Discussion Questions
- Guyku Sample Poem
- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Yankee Fever
- A Teacher's Guide to Books Written by John H. Ritter
- Poetry is Sporty
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- More Literary Baseball Resources
Baseball and Social Studies
Choose from these resources to enhance students' learning with engaging lessons including biographies on people such as Jackie Robinson.
Browse Baseball in the Classroom Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Summarizing: Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
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BOOK GUIDES
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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LESSON PLANS
Baseball Cards
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WORKSHEETS
Baseball Math Worksheet
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LESSON PLANS
How Can You Use Physics to Become a Better Hitter?
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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Baseball Math Printable Book (4-8)
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ASSESSMENT
Major League Ballparks Quiz
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WORKSHEETS
The History of Baseball
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ACTIVITIES
Magical Attic Just for Fun Baseball Activities
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MAPS
List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
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LESSON PLANS
Asking Pre-Reading Questions
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LESSON PLANS
Invent a Sport
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REFERENCE
Babe Ruth Reading Warm-Up: Biography
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WORKSHEETS
Jackie Robinson Biography & Activities
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LESSON PLANS
The U.S. Flag: Facts and Discussion Questions
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LESSON PLANS
The Boy Who Saved Baseball
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REFERENCE
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
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REFERENCE
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team Curriculum Guide
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GAMES AND APPS
Funbrain to Go: Math Baseball
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REFERENCE
Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
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BOOK GUIDES
Keeping Score Classroom Guide
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DAILY WARM-UPS
Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Yankee Fever
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BOOK GUIDES
A Diamond in the Desert Discussion Questions
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WORKSHEETS
The Sultan of Swat: Babe Ruth