Baseball in the Classroom - Teacher Resources

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.–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.

• Olympic Games
• Physical Education and Fitness
• Popular History Resources for Physical Education
• Physical Education and Fitness

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.

• Jackie Robinson Coloring Page
• In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
• Jerry Spinelli Biography
• Babe Didrikson, Olympic Athlete
• List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
• Little Known Sports
• Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
• More Social Studies Baseball Resources