W E S T V I R G I N I A D E P A R T M E N T O F E D U C A T I O N S T A T E OF W E S T V I R G I N I A M O N T A N I SE M PER LIB E R I. June Harless Center TM Teacher Resources for The Missing Baseball Comprehension (ELA. 2.1, 2.3, & 2.13) Vocabulary (ELA. 2.39 & 2.41) » Why is Will Hanley Zach’s favorite baseball player? » Why was the baseball Zach caught special to Will Hanley? » Where did Zoe find the Will Hanley baseball? » How did the baseball go missing? » professional » competition » autograph » value » investigating » accusing Fluency (ELA. 2.1) Writing Prompt (ELA. 2.22) » Choral read with your students. Read the story aloud to model fluent reading for them. Invite students to join in as they recognize the words you are reading. Continue reading the book, encouraging students to read along as they are able. » Allow students to partner read, where they alternate taking turns reading and help each other with tricky words. » Think about a time that you lost something that was special to you. What did you lose? How did you find it? Write about your experience and be sure to include details to help describe your actions, thoughts, and feelings. Language (ELA 2.36) Companion Texts » Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. Mentor Sentences » “But I did bring you something!” his voice sounded more cheerful now. (Page 56) » She quickly sat down on the grass outside the shed, and Zach sat next to her. (Page 63) Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bildner A Big Day for Baseball (Magic Tree House Series) by Mary Pope Osborne My Favorite Sport: Baseball by Nancy Streza