LKS2 Basketball Stars Comprehension & Writing Bundle | Digital & Print

This remote learning bundle has seven online activities that would span nineteen lessons about basketball superstars Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Steph Curry. The resources are perfect for Distance Learning in Year 3 or Year 4, and are ideal for students learning about U.S. History, famous sport stars or for Black History Month.

Firstly, there are three Reading Comprehension Activities, or informational texts, with comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks about LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Steph Curry. The resources are Google Forms activities and are ideal for distance learning.

Secondly, there are three Biography Writing Units about the same players. The units have been split into four separate lessons each. The Google Slides activities are ideal for distance learning. In each unit the first lesson is interactive and involves students reading facts, and then sorting and ordering these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to type four paragraphs. Then, in the third lesson they need to choose the most important facts and include these in an introduction; after this they need to answer several questions before typing up their conclusion. In the final lesson your class will need to check their draft paragraphs before typing up their work on to the template provided.

Finally, there is a Discussion Based Writing Unit about who is the greatest modern-day basketball player. The first lesson involves students retrieving facts from informational texts about Michael Jordan, LeBron James or Stephen Curry, and typing these on to an included fact sheet. In the second lesson students need to use these facts to write three to four paragraphs about the individual players. In the third lesson students need to use prompt sheets to write up an introduction and a conclusion. In the final lesson students need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before typing up their work using the template provided.

These activities are all online resources that use Google Forms and Google Slides, they are linked to your Google Drive. They can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers. The resources also come in a PDF format, which can be printed.

However, the resource also comes in a PDF format, which can be printed.

Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the Gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :)

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