The Man Who Invented Basketball: James Naismith and His Amazing Game
by Edwin Brit Wyckoff
by Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Question of the Week:
Genre of the Week:
Biography
Biography
This Week's Focus Comprehension Skill:
Generalize
Generalize
This Week's Focus Comprehension Strategy:
Summarize
This Week's Story Vocabulary:
basketball- tall, or high of the grounda game played on a court where two teams try to throw a ball through a raised hoop
disease- a problem in the body; sickness
freeze- turn into ice
guard- a person who watches over or protects something
popular- liked by many people
sports- games in which people use their bodies
study- to spend time learning, usually by reading
terrible- really bad
basketball- tall, or high of the grounda game played on a court where two teams try to throw a ball through a raised hoop
disease- a problem in the body; sickness
freeze- turn into ice
guard- a person who watches over or protects something
popular- liked by many people
sports- games in which people use their bodies
study- to spend time learning, usually by reading
terrible- really bad
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