This classroom guide for LaDonna Plays Hoops is designed for students in second through fourth grade. It is assumed that teachers will adapt each activity to fit the needs and abilities of their own students. It offers activities to help teachers integrate LaDonna Plays Hoops into English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies curricula. Art and drama are used as a teaching tool throughout the guide. All activities were created in conjunction with relevant content standards in ELA, math, science, social studies, art, and drama.
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Read aloud LaDonna Plays Hoops by Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, illustrated by Heath Gray. Then, hand out a set of photocopied scripts to the class. Assign individual parts. The remaining children will be the Family or Chorus. For the first run through, children will simply read their role aloud. Once all readers are comfortable with their parts, a second reading can include props and costumes, if desired.
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LaDonna’s song “Family Hoop Star” is the result of a fun family project in the Biddle household. This song is great accompaniment for LaDonna Plays Hoops. In this song, LaDonna comes to realize that she does have the will and the skill.
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