1. http://www.sharonrobinsonink.c om/

2. The setting for the story is Stamford, Connecticut and the year is 1955. Locate Connecticut (CT) on the map.

3. After reading the Jackie Robinson book, make a list of his character traits. http://www.jackierobinson.com/about/index.php http://baseballhall.org/hall- famers http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bf fs=N Bookflix R ead the Jackie Robinson book under People and Places

4. Complete the venn diagram. Baseball Ice Label

7. Ice Safety http://www.outdoorplaces.com/Features/Hiking/ice_s afety/ After reading the article, list some things you should remember about ice safety.

8. One activity Jackie's family liked to do in the spring was watch frog eggs turn into tadpoles. Drag the pictures to complete the life cycle and describe what you see in each stage. Then label the different parts of the frog.

9. Do you know your teams? Chicago Houston New York Kansas City Arizona Colorado St. Louis Pittsburgh Toronto Boston Detroit Los Angeles Cubs Astros Yankees Royals Diamondbacks Rockies Cardinals Pirates Blue Jays Red Sox Tigers Dodgers

10. Other Books You Might Enjoy Circle the 6 biographies in black, the 1 collective biography in red, the 6 nonfiction books in blue, and the 2 fiction books in green.

11. Page 1 - Cover with author link (contains video of author and illustrator) ·Page 2 - Social Studies - using maps - talk about an atlas and its location ·Page 3 - Bookflix (you will need a subscription to use) - after reading biography on bookflix discuss his character traits, then view Jackie Robinson's website, and Baseball Hall of Fame website ·Page 4 - Venn Diagram - compare and contrast Jackie's experience as the first African American to play in the Major Leagues to his experience walking on the ice ·Page 5 - Science - three states of water ·Page 6 - Science - how changes in temperature affect the state of water (uses a Celsius scale - you may want to bring in a Fahrenheit scale to compare ·Page 7 - Ice Safety link - discuss the dangers of skating on a pond ·Page 8 - Science - life cycle of a frog (2nd grade) and label a picture (nonfiction elements) ·Page 9 - Baseball fun - match the city/state to the team ·Page 10 - Other books they might enjoy - talk about biographies (92 or B), collective biographies (920's), nonfiction, and fiction or everybody section