TAKS Basketball Camp

This was a creative way for student to practice TAKS as well as for the teacher to assess student needs and ability in regards to the upcoming TAKS Test.

TAKS Basketball Camp for Champions!

First Quarter - Team Meet and Greet - Team Name (must be a real NBA team name) - Team Goals Second Quarter - Fiction Comprehension – “All Eyes on Him” - Fiction Comprehension – “Smoking Hot Basketball” - Venn Diagram

HALF TIME - Name the Team – context clues - Board Game

Third Quarter - Non-Fiction Comprehension – “Bob ‘The Cooz’ Cousy” - Non-Fiction Comprehension – Sheryl Swoops - Venn Diagram

Fourth Quarter - Contract Review (Grade the work) - Tally Points

Half Time Break!!

Example: The opposite of chill. heat, Miami Heat

1. Something that can go to the moon. __________________

2. A kind of music. _____________

3. The opposite of moons. ____________

4. A queen marries a ___________.

5. A sport truck.____________

6. What you use to cut hair.______________

7. You can use these to catch butterflies._____________

8. A type of fighting bird._____________

9. A type of part used in a car. ________________

10. Insects that can sting.______________.

11. The year of the Declaration of Independence.________

12. A kingdom for families to visit in Disney World._________

13. What was found in the gold rush.__________

14. A type of bear. _______________

15. What a cowboy may have on his boot __________________

Name That Team

Answer: Houston RocketsAnswer: Utah JazzAnswer: Phoenix SunsAnswer: Sacramento KingsAnswer: Portland TrailblazersAnswer: L.A. ClippersAnswer: New Jersey NetsAnswer: Atlanta HawksAnswer: Detroit PistonsAnswers: New Orleans HornetsAnswer Philadephia 76’rsAnswer: Orlando MagicAnswer: Denver NuggetsAnswer: Memphis GrizzliesAnswer: San Antonio Spurs