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WEST VIRGINIA
DEPA
RTMENT OF EDUCATIO
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STAT
E OF WEST VIRGINIA
MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI.
June Harless CenterTM
Teacher Resourcesfor
The Missing Baseball
Comprehension (ELA. 2.1, 2.3, & 2.13) Vocabulary (ELA. 2.39 & 2.41) » Why is Will Hanley Zach’s favorite baseball
player? » Why was the baseball Zach caught special to
Will Hanley? » Where did Zoe find the Will Hanley baseball? » How did the baseball go missing?
» professional » competition » autograph » value » investigating » accusing
Fluency (ELA. 2.1) Writing Prompt (ELA. 2.22) » Choral read with your students. Read the
story aloud to model fluent reading for them. Invite students to join in as they recognize the words you are reading. Continue reading the book, encouraging students to read along as they are able.
» Allow students to partner read, where they alternate taking turns reading and help each other with tricky words.
» Think about a time that you lost something that was special to you. What did you lose? How did you find it? Write about your experience and be sure to include details to help describe your actions, thoughts, and feelings.
Language (ELA 2.36) Companion Texts » Use adjectives and adverbs and choose
between them depending on what is to be modified.
Mentor Sentences » “But I did bring you something!” his voice
sounded more cheerful now. (Page 56) » She quickly sat down on the grass outside
the shed, and Zach sat next to her. (Page 63)
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