Reading Return to Unit List
, Book 2
Grade 2  
Unit 2: What's New
Our Soccer League
by Chuck Solomon

Internet Connection Activity
Working Dogs    Cultural Perspectives
The Soccer Patch
Connect to this link:
http://soccerpatch.com/


  1. Scroll down and click Foreign.

  2. Click Hotspurs Sports Club. Where is this soccer club?

  3. Go back. Find patches from four different countries.

  4. Then click your state to look for the patch of a nearby club.

Soccer Facts and Photos
Connect to this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/default.stm


  1. Click Photo Galleries and then any picture to see photos from the 2002 World Cup.

  2. Scroll down and click on any Graphic Goal to see how goals are scored. Click Next Pic to watch the goal being scored.

  3. Draw a picture of a soccer field in the space below.

  4. Under your soccer field, write one sentence about the soccer pictures you just looked at.


Internet Connection Activity
Soccer Rules    Find Out More
Soccer Talk
Connect to this link:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=FB


  1. Soccer is called Football in many places. Click on the pictures on the bottom of the page to see soccer pictures. Click Next beside the pictures to see more.

  2. Click on Learn More under "Equipment". Read about the equipment that is used to play soccer.

  3. Draw the piece of equipment that you think is most important. Then write why it is important under your drawing.

Shaler Soccer Club: Soccer Basics
Connect to this link:
http://trfn.clpgh.org/ssc/basics.htm


  1. Study the diagrams of the soccer field.

  2. Read along with your teacher.

  3. Look at the pictures to help you understand what you read.


Internet Connection Activity
Sports     Leveled Books
Sports Heroes
Connect to this link:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/heroes/search_h_uk.asp


  1. Click on Choose a Sport and pick your favorite sport. Then click Search. Click on a picture of an athlete. Find your favorite.

  2. What sport does this athlete play? What is this athlete’s name?

  3. Click on photos of this athlete.

  4. Where is this athlete from? How many Olympic medals has this athlete won?

Baseball Stadiums
Connect to this link:
http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/


  1. Click Past under "Ballparks" to see what baseball stadiums used to look like.

  2. Click on a stadium name and then on the pictures to see the old stadiums.

  3. Then click on Future under "Ballparks" to see what stadiums will look like someday.

  4. Draw a picture of a baseball stadium in the box. Make up a name for your stadium and write it under your picture.