The Man Who Invented The Man Who Invented BasketballBasketball

James Naismith and His Amazing James Naismith and His Amazing GameGame

By Edwin Brit WyckoffBy Edwin Brit WyckoffUnit 4 Week 1Unit 4 Week 1

basketballbasketball• Noun: a game played on a Noun: a game played on a court where two teams try to court where two teams try to throw a ball through a raised hoopthrow a ball through a raised hoop

• My brother plays My brother plays basketballbasketball for the for the Miami Heat. Miami Heat.

• Have you ever tried to play Have you ever tried to play basketballbasketball??

diseasedisease• Noun: a problem in the Noun: a problem in the body; sicknessbody; sickness

• A doctor might diagnose you with a A doctor might diagnose you with a diseasedisease if you are constantly sick. if you are constantly sick.

• Why can a Why can a diseasedisease by harmful? by harmful?

freezefreeze• Verb: turn into iceVerb: turn into ice

• When the ice began to When the ice began to freezefreeze,the polar bear started to hunt.,the polar bear started to hunt.

• What types of things can What types of things can freezefreeze??

guardguard• Noun: a person who Noun: a person who watches over or protects watches over or protects somethingsomething

• The crossing The crossing guard guard stops cars to let us stops cars to let us cross the street.cross the street.

• What else might require a What else might require a guardguard??

popularpopular• Adjective: liked by Adjective: liked by many peoplemany people

• The song became The song became popularpopular when many when many people kept voting for it on the radio. people kept voting for it on the radio.

• Can you name a Can you name a popularpopular musician? musician?

sportssports• Noun: games in Noun: games in which people use their bodieswhich people use their bodies

• The The sportssports I enjoy playing are golf and I enjoy playing are golf and football.football.

• What types of What types of sportssports do you enjoy do you enjoy playing?playing?

studystudy• Verb: to spend time Verb: to spend time learning, usually by readinglearning, usually by reading

• I had to I had to studystudy for my spelling test by for my spelling test by writing my words three times each. writing my words three times each.

• What is something you have had to What is something you have had to studystudy for? for?

terribleterrible• Adjective: really badAdjective: really bad

• My dad had a My dad had a terribleterrible day when his day when his truck got a flat tire.truck got a flat tire.

• When has something When has something terribleterrible happened to you?happened to you?