Casey at the Bat (Green)

amberpeltz

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

“But there is no joy in Mudville - might Casey has struck out”

amberpeltz

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

I am a fan of baseball, so this book appealed to me and I was able to follow along well. However, I feel the style of the writing would make it hard for others who may not have baseball knowledge to read and understand fully.

amberpeltz

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

so-so

This Caldecott winning story tells the story of a baseball game in poem style. Casey is the star of the baseball team, and it is up to him to get a hit to win the game. The players before him had surprised everyone giving Casey the chance to get a hit, but he failed to do so as he struck out.

TheSpineView

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

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Love this poem. It is my favorite poem that centers on a sport. Read the whole poem here https://poets.org/poem/casey-bat

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peytonfleming

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

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Review: Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, 1888, is a famous poem written a very long time ago that has been adapted into a picture book for children! It tells the story of a famous baseball player and his big at bat!
Blurb: The story is a poem, and it uses rhyming throughout. The illustrations also are a big part of the story.
Quote: “And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again.“

mack2799

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

“But there is no joy in Mudville -- Mighty Casey has struck out.“

mack2799

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

so-so

Winner of the Caldecott Medal. Gives a good plot line that leads up to a devasting climax and does so through a poetic and rhyming gesture. It is a good story to tell when letting kids know that not all things may end the way you want them to. Sometimes happy endings don't always happen and its okay.

mack2799

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Story told through illustrations of a newspaper article. Would be a good story, as long as you give a little bit of side note history before hand so that kids could understand the background of it.

morganhillman

Casey at the Bat (Green) | Ernest Lawrence Thayer

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Casey at the Bat, a poem(P) about a baseball team, has won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The poem takes the reader through the details of a very close and nail biting baseball game. The main character, Casey, has all the pressure on him because he must try and hit a home run to win the game. This poem is very detailed and engaging so the students never get distracted and are always wanting to find out how it ends and which team wins.

morganhillman This poem would be best read as a read aloud to the children and followed by this lesson plan!
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/ernest-tha...
The UDL principle 5, provide options for expression and communication, is met as the students make their baseball cards after the read aloud. They have the option to choose any character and express themselves and communicate when they are 7y

morganhillman crafting the cards. The EL 46, use discovery learning activities(hands-on-activities), is met as the students take what they have just learned and paid attention to from the poem and transfer that over onto their baseball cards, which is the hands-on-activity.
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DrSpalding What a wonderful follow-up activity to have students creating their own baseball cards after reading this classic piece of poetry. Excellent post. 7y

kylamarie5 I‘ve never heard of this book! I‘m interested in it for my classroom library. It would be great for students that like baseball! 7y

KaitlynN I really like your baseball card resource! This looks like a great example of poetry 7y

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