March Madness is here! Basketball is a fast-paced sport that makes for an exciting setting in books. How can we connect readers with basketball themed books during nail-biting tournament time? From the First Round to the National Championship start your own fast break with TeachingBooks resources.
Begin the First Four round of the tournament by listening to these four Meet-the-Author Recordings.
- H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers
- Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
- Hoops by Matt Tavares
- Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant
Get to know the TeachingBooks line-up with the entire Sports Collection. Start off with the Round of 64 by exploring the Physical Education Collection then filter down to the Round of 32 by searching for the subject heading “Basketball”.
Check out this slam dunk interview with Byron Graves, author of Rez Ball. He writes about his home community on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. Rez Ball embodies the excitement of getting to the Sweet Sixteen!
Kwame Alexander’s Crossover Series is as exhilarating as the Elite Eight. There is also a related graphic novel edition and an exciting TV series adaptation.
Make it to the Final Four with these can’t-miss Book Guides, Activities & Lessons!
- Print this bracket from Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
- Plan your lesson with discussion questions from Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
- Read through this teacher’s guide from Nikki Grimes’ Planet Middle School
- Find inspiration in this educator’s guide from The Heart of the Storm: A Biography of Sue Bird
Test your own National Championship skills by playing interactive games under For Fun!
What’s working for you?
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