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Challenge Station
Activity Name: Play Ball
Standard: Conventions of Standard English
Skill/Objective: (COPY IN YOUR PASSPORT) Adjectives
Directions
1. Work with 2 to 4 partners.
2. Choose a token and place it at home plate, stack the PLAY BALL
baseball cards face down on the pitcher’s mound.
3. Decide who will go first. That partner sits behind the Batter 1
Scoreboard. Batter 4 holds the Answer Key first.
4. Batter 1 chooses a PLAY BALL card from the pitcher’s stack. Place the
card on the table for all to see and read the sentence aloud. Decide
which word(s) in the sentence is the adjective (the word that
describes a noun) and announce it so your partner can check the
Answer Key.
5. If the answer is correct, move one base and put the card in the
discard pile. If the answer is incorrect, do not move a base and put
the card under the pitcher’s stack.
6. Each time a batter gets back to Home Plate, make a tally mark in the
batter’s scoreboard.
7. When time is up or all the PLAY BALL cards have been used, count the
tally marks in each scoreboard to see who……… WINS!
Challenge: Choose several of the baseball sentences to include in a
story about a baseball game. Use many adjectives in your own
sentences also. Highlight the adjectives and illustrate your story.
WHEN COMPLETED
□ check
□ place in folder
□ hand in
□ other
Primary Writing
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
Mom has the
loudest cheer of all
the fans.
The fans sang
happy songs to
cheer on the team.
The ump yelled
these firm words,
“You’re OUT”!
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2
3
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
I was watching the
game in the
warm press box.
My brother was the
hero of the big game!
The bright lights
made the fielder
miss the ball.
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5
6
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
The dark sky made the
ump call the game.
My little sister likes to
play baseball with her
friends after school.
The catcher caught
the fly ball in his mitt.
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7
8
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
The green team
scored and won the
game.
Sam was the fastest
runner on the team.
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11
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What’s the adjective?
Kate was the best
catcher on
the team.
12
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
The batter just
hit a home run that
went over the fence.
The winning team
was awarded
a trophy.
The championship
trophy was taller
than my brother.
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14
15
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
I saw Catcher Kate
give the new pitcher a
signal to throw the ball.
The coach gave the
batter a special signal
to bunt the ball.
The stands were
filled with
excited fans.
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17
18
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
I wore my lucky shirt
to the game so we
would win!
Bob caught
the high-flying ball to
win the game.
The funny
announcer made
everyone laugh.
.
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20
21
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
The pitcher threw his
famous hard ball to
get the batter out.
The trembling batter
winked and smiled
at the pitcher.
22
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23
What’s the adjective?
The joyful fans went
wild when the catcher
tagged out the runner.
24
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
Joe is wearing
his clean uniform.
Slugger Sue hit the
ball past the
wooden bleachers.
We have the
smartest coach
in the league.
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27
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
What’s the adjective?
The loud fan was
asked to sit down
quietly.
My friend is playing
third base.
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29
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You hit a HOMERUN!
You hit a FLY BALL.
You STRUCK OUT!
Go back one base.
Return
to
Home Plate
I
The speedy ball
flew from the
pitcher’s mitt.
Trot around the bases
and
SCORE!
You hit a SINGLE!
You hit a DOUBLE!
You hit a TRIPLE!
Take one free base
Take 2 free bases
Take 3 free bases
Print on card stock, laminate, and cut
Print on the back of the baseball cards
Answer Key for Play Ball
Number
Answer
Number
Answer
1
loudest
16
new
2
happy
17
special
3
firm
18
excited
4
warm or press
19
lucky
5
big
20
high-flying
6
bright
21
funny
7
dark
22
famous or hard
8
little
23
trembling
9
fly
24
joyful
10
green
25
clean
11
faster
26
wooden
12
best
27
smartest
13
home
28
speedy
14
winning
29
loud
15
championship
30
third
Primary Writing