A Game Made in 1891: teacher key
Basketball, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. A teacher made up a game with a ball and two baskets. Read how it grew.
Read the book. Print this page for the key.
Questions and answers
- Who made up basketball?
- James Naismith (answer)
- A farmer
- A king
- What were the first hoops?
- Peach baskets (answer)
- Big bowls
- Hats
- How high did the baskets hang?
- Two feet
- Ten feet (answer)
- Five feet
- What could players not do in the first games?
- Throw the ball
- Run with the ball (answer)
- Play inside
- Where did the game spread to?
- Other schools (answer)
- The moon
- A farm
Words
- hoop: a ring
- teacher: a school helper
- baskets: woven boxes