Description (October 16, 2006)

National Baseball Hall of Fame museum is a nonprofit educational institution which presents the history and current information about our national pastime. The museum's focus is to preserve history, honor excellence and connect generations through the sport of baseball. On the website you will find historical records, images of baseball's artifacts from the Museum's collection, blogs and much more of interest.

Site in Depth / Curriculum Integration

• Support literacy skills by connecting your students and their interest in baseball with reading for information on the site.
• Read about Baseball History in this section. Students further research a player and record the information on a graphic organizer to post in the classroom.
• Bring in newspaper and magazine articles about current baseball players to compare to past players.
• Explore the history of women in baseball. Read The Diamond Dreams and then research women's role in baseball in depth.
• Dressed to the Nines is a fascinating history of baseball uniforms.
• Use the section Baseball as America, as a starting point to investigate cultural impact baseball has had. Students can take surveys of how fans identify with their teams, interview and take oral histories of fans' recollections, etc.
• Baseball was part of popular culture as early as the 1860s, celebrated in song, story, and art. Students research and create presentations to share aspects of baseball in our culture.
• Two students recreate Abbot & Costello's "Who's on First".
• Find thematic units at For Your Classroom - Your Education Destination.