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Fast-paced, boisterous and always entertaining, ice hockey is an immensely popular sport around the world. Although the origins of this international game are uncertain, it is well-known that people have used sticks and stones to play games since ancient times. Once introduced officially in Canada in 1875, ice hockey grew by leaps, bounds, twists, and whacks! This issue describes ice hockey’s origins, the transformation of the puck, and how the invention of a singular machine revolutionized the game. Read about one of the longest overtimes in history while hunting for examples of good sportsmanship in the news today. You’ll be skating smoothly from start to finish while gliding gleefully through hockey history!
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about ice hockey
- learn the history of the mighty puck
- understand what a Zamboni is, what it does, and how it influenced the game
- insert missing a, b, c’s to spell words correctly
- locate descriptive hockey words in the news
- practice alphabetizing
- trace icy art carefully with a finger or pencil
- look for newspaper examples of sportsmanship on display
- edit a hockey article like a pro!
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