TAKS Basketball Camp This was a creative way for student to practice TAKS as well as for the teacher to assess student needs and ability in regards to the upcoming TAKS Test.

TAKS Basketball Camp for Champions! First Quarter - Team Meet and Greet - Team Name (must be a real NBA team name) - Team Goals Second Quarter - Fiction Comprehension – “All Eyes on Him” - Fiction Comprehension – “Smoking Hot Basketball” - Venn Diagram HALF TIME - Name the Team – context clues - Board Game Third Quarter - Non-Fiction Comprehension – “Bob ‘The Cooz’ Cousy” - Non-Fiction Comprehension – Sheryl Swoops - Venn Diagram Fourth Quarter - Contract Review (Grade the work) - Tally Points

Half Time Break!! Example: The opposite of chill. heat, Miami Heat 1. Something that can go to the moon. __________________ 2. A kind of music. _____________ 3. The opposite of moons. ____________ 4. A queen marries a ___________. 5. A sport truck.____________ 6. What you use to cut hair.______________ 7. You can use these to catch butterflies._____________ 8. A type of fighting bird._____________ 9. A type of part used in a car. ________________ 10. Insects that can sting.______________. 11. The year of the Declaration of Independence.________ 12. A kingdom for families to visit in Disney World._________ 13. What was found in the gold rush.__________ 14. A type of bear. _______________ 15. What a cowboy may have on his boot __________________

Name That Team Answer: Houston Rockets Answer: Utah Jazz Answer: Phoenix Suns Answer: Sacramento Kings Answer: Portland Trailblazers Answer: L.A. Clippers Answer: New Jersey Nets Answer: Atlanta Hawks Answer: Detroit Pistons Answers: New Orleans Hornets Answer Philadephia 76’rs Answer: Orlando Magic Answer: Denver Nuggets Answer: Memphis Grizzlies Answer: San Antonio Spurs