1. Click to listen to the story.
Just Like Josh Gibson
Click to listen to the story.

2. Try to sequence the events of the story!
Beginning: Grandmama tells her granddaughter about Josh Gibson and how, when she was born, her daddy said his new baby would make balls fly.
Middle: Grandmama’s daddy threw balls to her and she always wanted to play just like Josh Gibson.
Rising Action: Girls in the 40’s were not allowed to play baseball, so Grandmama had to watch… Too bad she’s a girl…
Climax: …Until one day, when Danny hurt his arm and Grandmama had the chance to play with the boys.
Falling action: Grandmama played just like Josh Gibson.
Resolution: Grandmama tells her granddaughter that there is nothing like baseball.

3. Contractions are words made by combining 2 separate words
Contractions are words made by combining 2 separate words. Usually, 2 letters are removed to make a contraction, but sometimes, only 1 letter is taken out.
First
Word
Second Word
Contraction we
are
we’re I
have
I’ve
would
we’d
can
not
can’t he
he’d
you
you’re
will
won’t
they
they’re
I’d
they’d
she
she’d
we’ve
could
couldn’t
wouldn’t
haven’t
Try writing the 2 words that make up the contractions on your spelling word before writing the actual contraction!

4. Click on the link to read and learn our vocabulary and amazing words of the week.
Just Like Josh Gibson Vocabulary/Amazing Words By Anndrea Dyer