Early Life
November 6, 1861 near Almonte, Ontario Canada
When was James Naismith born?
When James was 15 , he left school to become this...
What is a lumberjack?
One day his strong friends dragged him out to play this game in which he had so much fun that from then on he found time to study hard and play hard too.
What is football?
James Naismith came up with this game when people had to play inside during the winter...
What is basketball?
James married this woman on June 20, 1894
Who is Maude Sherman?
They caught a deadly disease and died.
Who was James Naismith's father and mother?
After high school James went to this school to study Hebrew and Philosophy..
What is McGill University?
James got two black eyes from playing this game...
What is lacrosse?
For this game two of these were used as goals...
What were peach baskets?
The game lasted a much shorter time back then...
What is two fifteen-minute halves?
Uncle Peter did this
Who raised James Naismith and his brother and sister?
The next step for James was to study to become this.
What is a minister?
James felt like he could help teens do what if he talked to them while teaching them sports.....
What is living better lives?
This ball was first used to play the game...
What is a soccer ball?
In 1895 James became this...
What is director of physical education at YMCA in Denver, Colorado?
James' Uncle Peter just stood by and watched James struggle with the horses.
What is a clue that showed Uncle Peter wanted James to learn to solve his own problems?
This brother had a terrible pain in his side. They thought it was a really bad stomachache. Instead it was a very bad infection and he died.
Who was Robbie?
International YMCA training school
What was James' first job?
Peach baskets were changed to these
What are rope baskets?
In 1925 James became this....
What is a United States citizen?
A true story about a real person written by another person. It is told in third person (using he or she).
It can be the story of a person's entire life, part of a person's life or one event.
What is a biography?
"Many ministers study Hebrew" is what kind of statement?
What is a generalization?
This generalization can be made about baseball, field hockey, football, and rugby from the information provided in the story.
What is "many outdoor games can't be played in cold climates?
Because in paragraph 1 on page 36 it says that games like football and rugby could be risky this generalization can be made....
What is the generalization that outdoor games can be dangerous?
Because he remembered his brother dying horribly without help, James became this
What is a doctor?