Object: Baseball hat or baseball ball

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to play baseball? (Let them answer.) What is your favorite team? (Let them answer.) I'm wearing a hat from my favorite team (or, I brought a baseball with me this morning) because baseball reminds me of this morning's lesson.

In baseball, if you are a pitcher you stand on the mound and throw the ball at the batter. Pitchers aim to make the batter strike out. If you are the batter you stand at home plate. Batters aim to hit the ball. If yo…