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How Sandy Got Her Spin (Saddle Stitch Format)
Price: US $49.99
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"How Sandy Got Her Spin" is based on and written by real-life, famous sports entertainer Sandy "Spin" Slade. For over 20 years Sandy "Spin" Slade was considered one of the best basketball handlers in the world. She performed for thousands at schools, camps, WNBA and NBA games. "How Sandy Got Her Spin" is written and presented in the unique Playbook multi-leveled and color-coded Reader's Theater format which is designed for building reading fluency and confidence in students in small reading groups. Each student takes on a role and they all read the story together in the format of a play but without memorization, props or a stage. The story explores the importance of overcoming your fears and conquering challenges, and how with hard work and determination you can achieve anything you set your mind to. It also examines the fun and excitement, as well as the health benefits, associated with physical activity and participation in sports.
As an added fun element, the characters in this story make up a rapping basketball handling routine that readers actually get to perform in a group with a "mini basketball" that comes with this story set. Also included in the story is a DVD with real footage of Sandy "Spin" Slade as she performs basketball tricks, answers questions from kids. and talks about what motivated her career. The DVD is hosted by a young, energetic narrator, Kyle Cleveland, who takes us along on his quest to find his spin through zany dialogue, fun basketball antics and clever one-liners! The trailer for this DVD can be seen at
www.playbooks.com/sandyspinfeature.html.
Set Includes:
- Small Group Set of 7 Books
- Mini Basketball
- DVD highlighting real footage of Sandy "Spin" Slade
- Supplemental Activities Packet (contains classroom activities to reinforce concepts from the story, as well as several basketball and fitness activities
- Teachers Guide
- Performance Award Certificates
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