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Educational and fun audiobooks for children and families. A variety of genres await and each podcast comes with podcast specific questions assessing retrieval, sequencing, SPaG, prediction, inference and note taking skills. Ideal as an independent classroom activity, intervention exercise OR homework task.
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Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Women In Sport:50 fearless athletes who played to win ep. 3
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Episode 3 - Toni Stone, Althea Gibson, Ann Calvello, Beryl Burton and Sue Sally Hale
Toni Stone
When did professional women’s baseball start?
Why could Toni not participate at this time?
What does the word ‘integrated’ mean? Can you think of a suitable synonym?
How fast could she run 100 metres? How does this compare with modern sprinting records?
Althea Gibson
What might a ‘play street’ look like? Does this sound like a good idea?
Why do you think she had to join an ‘all black tennis club’?
Which title did she win to become the first black Grand Slam winner?
Althea's doubles partner was white. What kind of statement do you think this made?
Ann Calvello
Draw a picture to show you think Ann might have looked?
How far did the team have to skate? How far is this in comparison around the world?
What does the phrase ‘get into scrapes’ mean?
Would you like to play or watch Roller Derby? Why?
Beryl Burton
What is a tailor?
In which years was Beryl the British best all rounder?
Which record did she beat in 1967?
When did she win her last title? Can you calculate how old she would have been?
Sue Sally Hale
What was Sally’s fake name?
Why do you think women were not allowed to compete in polo?
Why did her teammates help keep the secret?
When did she, and other women, receive her membership card?
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