Objectives

• Children will be exposed to the basic set up and rules of cricket.
• Children will understand how cultures influence one another through sports.

Materials

• video of cricket game (taped program off ESPN)
• softball equipment

Procedures

1. Anticipatory set: If I gave you a bat and ball what sport could/would you play? Do other sports use these same equipment?
2. Brainstorm sports (many culture have/do play stick games)
3. In India, one of the favorite pastimes and most followed sports is cricket. It is played in organized leagues and layed in all social classes in some version. It is most enjoyed sport by Indian spectators.
4. Cricket originated in England. India was colonized by England and was influenced by English culture.
5. Explain equipment used in cricket
   • cricket ball, cork center wrapped with twine and leather cover
   • wooden bat with round handle and a flat, bladelike hitting surface
   • caps or helmet
   • batsmen and wicketkeepers wear protective leg pads and gloves
   • wickets and bails
   • set up of field
6. Explain rules of cricket.
   • bowler stands near one of the wickets, runs a few steps and throws ball
   • ball bounces once
   • batsman tries to hit the ball away
   • if the ball gets by the batsman it can hit the wicket and knock one of the bails off.
   • batsman runs to opposite wicket. They can run back and forth several times, scoring a run each time they reach the opposite wicket.
   • outs are achieved if bail is bowled off wicket or if they catch a ball hit by the batsman
7. Show videotape of cricket game
8. Cricket is also played in the United States.
9. How has the English culture spread? into India and the United States.
10. What stick game is most popular in the United States?
11. We are going to play a game of softball. Cricket would be fun but the equipment is hard to find in this area and the rules are very complicated. But, as you play, think of the other stick games that are played around the world.

Evaluation

Obj. #1: This is not a primary objective and children will not be required to memorize this information. Our discussion will introduce the subject and give the children a general awareness of the sport.

Obj. #2: Our discussion will again be key in assessing this objective. Question 9 will show they understand it in this particular case. Also, are they able to make a generalization from this?