Randy Riley's Really Big Hit

Cute story blending baseball with science and robots. The rhyming verses keep kids attention to the story as Randy tries to solve the destruction of his town.

Cute story blending baseball with science and robots. The rhyming verses keep kids attention to the story as Randy tries to solve the destruction of his town.

Baseball and outer space are also a very good combination.

Summary: Randy Riley is a genius and plays baseball. He is unable to hit the ball but when his town becomes in danger Randy knows what he has to do. He built a robot and hit a home run and becomes the town hero!

Personal Reflection: I love baseball and I love watching the ball boys collect the balls

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after batting practice. Although this may seem like a small task I see it as a vital part of the team. This story to me tells a story of a boy who is very smart but saves his town from a catastrophe just like the ball boys do for the baseball teams.

Extension Projects:
1. Have the students make paper robots from household items. And display them in the classroom
2. Take some time and take the children outside for a game of baseball!

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Randy Riley wants to be really good at baseball. But he's not. After his baseball game where he strikes out, Randy goes home feeling down. He decides to play with his robots, and has them play a game of baseball instead. Then, Randy hears about a meteorite about to hit Earth. He tries to tell his

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parents but they don't believe him. So Randy takes things into his own hands and builds a massive robot to will save the day by hitting the meteorite out of this world.

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