Congratulations to Albert Pujols for hitting his 700th home run. Baseball gained another fourth player in major league history to hit 700 home runs. Did you know –

• Albert Pujols is the first from the Dominican Republic to reach that mark
• He’s the first Latino member of the 700 club
• A short time ago, Pujols arrived at St. Louis Cardinals to begin spring training
• Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, and Henry Aaron are the only players also with 700 home runs
• Pujols hit both his 699th homer and his 700th in the same game
• It’s his 18th season of hitting at least 20 homers
• Pujols is a designated hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB)
• He is nicknamed “The Machine” or “La Máquina” in Spanish

Homeschoolers/Educators/Parents: Sketch/color an illustration. Theme: effort. List three facts about Albert Pujols. Share your thoughts about baseball. Read/listen to the audiobook story called “Jack and the Beanstalk” in Learning to Read: Favorite Fairy Tales.  (Kindle/Audiobook/Paperback). Put these words in alphabetical order: beanstalk, ran, ground, giant, magic. Finish this sentence: I am going to… Describe what Jack did to be happy and safe. Write what you need to do to be happy and safe. (Skills: identify, comprehend, describe, analyze, creativity).