Yoga with the Prime Minister

Photo Prompts

Int – Adv
All ages
Grades 6–12

A picture is worth a thousand words. Look at this Associated Press photo of an International Yoga Day event that was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York and led by the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.

Use the photo in class with your students to draw comparisons, brainstorm vocabulary, and make predictions. You can also assign a writing or speaking task based on the photo prompt. You may want to teach some of the suggested vocabulary below.

Focus

authentic materials
topic-based
writing
speaking
news
yoga
India
productive

Vocabulary

meditation
mindfulness
diplomacy
salutation
pose
dynamic
tranquility
A spinning paper plane