SAD Hacks: Fighting the Winter Blues

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read advice about how to combat SAD (seasonal affective disorder). This lesson includes an article as well as comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

fatigue
physician
ease
boost
ward off
clutter
elicit
diffuser
optimal
coziness
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