Blue Jays Fan Spreads Joy

That's News to Me

Int – Adv
All ages
Grades 6–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about how a Toronto Blue Jays baseball fan caught a home run ball, but then handed it to a nearby Yankees fan. This tearful exchange ended up as a viral sensation. This lesson includes vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

viral
sensation
shed
slugger
snag
dugout
exchange
frankly
shortstop
youngster
A spinning paper plane