Back to School in the Midst of War

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 7–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about what life is like for Ukrainian children returning to school despite the ongoing war. This lesson includes photos, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Ukraine
war
school
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

atrocity
embroidered
hesitantly
solemn
sorrow
hybrid
approach
enrollment
disrupt
shrapnel
infrastructure
generator
A spinning paper plane