How to Help Kids Fight Phone Addiction

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read an article offering advice for parents on helping their kids reduce smartphone use. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as vocabulary and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
smartphones
addiction
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

target
enemy
constructive
empathy
brainstorm
meal
engaged
abuse
amplify
surveil
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