Boost Your Mood with Something New

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Washington Post, students read about how having new experiences can improve mental health. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
mental health
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

discontented
transformative
reignite
burnout
stimuli
frequent
crucial
underscore
major
comfort zone
A spinning paper plane