Beloved Preschool Closes Its Doors

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about a preschool in Alaska that had to close its doors due to a staff shortage. This lesson includes photos, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Alaska
preschool
children

Vocabulary

trajectory
correspondence
rise through the ranks
advocate
ravage
shutter
capacity
credentials
precipitously
reluctant
strife
verbalize
A spinning paper plane