Democracy for Children

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Associated Press, students read about a Virginia preschool that uses the children's cartoon PAW Patrol to teach about democracy. This lesson includes photos, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
Paw Patrol
preschool
voting

Vocabulary

budget
helicopter
complex
concept
citizen
valuable
foundation
bilingual
generation
disappointment
A spinning paper plane