Candy Airdrop

That's News to Me

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Associated Press, students read about the death of the "Candy Bomber," an American pilot who distributed candy to the children of West Berlin after World War II. This lesson includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, a photo, a video, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

anniversary
initially
attitude
Great Depression
identify with
ration
dub
vittles
fondly
prized possession
A spinning paper plane