Dance Away Your Stress

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an excerpt of an article from The Washington Post, students read about the mental health benefits of dancing. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions as well as a photos and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

don
weeping
bolster
aerobic
cognitive
tuck away
nonverbally
acute
schizophrenia
inpatient
control group
traumatic
A spinning paper plane