1- Wake Up & Smell the Chile
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about New Mexico's historic quest to have the first official state aroma. The story outlines how important the chile is in New Mexico's food culture.
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2- Workplace Besties
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about workplace friendships. This lesson includes a photo task as well as vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, and a read-aloud task.
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3- Looking for Love Online
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about online dating. They also review vocabulary and answer comprehension questions. Note that the digital version has real photos and additional tasks.
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4- Underwater Living
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about Professor Joseph Dituri, who has set the world record for living the longest time underwater. Students review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions.
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5- A Lost Ring Brings Hope
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a wedding ring lost in Hurricane Ian and its unlikely discovery. The story briefly outlines details of a hurricane.
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6- Bored At War
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a girl in Ukraine who is lonely and bored. All of her friends moved away because of the war.
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7- The World's Oldest Person
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about Tomiko Itooka, the oldest person in the world.
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8- Man Becomes Oldest Person in Space
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about Ed Dwight, the oldest person to go to space and NASA's first Black astronaut candidate.
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9- Social Solution for Seniors
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a community dining program for seniors aimed at reducing loneliness and improving healthy living.
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10- Monarch Migration
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about the annual monarch butterfly migration. Students read about where the butterflies go and what makes their migration special.
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11- DNA Connects Holocaust Survivors
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about how Holocaust survivors are finding relatives with DNA test kits.
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12- Trashion Show
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a unique Nigerian fashion show organized by teen climate activists.
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13- How Safe is the Air?
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about air quality and the system for measuring it.
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14- Squish this Bug!
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a pest that is threatening wine country in the United States.
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15- A New Clock for The Moon
In this digital-only lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read about a NASA initiative to create a new clock time on the moon. Students review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions. This story focuses on the simple future tense.
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16- Keep Cool in Extreme Heat
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about how to keep cool and stay safe during a summer heat wave.
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17- Hunting Pythons
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read about a man who hunts pythons for the state of Florida.
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18- Bring it Back! Cooler Recall.
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a product recall issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A company was forced to remove a backpack cooler from store shelves and online shopping platforms.
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19- Robots at Work
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about a robot worker in Tokyo, Japan. The robot worker fills a worker shortage in the popular convenience store industry.
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20- World's Skinniest Skyscraper
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about the world's skinniest skyscraper.
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21- Robots and Tulips
In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about robots that destroy sick tulip bulbs in the Netherlands.
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