The Worldwide Potato Shortage

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students read about the worldwide potato shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and extreme weather. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading

Vocabulary

supply
issue
shipment
warn
local
remove
shortage
destroy
A spinning paper plane