Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).

1.6.2 Make-a-Map Ideas

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Ideas for the Story Movie: Create a map about the sequence of events in the movie. Have students retell what happened. Make a map about the things Ben and Moby did in each country. Ideas fo...

3.3.5 Perfect Tenses Review Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, History of Trains (L3U3L5), Moby plans to sell a toy train at Ben’s garage sale. But when Ben expresses interest in it and shares his deep knowledge of trains, Moby offers i...

3.3.4 Past Perfect Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Had Overslept! (L3U3L4), Ben’s day has gone from bad to worse! It all began when he overslept. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students identify, and practi...

3.3.2 Past Simple/Present Perfect Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Mount Everest (L3U3L2), Moby is struggling to follow Ben up a mountain. When Moby loses steam, Ben points out that it is no Mount Everest. To Ben’s surprise, Moby has never ...

3.1.4 Passive Progressive Tenses Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Work is Being Done (L3U1L4), Ben and Moby are being put to work on Uncle Joe’s farm-- feeding the horses, fixing a fence, painting a barn, and more. In this lesson plan, ada...

3.1.2 Passive Voice Past Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Inventions (L3U1L2), Ben is trying to invent a way to carry his guitar on his bike. When Moby asks what he’s doing, Ben explains how most inventions were invented to solve p...

2.2.4 The Modal Have to

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Have to Practice (L2U2L4), everyone in Ben’s class has to practice their lines for a play by William Shakespeare. Find out why Moby doesn’t have to work as hard as everyon...

2.6.2 Past Tense Review Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Butterfly Life Cycle (L2U6L2), Ben and Moby present their research project on the life cycle of the butterfly to their class, describing what happened at each stage using th...

2.6.2 Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Butterfly Life Cycle (L2U6L2), Ben and Moby present their research project on the life cycle of the butterfly to their class, describing what happened at each stage using th...

1.5.5 Review: Was / Were Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Happy Birthday (L1U5L5), Ben and Moby want to surprise Nikki on her birthday, but Nikki surprises them, instead. While Ben and Moby realize their mistake, students review po...