Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.

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...

2.6.1 Make-a-Map Ideas

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Take a snapshot from the movie and describe it in as many sentences as you can, using the present progressive. Make a map about the events that happen in the movie. Make a map about riding a...

1.6.1 Make-a-Map Ideas

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Create a map about the events that happened in the movie. Make a map about all the places that Ben Looked in the house. Make a map illustrating how to make the past simple with regular verbs...

3.1.1 Passive Voice Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Endangered Species (L3U1L1), Ben and Moby visit the aquarium where they see some endangered species and discuss how people can help save them. In this lesson plan, adaptable...

2.2.2 Future Tense (Will) Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, What Will I Do? (L2U2L2), Ben is running for school president. He uses the future tense to describe his many goals, but realizes it won’t be easy to please everyone! In this...

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...

2.2.5 Movie Sequencing Activity

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie We Can Be Waiters (L2U2L5), Ben and Moby visit Ben’s Uncle Joe on his farm. They visit his restaurant, too, where they end up helping out as waiters! In this lesson plan, whi...

2.6.1 Present Tense Review Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Riding the Bus (L2U6L1), Ben and Moby take the bus home after a shopping trip. As the two friends navigate the crowded bus, students review the present progressive and prese...

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...

2.6.3 Future Tense Review Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, What Will We See? (L2U6L3), Ben and Moby can’t decide what movie to see! In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, students talk and write about future events, and diff...