Teacher Resources
High-Low Knowledge Chart
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Students assess their knowledge of new vocabulary words before and after watching a BrainPOP ELL movie....
Anticipation Guide Graphic Organizer
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Activate students' prior knowledge as they make and confirm predictions using this anticipation guide graphic organizer....
Word Map Group Summaries Learning Strategies
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In this modified Word Map/Frayer Model activity, students choose one of the designated vocabulary words to explain and illustrate.
Procedure:
1. Hand out a 4-square graphic organizer with the instru...
Word Map Learning Strategy
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This vocabulary strategy is especially great for abstract concept words or difficult academic terms. Students create a visual representation of a word on a four-square graphic organizer, also known as...
Think-Pair-Share Learning Strategy
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Think-Pair-Share is a cooperative learning strategy that is done in three stages. First, students THINK about a question or prompt. Next they PAIR up to discuss possible answers with their partners, a...
Think-Group-Share Learning Strategy
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Think-Group-Share is a cooperative learning strategy that is done in three stages. First, students THINK about a question or prompt. Next they discuss possible answers as a group, and decide on the be...
Think Aloud Learning Strategy
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In a Think Aloud, teachers model their thinking process out loud. Students see and hear the connections made, questions asked, and vocabulary used to figure out a new word, concept, or problem. In the...
Shared Writing Learning Strategy
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In a Shared Writing activity, the students are actively engaged while you model the writing process. Using the board, chart paper, or a document viewer, write out the text in front of the students, wi...
Sentence Strips Learning Strategy
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Below are three different ways to use sentence strips in BrainPOP ELL lessons. They all involve cognitive skills – putting items on a continuum, sequencing events from the movie, and matching sentence...
Say Something Learning Strategy
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Say Something allows students to stop and think about what they read in a reading passage, or saw in a BrainPOP ELL movie. They may say anything they want – make a prediction, ask a question, make a c...
