Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

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...

ELL lesson 1.1.2 – Make-a-Map Examplar

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Drag any of the images to the screen and write what it is. For example: It is a cat. In a new text box, write the sentence It is not a _______.  Drag any appropriate images from the image bank to illu...

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...

2.6.5 Tenses and Modals Review Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Mobylocks (L2U6L5) Ben is about to read Goldilocks and the Three Bears to Abby when Moby suggests they read his version of the fairytale. In this lesson plan, which is adap...

1.4.4 Have / Has Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie We Have a Good Time (L1U4L4), Ben keeps Moby guessing about who his best friend is by giving clues about his identity. Ben introduces the present simple verb have / has as he...

1.3.2 Plural Nouns Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Friends are Fair! (L1U3L2), Ben and Moby watch an exciting basketball game on TV, inspiring them to go outside and play, too. In this lesson students are introduced to plura...

1.3.4 Count and Non-Count Nouns Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Any Cookies? (L1U3L4) Ben and Moby are hungry and thirsty upon arriving home from school. They look for snacks, while using some and any as well as the phrases how much and ...

1.1.2 The Verb to Be (Negative) Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Magic Show (L1U1L2), Moby and Ben introduce the negative forms of the verb to be in the present tense. The lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, engages students through han...
subject pronouns lesson plan

1.1.1 Subject Pronouns Lesson Plan

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In BrainPOP ELL’s first movie, Hi, I’m Ben (L1U1L1), Ben introduces students to his friends using subject pronouns, and the verb to be and its contractions. In this subject pronouns lesson plan, adapt...
subject pronouns lesson plan

1.1.1 Contractions with the Verb Be (Affirmative) Lesson Plan

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In BrainPOP ELL’s first movie, Hi, I’m Ben (L1U1L1), Ben introduces students to his friends using subject pronouns, the verb  to be, and its contractions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8...