CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Be an Informed Voter: Cast Your Vote Game
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-8, students play Cast Your Vote, a game in which they experience the different ways to evaluate candidates running for office, such as political debates, re...
Legislator Role Play Lesson Plan: Represent Me!
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-8, students play a game called Represent Me!, in which they take on the role of a legislator seeking re-election. They review and categorize legislation, ap...
Reducing the National Debt Lesson Plan: The Fiscal Ship Game
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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, features the game The Fiscal Ship, from our partners the Hutchins Center at Brookings and the Serious Games Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The ga...
Rainbow Lesson Plan: Make a Rainbow
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about rainbows--what they are and how they form. Applying what they learn, students analyze a real rainbow...
Concept Vocabulary: Perspective Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Action! (L3U6L1), Ben and Moby make a movie about their school. The two are having so much fun reminiscing about their school days, that they don’t realize the mistake they’v...
3.5.5 Review of Conditionals Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie If I Had Three Wishes… (L3U5L5), Moby’s dog digs up a magic lamp. Will Ben and Moby get three wishes and will they use their wishes wisely? Tune in to find out and to review ...
3.5.3 Ancient Egypt Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Ancient Egypt (L3U5L3), Ben and Moby try to imagine what life was like at the time of pyramids, pharaohs, and mummies as they explore an ancient Egypt museum exhibit. In this...
3.5.1 Styles of Art Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Styles of Art (L3U5L1), Ben is trying to paint Moby’s portrait, but first he has to get Moby to sit still. To help Moby focus, Ben shows him his art history book and shares h...
3.4.2 Pond Ecosystem Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Pond Ecosystem (L3U4L2), Moby is taking Ben for a boat ride when suddenly a fish jumps out of the pond. Moby wants to keep it, but as Ben explains, taking the fish out of it...
3.4.1 Gerunds and Circulatory System Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Circulatory System (L3U4L1), Ben and Moby are biking up a big hill. Moby is exhausted as he tries to keep up with Ben. When Moby wonders why they had to work so hard, Ben rem...
