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1.6.2 Past Simple (Irregular Verbs) Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Had a Cool Dream (L1U6L2), Ben dreamed that he and Moby were sailors, sailing around the world. He uses irregular verbs in the past simple to tell Moby about where they we...
1.6.3 Past Simple (Negative) Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Didn’t Sleep (L1U6L3), Ben tells Moby about his terrible week that began with a sleepless Sunday night. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, students sequence se...
1.6.4 Past Simple (Questions) Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, What Did You Bring? (L1U6L4), Ben and Moby go on a camping trip. Find out what they brought with them and why as they ask each other questions in the past simple tense. In t...
1.6.5 Review: Past Simple Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Who Had the Keys? (L1U6L5) we follow Ben and Moby as they retrace their steps in an effort to find the lost house keys. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, student...
1.4.1 Present Simple Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, We Like Mike! (L1U4L1), we learn about Ben's friend, Mike, and some of his habits and activities. Using the present simple tense, Ben describes to Moby what Mike does in Sp...
1.5.4 Was / Were Questions Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Was it An Accident? (L1U5L4), Moby shows up at Ben’s house, bandaged from head to toe! Ben asks Moby where, when and how the accident happened, using the past simple of the ...
1.5.3 Was / Were Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Was Shy (L1U5L3), Ben describes what he was like as a young child using the past tense of the verb to be. But are his memories accurate or just flattering? In this lesson ...
1.5.2 Tag Questions Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, It’s Nice, Isn’t It? (L1U5L2), Ben and Moby shop for a birthday gift for Ed, and discuss what to buy, using tag questions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, stu...
1.5.1 Possessive Adjectives Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, My Mom’s Pictures (L1U5L1), Ben shows Moby old photos of his family, using possessives to describe the people in the pictures. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8,...
1.4.5 Review: Present Simple Lesson Plan
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In the movie An Apple a Day (L1U4L5), Moby learns that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but he still wants to see the doctor! Students review the present simple tense and learn a new proverb as M...
