1.1.3 Be (Questions) Lesson Plan

October 7, 2013
In the BrainPOP ELL movie, What Is It? (L1U1L3), Moby comes to visit Ben, bringing him a surprise. As Ben tries to guess what’s in the box, ...

1.1.5 Commands (Imperatives) Lesson Plan

February 25, 2014
In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Run! Don’t Stop! (L1U1L5), Ben uses commands as he coaches the reluctant Moby for the Robot Olympics. In this les...

1.2.4 Stative Verbs Lesson Plan

March 24, 2014
In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Love the Poppers! (L1U2L4), Ben and Moby make a big mess while dancing around and  listening to music. When the...

1.6.2 Past Simple (Irregular Verbs) Lesson Plan

June 9, 2014
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 irregul...

Paragraph Graphic Organizer

March 19, 2015
Use this Paragraph Graphic Organizer to help write a one-paragraph essay with a topic sentence, three details, and a concluding sentence....

Language Experience Approach (LEA) Learning Strategy

October 21, 2013
LEA is a reading/writing activity based on a shared experience.  Usually it’s about something like a field trip, but in BrainPOP ELL, it can...

Ideas for Using BrainPOP Jr. to Teach Literacy

October 7, 2013
Whether you call it reading and writing, English Language Arts (ELA), or literacy, BrainPOP Jr. can help you teach and reinforce hundreds of...

1.1.1 Contractions with the Verb Be (Affirmative) Lesson Plan

August 16, 2013
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...