Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

Idioms and Cliches Lesson Plan: Language

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*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Idioms and Cliches Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Idioms and Cliches, and supports the standard of recognizing and explai...

3.6.5 Idioms and Vocabulary Review

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Area of Rectangles (L3U6L5), Ben and Moby want to install glow-in-the-dark wallpaper in their tree house. But they soon discover that putting up the wallpaper is trickier tha...

3.6.4 Idioms Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie Egg on Your Face (L3U6L4), Moby is up to some strange behavior, from shaking his robot leg to zipping his robot lips, as he takes Ben’s expressions literally! In this lesson ...

2.1.4 Reflexive Pronouns Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Mammals (L2U1L4), Ben is taking care of Nikki’s new puppy. He uses reflexive pronouns to explain to Moby what puppies and other mammals can do by themselves. In this lesson ...

2.4.5 Advice Modals Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, We Might Babysit (L2U4L5), Ed asks Ben and Moby to babysit for his little sister Abby. Before they agree, Ben reminds Moby of all the crazy things that happened last time th...

2.5.1 Comparatives Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, The Hungrier Shopper (L2U5L1), Ben and Moby go shopping at the supermarket for their lunch. They are trying to choose food items that are tastier and cheaper than others. In...

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...