It's always nice to find fun ways to reinforce learning! BrainPop ESL is a wonderful, interactive website for ESL students and teachers. It provides a well-structured, fun way to practice the language forms and functions being studied in a Lit-based ESL, ELD or GLAD unit. BrainPop is organized into fun and engaging lessons that teach English grammar and vocabulary according to English Language Proficiency levels. Each lesson consists of an animated video that, through a story, introduces new vocabulary and grammar. Following the video, there are eight features that help cement learning, including games and practice sheets. *For a tour of the whole site, click here.
BrainPop ESL has some great features:
-It is extremely well-organized, making it easy for teachers to navigate and find just the right lesson to supplement what they're studying at any time.
*Check out the site's "At a Glance" section to see grammar and vocab presented in each lesson.
-It provides linear instruction, building and previously learned concepts and allowing students to monitor their growth.
-Families can use the lessons at home to support classroom learning
(It's about $8 a month for family memberships.)
*Click here to sign up.
-There are several free lessons, games, and activities available, giving plenty of opportunity to see if the site is a good fit for you before buying a membership!
-It is extremely well-organized, making it easy for teachers to navigate and find just the right lesson to supplement what they're studying at any time.
*Check out the site's "At a Glance" section to see grammar and vocab presented in each lesson.
-It provides linear instruction, building and previously learned concepts and allowing students to monitor their growth.
-Families can use the lessons at home to support classroom learning
(It's about $8 a month for family memberships.)
*Click here to sign up.
-There are several free lessons, games, and activities available, giving plenty of opportunity to see if the site is a good fit for you before buying a membership!
Not-so-great aspects of BrainPop ESL:
-So far there are only units developed for levels 1 and 2 of ELP. (They are working on adding more, but in the meantime the scope of the lessons is limited)
-It costs money! As mentioned above, family memberships are about $8/month, or $75 for a year, and classroom memberships are $115 for a year.
Start taking advantage of BrainPop ESL now!
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