Brainpop: Meaning of Beep
Brainpop Meaning of Beep is an English language game that challenges players to use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. In the game, everyone’s favorite robot, Moby, has a damaged language chip. Students are helped by friendly bots (or by classmates, if they select the multi-player option) to figure out the meaning of an unknown word associated with the selected BrainPOP movie topic. The game presents three sentences, one at a time, for which students identify the meaning of “Beep”–a placeholder for a missing word. Each consecutive sentence provides more context clues than the previous one. By the third sentence, which is strongly tied to the movie, players should be successful in identifying the meaning of “Beep.” This game was designed to improve students’ vocabulary, grammar, and language skills through increasing their facility with context clues.
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- Find a game for students to play by logging into BrainPop. Once you are logged in, find a BrainPop video that relates to your curriculum or content.
- Share the game with your students. You can do this by having them find a specific game on Brainpop or assigning one to them.
- Have students watch the related BrainPop video so that they will be ready to play the meaning of beep that is associated with the movie topic.
- Students can play individually or in a small group (up to 4 people). Have students play a specific game and prove that you have done this by taking a screenshot of the assignment on your personal BrainPop account. You can also have one of your students take a SnapThought during the game and submit it to you.
- To extend the activity, students can create their own version of Meaning of Beep.
Earn Your Badge:
Submit a screenshot of The Meaning of Beep as a class assignment or submit a student’s SnapThought from during the game.
Created by: Laura Barnett