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There is and there are

An AR classroom game for Grade 3. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

01
___ a cat on the chair.
- There is
- There are
- There am
Read the explanation
"There is" goes with one thing - "a cat" is a single cat.
02
___ three books on the desk.
- There is
- There are
- There be
Read the explanation
"There are" goes with several things - three books is plural.
03
___ some water in the glass.
- There are
- There were
- There is
Read the explanation
"Water" is uncountable, so it takes "There is".

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Choose There is or There are by the number and type of noun, including an uncountable noun (some water) and the quantity word many (indicator ต 1.2 ป.3/1).

What's in the worksheet

6 questions, multiple choice with 3 options - ___ a cat on the chair. Answer: There is - ___ some water in the glass. Answer: There is - ___ many students in the room. Answer: There are - ___ an apple in my bag. Answer: There is

How to use it in class

Use after describing a picture of a room or the real classroom; solo, about 5 minutes. - some water is the hardest; hold up a glass of water and ask whether you can count water drop by drop - Afterwards, children describe the classroom: There are ... desks. There is one ... - Play it linked to your class so scores go into the gradebook

Common sticking points

- ___ some water in the glass (Q3): choosing There are because some sounds like many and the water looks like a lot - ___ many students in the room (Q4): mostly right thanks to many and the s; if missed, point to the s on students - ___ an apple in my bag (Q5): hesitation because an looks unusual. Stress that an still means one