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I've taught there is/are with objects in the classroom. Try the following:

Step One: Brainstorm singular nouns, such as clock, desk, table, book, notebook, etc. Write these on the board.

Step Two: Plug the nouns into the following sentence: "There is a (object)." Do choral drills with the students, and then have them work in pairs. Student A says an object and student B has to make a sentence. Switch roles and repeat several times. This will get the grammar pattern set in their heads.

Step Three: Elicit plurals of the objects, then introduce: "There are (object + s)."

Step Four: Practice the sentences as in Step Two. When students work in pairs, student A says: "is / clock" and student B answers: "There is a clock." Continue through the vocab and switch roles.

Step Five: Introduce prepositions with there is/are. Students can practice in /on / beside / behind, plus a few others. To practice, students can find objects in the room and describe their location.

I hope this idea helps.