COVID-19 Special Report News Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

December 11, 2020
Before the Movie:   How does COVID-19 spread? (Explain) How will our winter holidays be different this year? (Predict)  ...

COVID-19 PSA Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

July 16, 2020
Before the Movie: What keeps viruses from spreading? (Tap prior knowledge)   During the Movie (Pause Points): Stop at the followi...

Interview with Dr. Fauci Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

August 25, 2020
Before the Movie:   What is something new you’ve learned about COVID-19 since the pandemic began? (Tap prior knowledge) What do ...

Make-a-Movie Lesson Plan: Produce a Public Service Announcement (PSA)

August 13, 2018
Students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about a health or safety topic and present their findings as a public service announcement using BrainPOP’s Make-a-Movie tool....

Stock Market Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

February 2, 2021
Before the Movie What do you know about the stock market? (Tap prior knowledge) What do you hope to learn about the stock market?? (Set ...

At-Home Fitness News Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

January 29, 2021
Before the Movie:   Why is getting exercise important, even during the Covid-19 pandemic?  (Tap prior knowledge)   During ...

Distance Learning With BrainPOP

March 16, 2020
Distance learning is quickly becoming a reality for millions of students as schools around the world closed temporarily due to the coronavir...

Supporting Learning at Home with BrainPOP

March 23, 2020
BrainPOP offers over 850 topics on subjects across the curriculum! Watch this short tutorial to discover how our movies and accompanying res...

Active Viewing Strategies

April 20, 2020
Active viewing strategies make movie watching a participatory and interactive lesson.  In this tutorial, veteran teacher Robert Miller demon...