July spotlights

July Spotlights

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School’s out for summer, but that doesn’t mean students can’t squeeze in some summer learning with our spotlights. July spotlights, Red, White, and Blue, includes movies and activities to help us c...
ISTE San Diego

Thank you, ISTE San Diego!

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Our whirlwind trip to the ISTE San Diego conference has come to an end and we truly had a blast! It was great seeing all of our amazing educators in person and hearing about the exciting things you're...

GameUp Games Overview Screencast

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Watch this overview screencast about BrainPOP’s GameUp and discover the amazing games from award-winning partners that we’ve curated for students and educators. Our partners include iCivics, Smithsoni...
beta testers

BrainPOP’s GameUp: Using “Guts and Bolts” as a Teaching Tool

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This video documents a play testing session for BrainPOP's GameUP science game, "Guts and Bolts," while providing tips and tricks for teachers who wish to use the game as a teaching tool....

Earth Awareness Lesson Plan: What’s Your Cause?

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In this Earth Awareness lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students choose an area of environmental interest that is relevant to them and use BrainPOP resources to explore the topic in-de...

Ideas/Details

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This Ideas/Details graphic organizer is perfect for recording important ideas and supporting details from any book or text which is multiple pages long. This important Ideas and Details chart can be u...

Cause and Effect

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This graphic organizer is helpful for identifying cause and effect relationships. Use it across all subject areas including reading, social studies, and science!...
iCivics and BrainPOP

BrainPOP’s GameUp Presents iCivics

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Teaching U.S. Government? You'll love the iCivics games on BrainPOP's GameUp. This screencast shares best practices for getting the most of of these amazing games.  ...

Heart Adventure Challenge Course in Action

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Betty Ann Fish is the Chair of the Physical Education Department at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and has been teaching and coaching for 24 years. Currently she teaches at the elementary school lev...

The President! Lesson Plan: The Role of the President of the United States

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to explore why the United States has a President and the role of the President in our government. Students w...