Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Clara Barton Lesson Plan: Give a Persuasive Speech

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-3, is built around the BrainPOP Jr. topic Clara Barton. Students will learn about the important work of Clara Barton, the humanitarian and activist who founded...

Hibernation Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

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This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about hibernation. It is designed to complement the Hibernation topic page on BrainPOP Jr. Before exploring...

Reading a Newspaper Lesson Plan: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP features and resources to learn about how to read a newspaper. Then using what they learn, students will summarize a newspaper ...

1.5.4 Was / Were Questions Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Was it An Accident? (L1U5L4), Moby shows up at Ben’s house, bandaged from head to toe! Ben asks Moby where, when and how the accident happened, using the past simple of the ...

1.2.3 Present Progressive (Questions) Lesson Plan

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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Who’s Making Noise? (L1U2L3), Ben is trying to do homework, but it’s too noisy! In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, students participate in activities, use images...

How Soil is Formed Lesson Plan: Soil Sample Experiments

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In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to explore how soil is formed. Students will also explore some of soil’s components through variou...

George Washington Carver Lesson Plan: Peanuts, Agriculture, and Inventions

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-5, students use BrainPOP resources to explore key events in the life of George Washington Carver. Students will also explain the meaning of agricul...

5 Major Body Systems with BrainPOP Jr. Lesson Plan

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In this lesson plan designed for grades K through 3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn about the five major body systems. Students will identify the main functions of the systems, and expla...

The Environmental Cost of Oil Lesson Plan: How Oil Production Can Impact Oceans

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-5, students use BrainPOP Jr. and/or BrainPOP resources to learn the environmental cost of oil, and that that the ocean is a complex ecosystem that ...

Needs and Wants Lesson Plan: Exploring Basic Economics

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In this Needs and Wants lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to identify the things that humans need in order to survive. Students will explore the diffe...