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Educational Games: 5 Ways to Structure Game Play
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There are lots of different ways you can have students explore online educational games. Here are five general approaches we can recommend to structure game play:
Whole Class Game Play: Project the g...
Using Graphic Organizers with Games
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Some students will prefer to figure out games in their heads, but others may need additional support. When introducing a game to your class, consider offering scratch paper or graphic organizers to he...
Setting Cooperative Gaming Expectations
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If you are allowing students to cooperatively play an educational game, make sure you go over expectations for being a good cooperative gaming partner. Explain what it looks like and sounds like to wo...
Food Fight Species Cards
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These Food Fight species cards help students organize and think through game play....
Greek Gods Lesson Plan: Learning About Greek Mythology
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology who were also later worshipped, though renamed by, the Roma...
Main Idea Lesson Plan: It’s a Real Life Skill!
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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP Jr. and/or BrainPOP resources to explore main idea. Students will practice finding the main idea of popular movies, music ...
Lesson Ideas for Using BrainPOP to Teach About Holidays
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BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. offer lots of seasonal movie topic pages. Here are some ideas for using Brainpop to teach about holidays:...
Lesson Resources for Incorporating Student-Created Games
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BrainPOP's GameUp features lots of student-made games. Learn how to use student-designed games in your classroom and support students in creating their own games!
Here are some ideas and resource...
Treefrog Treasure Math Game
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Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for Treefrog Treasure, a free online math game....
Number Jumble Math Game Lesson Plan: Multiples
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 2-5, students will use BrainPOP Jr. and BrainPOP resources (including an online math game) to practice multiplying whole numbers and/or decimals. Stu...
