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BrainPOP Jr. Tips for Teachers
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Want to maximize your students' BrainPOP Jr. Learning experience? Try these tips!
Screen the movie in advance. Watching the movie before sharing it with your students will prepare you to pose questio...

BrainPOP Jr. Tips for Home Viewing
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Using a 24/7 or home subscription for BrainPOP Jr.? Parents and families can make movie viewing an active, meaningful learning experience for young children with the following tips:
Use the pause bu...

Outline Your Thoughts
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This outline graphic organizer is the perfect prewriting or knowledge testing tool. Students can organize their thoughts and details before starting to draft a piece of writing, or for later use when ...

Using Games in Blended Lesson Plans
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Want to make your mark as a blended educator, using web-based games to enhance students' learning? Look no further than the fast-evolving world of using Digital Games Based Learning in the classroom. ...

Common Core-Aligned BrainPOP and GameUp Content
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Much of our BrainPOP content has been designed with the Common Core State Standards in mind. This screencast shares some examples of Common Core-aligned content that can help students achieve! Visit t...

Common Core-Aligned Lesson Plans on BrainPOP Educators
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This screencast describes the BrainPOP Educators approach to aligning each of our lesson plans with the Common Core-Aligned State Standards. Be sure to visit our BrainPOP and the Common Core support p...

New on GameUp: Carpenter’s Cut
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BrainPOP is excited to include Carpenter's Cut in our collection of Math, Engineering and Technology games on GameUp! Developed by our partner Hooda Math, the Carpenter's Cut game allows students to t...

“I Have a Dream” at 50: Teaching the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was a call ...

1.1.1 Contractions with the Verb Be (Affirmative) Lesson Plan
Posted by Dana Burnell on
In BrainPOP ELL’s first movie, Hi, I’m Ben (L1U1L1), Ben introduces students to his friends using subject pronouns, the verb to be, and its contractions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8...

1.1.1 The Verb to Be (Affirmative) Lesson Plan
Posted by Dana Burnell on
In BrainPOP ELL’s first movie, Hi, I’m Ben (L1U1L1), Ben introduces students to his friends using subject pronouns, the verb be and its contractions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, ELL...