Reading Maps Background Information for Teachers and Parents

May 24, 2010
This page contains information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about reading maps.  The information is designed t...

Teaching with Games, GLPC Case Study: Lisa

June 20, 2012
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research from the Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative about teaching with games. They ...

Climate Types Lesson Plan: Earth’s Systems

February 16, 2023
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Climate Types Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Climate Types. It...

Summer Movie Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

July 25, 2018
This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about summer. It is designed to complement the Sum...

Classroom Activities: Spring

July 24, 2018
These classroom activities are designed to complement the Spring topic on BrainPOP Jr. Watch How Our Garden Grows If possible, plant a g...

Rainforests Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

July 2, 2018
This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about rainforests. It is designed to complement th...

Food Chains and Ecosystems Lesson Plan: The Food Fight Game

May 30, 2012
In this food chains lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the relationships bet...

Vocabulary Development Lesson Plan: Using a Word Map

August 26, 2018
Students explore and make connections between terms and concepts associated with a BrainPOP topic.  ...

Introducing BrainPOP to your Science Class

August 17, 2012
See how BrainPOP is used to teach a science class....

Oceans Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 7, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Oceans Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class d...