6 Free Games for Teaching Kids Computer Programming

September 26, 2014
BrainPOP's GameUp has six excellent free games to introduce students to coding and computer programming. Click on each link below to view ou...

Smoking Movie Activities for Kids

May 19, 2010
In this set of activities adaptable for grades K-3, parents and educators will find ideas for teaching about smoking. These activities are d...

Eating Right Activities for Kids

May 22, 2010
In this set of eating right activities for kids, adaptable for grades K-3, parents and educators will find ideas for teaching about healthy ...

Participate in Games Research Survey for a Chance to Win!

November 27, 2013
We realize there are infinite ways that students and teachers use educational games. We hear anecdotes about how games are effective educati...

Can You Make A Difference With Games? Live Event at Teachers College

April 23, 2012
If you can't make it to our IMAX webinar tomorrow night, but if you find yourself in upper Manhattan, please visit our friends at Teachers C...

Weaving Literacy and Assessment into Game-Based Learning

April 12, 2013
BrainPOP's Allisyn Levy shares her experience integrating assessment into game-based learning. For a long time, I was on a hunt for an am...

From Theory to Practice to Evaluation: Game-Based Learning in Action

November 14, 2013
These 5 articles help demonstrate just some of the many beneficial values of game-based learning. Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler S...

Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study

November 14, 2014
Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "...

Helping to Build a “Nation of Makers”

June 12, 2015
We’re so proud to announce our involvement with the National Week of Making, celebrating the builders, creators, designers, and problem solv...

Quandary: Preparing to Play & Guiding Questions (with ELL Support)

January 23, 2013
Before playing this ethics and English game, ask if students are familiar with the word "Quandary"? You may want to start the session by ask...