Classroom Activities: Plane Shapes

May 24, 2008
These classroom activities are designed to complement the Plane Shapes topic on BrainPOP Jr. Sorting Shapes Have students gather objects...

Big News from BrainPOP ELL!

June 25, 2012
BrainPOP has some exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that we’ve released the “Hear It, Say It” recording tool on BrainPOP ELL.  Stud...

Call for Beta Testers!

September 15, 2010
BrainPOP is looking for beta-testers for our forthcoming news section. This new feature is designed to offer reading comprehension on curr...

BrainPOP on the Today Show!

September 3, 2012
We were thrilled to see actor, author and parenting expert Soleil Moon Frye praise the BrainPOP featured movie App on the TODAY show this mo...

COVID-19 Special Report News Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

December 11, 2020
Before the Movie:   How does COVID-19 spread? (Explain) How will our winter holidays be different this year? (Predict)  ...

At-Home Fitness News Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

January 29, 2021
Before the Movie:   Why is getting exercise important, even during the Covid-19 pandemic?  (Tap prior knowledge)   During ...

Changegamer Strives to be a Gamechanger

October 10, 2013
Guest blogger Mike Farley has been teaching middle and high school Geography for 12 years in the Toronto District School Board and currently...

50 Years Later: Reflecting on the Life of President John F. Kennedy

November 21, 2013
Fifty years ago today, Americans were jolted by the news that their popular 46-year-old President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, had been shot an...

Touchdown! Rosetta’s Lander Makes History

November 13, 2014
Yesterday, after a journey of billions of miles, a probe the size of a washing machine landed on the surface of a speeding comet. In recogni...