Setting the Stage for Game Play

January 1, 2013
Coaches know the importance of a good pre-game talk, and so should you. What you say to learners can help them immensely as they begin to le...

Setting Up Rules and Expectations for Game Play

January 1, 2013
When students are playing a game, they often won't behave exactly the same way they do when they are taking a test or listening to a lecture...

Teaching Strategies for Interactive Simulations

January 1, 2013
Interactive simulations are powerfully engaging teaching tools that allow for specific skill reinforcement opportunities. Here are some sugg...

Teaching Conditioned Reflexes with the Pavlov’s Dog Game

December 24, 2012
Can you train a dog to drool on command? Find out in the Pavlov's Dog game in BrainPOP's GameUp! Show your students the Conditioning movi...

The Shortest Day of the Year – and the Maya Apocalypse!

December 21, 2012
Why are the days getting shorter? Why is it getting cold in some places and not in others? Why are there seasons? Here in the Northern Hemis...

BrainPOP Guest Blogger Josh White Shares His Experience Using BrainPOP ELL in the Middle East

December 20, 2012
Wondering about using BrainPOP ELL in the Middle East? Joshua Z. White is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Motlow College in Lynchburg, TN a...

Using BrainPOP’s GameUp to Teach About the Solar System

December 19, 2012
In addition the many movie topic pages on the solar system, BrainPOP also has three dynamic games to help students learn about space in a fu...

Food Fight Species Cards

December 18, 2012
These Food Fight species cards help students organize and think through game play....

5 Ideas for Using BrainPOP to Teach about Holidays

December 17, 2012
A new lesson ideas resource has been added to BrainPOP Educators! In it, you'll find five unique ways that BrainPOP can be used to teach abo...

Attempting to Carry on After the Sandy Hook Tragedy

December 16, 2012
It’s Monday morning, and teachers everywhere are facing the challenge of helping students come to terms with the Sandy Hook tragedy while en...