50+ Ways to Use Make-a-Map

September 12, 2014
Tips for how and when to use concept mapping ...

Thanksgiving Jr. Background Information for Teachers, Parents, and Caregivers

September 27, 2019
This page contains information to support educators and families in teaching grade K-3 students about the Thanksgiving holiday. It is design...

Lab Safety Lesson Plan: Planning and Carrying out Investigations

February 25, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Lab Safety Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Lab Safety, and sup...

Temperature 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 temperature. It is designed to complement th...

Using Games in Blended Lesson Plans

September 19, 2013
Want to make your mark as a blended educator, using web-based games to enhance students' learning? Look no further than the fast-evolving wo...

Roundtable Learning Strategy

October 21, 2013
Roundtable is a good cooperative structure and interactive activity to practice vocabulary, grammar, or even content. Students pass a paper ...

Sharks Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 18, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Sharks Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class d...

Extinction Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

May 17, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Extinction Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage cla...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 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 reducing, reusing and recycling. It is desig...

Heat Transfer Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

May 8, 2020
Before the Movie: Why do you think hot things, like food, cool down? (Predict) What do you think causes a cup of coffee to cool down if yo...