Intro to Area Lesson Plan: Measurement and Data

August 1, 2023
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Intro to Area Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Intro to Area, a...

A Tangled Web Math Game

June 20, 2012
Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for A Tangled Web, a free online math game....

PhET Area Builder Lesson Plan Recording Sheet

June 24, 2016
Students use this recording sheet to record their results of the Area Builder sim activity featured in the lesson plan....

Slice Fractions Teaching Tips

January 16, 2015
Use these Slice Fractions: School Edition Teaching Strategies to integrate game play into your classroom and into discussion! Numbers will ...

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 ...

Area Builder Simulation Primer

March 23, 2018
This video primer is an introduction to the Area Builder simulation's features and uses. Since sims are designed to be exploratory, this vid...

Polygons Lesson Plan: What Makes a Shape a Polygon

September 18, 2018
Students to explore BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn about what makes a shape a polygon. After identifying the properties of a polygon, students will use the Make-a-Map tool to classify shapes....

BrainPOP Animator Inspires Students via Skype!

November 30, 2011
Multimedia and animation teacher Chris Murphy from Newton Massachusetts, shares his experience with BrainPOP animator Amber Alvarez's v...