Classroom Activities: Musical Instrument

August 7, 2018
These classroom activities are designed to complement the Musical Instruments topic on BrainPOP Jr. Class Band Start a band with the who...

Teaching with Games GLPC Case Study: Ginger

October 30, 2013
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research about teaching with games from their Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative.  Th...

Venn Diagram Implementation Strategies

June 11, 2016
The Venn diagram Challenge task asks students to group information from a BrainPOP movie by similarities and differences. Here are some idea...

Musical Genres and Instruments Lesson Plan: Learning and Making Music

August 19, 2011
In this musical genres lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to conduct independent and/or collabo...

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...

Woodwind Instrument Lesson Plan: Make Your Own Instrument

June 8, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to identify characteristics of woodwind instrume...

Getting Creative: Scientific Illustrations & Other Projects

January 23, 2013
All the way from Shanghai, we welcome Laura Brown, a high school science teacher, for this webinar on scientific illustrations and other cre...

Experimenting with Percussion Lesson Plan: Creating and Playing Percussion Instruments

June 7, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to identify and explore characteristics of percu...

Teaching with Games – GLPC Case Study: Joel

June 20, 2012
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research from the Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative about teaching with games. They ...

Diagram Label Learning Objectives

June 12, 2016
Why is Labeling a Diagram an Important Skill?   Objective: Students apply their understanding of a concept by identifying parts of a diagra...