Educational Games
Combining Numbers Lesson Plan: Monster School Bus Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this combining numbers lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 1-5, students will use the fun Monster School Bus online math game to practice creating number combinations (such as whole numbers ...
Ninja Kitchen Health Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for Ninja Kitchen, a free online game for teaching health and food safety concepts....
BrainPOP Rolls Out New Educator Resource Pages for Every GameUp Game!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Just this week, we've quietly rolled out a new group of support pages on BrainPOP Educators. We have created game specific pages to help support your implementation of GameUp games in class!
Every...
Simple Machines: Preparing for Play
Posted by Dana Burnell on
Introduce the concept of simple machines using a classroom door! Students like to see how simple machines are a part of everyday life, and this is an easy way to illustrate that fact. Through the acti...
Pyramid Panic Tips and Tricks
Posted by Dana Burnell on
The pyramid in the Pyramid Panic game has four zones, each of which features three levels and a Boss Level, making 16 levels in total. Each zone contains a unique mix of mathematical problems, with th...
Number Jumble Math Game: Game Play Strategies
Posted by Dana Burnell on
This is a great math game for teaching students to find patterns with numbers. Decide whether you want students to work with whole numbers or in decimals, then refresh students’ memories of the multip...
Guts and Bolts Tips and Tricks
Posted by cemignano on
Here are some helpful tips and tricks for using the Guts and Bolts game with your class:
The first few levels are fun to watch students work through trial and error. Let students have those mome...
Food Fight Tips and Tricks
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Playing Food Fight as a Class:
Project the game onto a white screen or use an interactive whiteboard. Have students take turns in selecting species and offering one another strategy suggestions.
Pla...
Video Games in Classrooms: Lessons Learned
Posted by SM Bruner on
Join Marjee Chmiel, instructional technology specialist at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA and a former game designer, as she shares tried and tested tips for...
Getting Scientific with GameUp
Posted by SM Bruner on
Join 5th-grade teacher and BrainPOP advisor Robert Miller for an in depth exploration of using GameUp games in science class. Learn how playing well-designed educational games is not only great fun, ...
