Keep this list of BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. movies handy, and check the BrainPOP Educators online Curriculum Calendar for additional tie-ins.

♦ February 2: Will he or won’t he? On Groundhog’s Day, await Punxsatawney Phil’s answer to that question while showing our Winter Holidays movie. It’s also World Wetlands Day. Learn more with our Ecosystems movie.

♦ February 4: Highlight the significance of Rosa Parks on her birthday. Show our Civil Rights (BrainPOP) and Rosa Parks (BrainPOP Jr.) movies today.

♦ February 8: Happy Super Bowl! Our Football movie is the perfect way to prep before the big game and all that dip.

♦ February 11: On Inventors’ Day, talk about the contributions of inventors like Thomas Edison (BrainPOP), born today in 1847, and George Washington Carver (BrainPOP Jr.).

♦ February 12: Abraham Lincoln (BrainPOP Jr.), Charles Darwin, and Judy Blume were all born today. Watch our movies and learn. Plus, the games begin tonight! Show our Olympics movie and talk about their significance.

♦ February 14: Why are hearts the official symbol of Valentine’s Day? Find out with our BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. movies on the Heart. And, Happy Chinese New Year. Learn about the holiday with our New Year’s movie.

♦ February 15: Look to the stars! Galileo Galilei was born today in 1564. Explore the astronomer, physicist and mathematician’s life and work with our Galileo Galilei movie. And on Presidents’ Day, visit our Spotlight: Presidents for great, timely content.

♦ February 18: Formerly a full-fledged planet, now classified as a dwarf planet, Pluto was discovered today in 1930. Learn the whole story with our Pluto movie.

♦ February 22: We cannot tell a lie - it’s George Washington’s birthday. Celebrate the life of this country’s founding father with our George Washington movie. For the K-3 set, there’s a BrainPOP Jr. George Washington movie as well.

♦ March 2: Can you blame him for not wanting green eggs and ham? Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss. BrainPOP Jr.’s Dr. Seuss movie profiles the famed children’s author. Remember, it’s also Read Across America Day. It’s the perfect occasion for BrainPOP’s Reading Skills and BrainPOP Jr.’s Choosing a Book movies.

♦ March 3: The United States officially chose “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its national anthem today in 1931. BrainPOP Jr.’s U.S. Symbols movie can enhance your lessons on the topic.

♦ March 6: He was a real Renaissance man. On Michelangelo’s birthday, show our Michelangelo Buonarroti movie and discuss the artist’s many masterpieces.

On BrainPOP Jr.
Explore the latest K-3 Arts & Technology movies, including:

♦ Colors

♦ Musical Instruments

♦ Pitch, Tone, and Beat

♦ Parts of a Computer

Plus, don’t miss the new BrainPOP Jr. movie on Martin Luther King, Jr.

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