Posts on “ Spotlights ”

Late summer often coincides with wacky weather and other natural disasters, which is why we’re featuring our Natural Disasters Spotlight through the end of August. Worried about Hurricane Irene, currently threatening the Atlantic Coast? Show your students the BrainPOP movie on Hurricanes and the BrainPOP Jr. movie on Fast Land Changes to help them understand… Read the Rest»

Check out our timely collection of topics, interactive resource, and lesson plans to use during the Month of May and beyond! Spotlight: Practical Math You can count on us! This month marks the debut of a brand-new Spotlight dedicated to Practical Math. Explore topics like Comparing Prices, Customary Units, Division, Estimating, Graphs, Interest, Metric Units,… Read the Rest»

We are thrilled to announce our Earth Awareness lesson plan contest winners! We hope you will check out these dynamic lesson plans and try them out with your students! A special thanks to all of our BrainPOP Educators, from Florida to Hawaii, who submitted a lesson plan highlighting BrainPOP and IMAX’s educator resources. For BrainPOP Jr. 1st place: “The… Read the Rest»

Search & Rescue: Earth Awareness Resources from netTrekker Search & BrainPOP Wednesday, April 6, 2011 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Our Tatum Murphy and netTrekker’s Danielle Abernethy team up to tackle Earth Awareness Month. See how these two resources facilitate meaningful participation in current event issues among your students. We’ll share creative activity ideas… Read the Rest»

Happy April! Not only do we have a fabulous Spotlight full of resources to celebrate and teach about Earth Awareness with, but we’re also super excited to announce a new lesson plan contest in honor of our partnership with IMAX and the release of their new film, Born to be Wild 3D! The educator who… Read the Rest»

You know what sounds pretty good right now? Our Spotlight: Music, with topics from Blues, Jazz and Latin Music to Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, and Mozart. K-3 topics include Pitch, Tone, and Beat; Musical Alphabet; and Musical Instruments. Work these movies into one of three great lesson plan ideas from BrainPOP Educators.

What do an early computer programmer, an aviatrix, an artist, a civil rights icon, a scientist, an author, and a media mogul have in common? They’re all part of our Spotlight: Women’s History. This March Spotlight includes topics like Ada Lovelace, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Judy Blume, Marie Curie, Oprah Winfrey, Sally Ride (new!), and… Read the Rest»

From the Underground Railroad and Frederick Douglass to Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr. and everything in between, our Spotlight: Black History is the perfect resource for your timely February lessons.  Topics include Brown v. BOE, Civil Rights, Jackie Robinson, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey and more.  K-3 topics explore Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, Martin… Read the Rest»

George Washington. John Adams. Abraham Lincoln. John F. Kennedy. Richard Nixon. How much do your students really know about our founding fathers and the men in the Oval Office? Find out with our Spotlight: U.S. Presidents. BrainPOP topics include Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Presidential Power. For K-3, there’s Abraham Lincoln, George… Read the Rest»

netTrekker and BrainPOP as 2.0 Research Tools: A Webinar Live From FETC Wednesday, February 2, 2010 4:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour netTrekker’s Danielle Abernethy and our Dr. Kari Stubbs team up for a LIVE webinar on the best 2.0 research tools. Pick up some creative ways to enhance student research on Black History Month… Read the Rest»