I would love for people to ask questions about projects they are planning, give advice, and share ideas.

@mares823 I second the call for generating essential questions. We also used to generate “enduring understandings,” short phrases in semi kid friendly language that describe what you hope students learn through […]

Hello, Mares823. The best thing to do is to start with your essential questions. What is it you want the children to come out with in your unit? Once you have this information, the project ideas tend to follow. […]

Hi! I’m Eligio, 2nd Grade teacher in Texas. I was wondering if you could please give me PBL ideas for a unit in Work and the Free Enterprise System? Thanks.

I love that BrainPOP Jr. has a recommended reading list. Its like, now that each student is excited about a certain topic, they can continue research beyond what BrainPOP offers.

I am Lisa Parisi. I teach elementary school on Long Island in NY. I have been running a PBL classroom for a few years now, incorporating collaborators as much as possible. I love using BrainPop as a resource when I make lists of resources for the children to access while researching a topic. It’s always [...]