Teacher Resources
Institute of Play Design Pack: Games and Learning
Posted by Laura Gatto on
"What if teachers could harness their creativity and knowledge to engage students in new and exciting ways? What if teachers supported each other in becoming designers of their own games for learning...
Playful Assessment: BrainPOP’s Sortify Game
Posted by cemignano on
Originally Recorded June 2014
Join us as we explore BrainPOP’s Sortify Game. Designed for “playful assessment,” Sortify covers a range of core subjects and is appropriate for lower elementary throu...
Your Guide for Grants and Funding
Posted by cemignano on
We’re often asked about guides for grants and funding, and we’re thrilled to share two exciting opportunities to support you in building your grant writing toolkit. If you have an idea that you’d like...
Using the “Idea Centralizer” Games Activity in TSN-2
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
This tutorial provides an overview of the "idea centralizer" games activity in The Sports Network 2. This activity covers the Common Core State Standards Reading for Informational Text 8.1 and 8.2....
Our Corps for the Core: BrainPOP and the Common Core Standards
Posted by cemignano on
Educators' Team on Common Core Standards: Originally Recorded February 2014
The BrainPOP educators team shares BrainPOP’s rich history of creating engaging and rigorous content, and how our videos,...
Citizen Science Game Teacher Support Resources
Posted by SM Bruner on
BrainPOP offers a variety of lesson plans and other teacher support resources to help you use the Citizen Science game and assess what students have learned through game play. This short video provide...
Mission US: Cheyenne Odyssey SnapThought Prompts
Posted by SM Bruner on
Have your students signed up for My BrainPOP? If so, they’ll be able to take snapshots during Mission US: Cheyenne Odyssey game play! MyBrainPOP is available to BrainPOP Educators with 24/7 district- ...
Ratios Lesson Plan: Ratio Rumble Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this ratios lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore ratios and proportions using an online math game called Ratio Rumble. Students will identify ratios when used in a varie...
Teaching Digital Citizenship with 2 New Games from Common Sense Media
Posted by SM Bruner on
We're big believers in the importance of teaching digital citizenship, and we know many teachers and parents turn to BrainPOP for resources to help reinforce these important 21st century skills. So we...
Employee Cafeteria: Using the Graphic Organizer
Posted by Dana Burnell on
Some of the Lure of the Labyrinth's puzzles require that players simultaneously juggle quite a bit of information in order to solve them. Some learners will take this in stride, figuring it all out in...