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Make screen time count with a treasure trove of educational movies and engaging activities that have been trusted by schools (and loved by kids!) for decades. With topics in every subject, BrainPOP Family’s at-home learning builds comprehension and sparks curiosity—taking your kids from asking “What is that?” to “Did you know this?”

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Tim, Annie, Moby, and the magic of movies

At the heart of BrainPOP learning experiences are engaging, animated films that turn complex ideas into kid-friendly explorations.

Relatable characters, like the orange robot Moby and his pals Tim and Annie, guide kids through humorous stories that teach topics in social studies, science, math, ELA, and more—allowing them to feel connected to their learning, gain key knowledge that’ll help them in school (and beyond), and laugh (and laugh and laugh).

Tim and Moby inside a video player, playing with a dinosaur

Animated movies—with a real-life impact

Annie explains to Moby that a rainforest is a large, thick forest habitat that gets a ton of rain. Moby says "Beep!" and the two characters get rained on.

Movies

Movies in BrainPOP Jr. feature Moby and Annie as they give young learners entertaining and foundational knowledge in 300+ K-3 topics across a wide range of subjects—from compound words and congruent shapes to the rainforest and Mae Jemison.

Multiple choice quiz question reads "SUNUP is the timein the morning where the sun rises. What is the time of day when the sun sets?" A: Sundown, B: Sunshine, C: Sunspot, or D: Sunlight. A is selected and a green Moby icon shows the answer is correct.

Easy/Hard Quiz

With multiple choice quizzes connected to the movie, kids can practice and apply their newfound knowledge in a low-stakes way—while also giving you a baseline understanding of how much they’re learning.

Draw About It

Let kids express themselves through Draw About It. In this creative activity, kids are given a prompt related to the movie—such as “Draw something you are curious about and want to explore” —and given free reign to show what they know in their own way.

A comic strip displaying 2 fish. Fish 1 asks "What are you doing, Joey?" Fish 2 says "I'm drawing congruent shapes." Fish 1 responds "Figures!"

Belly Up and Pop a Joke

Harness the educational power of humor through Belly Up and Pop a Joke, a comic book and joke that are relevant to the movie, educationally accurate, and tons of fun. You’ll be hearing these educational jokes for days!

The settings tab on the BrainPOP Jr. video player has options for speed and quality.

… and additional support for all learners!

Embedded tools—like movie transcripts, speed adjustments, Microsoft Immersive Reader, and Multilingual movie player—help all kids, regardless of their educational needs, access the material and feel confident in their learning.

BrainPOP Roald Dahl movie. Letter reads "Dear Tim and Moby, I just read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I want to know more about the author. What can you tell me about Roald Dahl?"

Movies

Movies in BrainPOP feature Moby and Tim as they tackle more complex topics, in more depth, than in BrainPOP Jr—while still being engaging, easy-to-understand, and hilarious. Kids in grades 3-8 can dive deep into 800+ topics across a wide range of subjects that cover everything from the history of the American Revolution and electric circuits to Roald Dahl and bar graphs.

Vocab Builder

After watching the movie, kids dive deep into a selection of vocabulary words that are related to the movie but relevant in everyday life—helping them better understand the movie, the topic, and the world as a whole.

Quiz and Challenge

Quizzes and Challenges let kids practice and apply their new knowledge—which helps them better retain the information, and helps you get a sense of how they’re learning. Bonus: these questions are the type they’ll see on tests at school, giving them testing practice and confidence in a low-stakes setting.

Time Zone X game example where kids determine the order of historical events ranging from Edison's lightbulb to alkaline batteries.

Learning games

Educational games are the ultimate way to make screen time smart. For example: in Time Zone X, kids are challenged to put historical events in the correct chronological order for points, while in Sortify, kids are tasked with categorizing content-specific words on a timer. Kids will be having so much fun, they won’t realize they’re learning!

In addition to closed captions, the settings button on the movie player provides options for audio descriptions, speed, and quality.

… and additional support for all learners!

WHAT’S INSIDE?

Learning that grows with your child

Choose between two at-home learning solutions: BrainPOP Jr.—best for kids in Kindergarten through 3rd grade—and BrainPOP, best for 3rd through 8th grade. Each of the 1,200+ topics inside BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. includes movies, educational activities and learning games built specifically to engage and challenge each age group.

WHY IT WORKS

The learning science behind our fun and games

While it may seem like fun and games, everything on BrainPOP is rooted in research and carefully constructed to teach kids the way they learn best.

For example: research shows that stories make abstract or complex concepts easier to digest by providing context and making them relatable to personable experiences. That’s why BrainPOP’s animation and characters are so effective: they create a visually engaging and relatable learning environment that caters to kids’ unique needs and help them confidently understand intimidating topics.

Annie and Moby experimenting with beakers

WHY IT MATTERS

Trusted by schools, in your home

Fun fact: BrainPOP is best known for being a resource beloved by schools, teachers, and students across the nation for the last 25 years. This means that—with each BrainPOP learning experience—you’re giving your child an experience trusted by schools for its ability to build comprehension, develop essential skills, and entertain a classroom full of students.

25 million

students annually loving BrainPOP

1.3 million

teachers annually trusting BrainPOP

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