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BrainPOP Blog
Welcome to the BrainPOP Blog—your go-to resource for educator stories and teaching strategies that spark curiosity, build confidence, and create memorable learning experiences.
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Honoring Black History in the Classroom
Resources to support educators as they bring Black history in their classroom during Black History Month–and all year long.
Kat Lerner
4 min read
Honoring Black History in the Classroom
Resources to support educators as they bring Black history in their classroom during Black History Month–and all year long.
4 min read
BrainPOP New Topic Roundup: 2025
In 2025, we added 21 new movies across BrainPOP 3-8 and BrainPOP Jr.
Moby, Tim, Annie, and friends solved mysteries in the woods using celestial mechanics, turned indoor cycling into decimal bootcamp, and proved that even corpse flowers make perfect sense once you understand adaptation. Read on below for what’s new, what’s updated, and what's coming next.
5 min read
BrainPOP Builds Knowledge and Reading Confidence with Connected Texts
Discover how BrainPOP’s Connected Texts build reading comprehension and content knowledge across subjects. Each short nonfiction passage includes built-in supports, real-time insights, and multiple reading levels—helping every student grow as a confident, independent reader.
3 min read
Hour of AI with BrainPOP
BrainPOP joins Code.org’s Hour of AI to help classrooms worldwide take their first steps into learning, creating, and thinking critically about AI.
2 min read
The Power of Seeing Yourself in a BrainPOP Movie
BrainPOP’s ADHD movie helps students feel seen and understood, bringing ADHD representation in education to life with empathy and accuracy.
4 min read
How BrainPOP Builds Portrait of a Graduate Skills
Discover how BrainPOP helps nurture and build Portrait of a Graduate skills—critical thinking, collaboration, resilience, and communication—for future-ready learners.
5 min read
How BrainPOP Sparks Deeper Learning in Elko County
Discover how Elko County teachers use BrainPOP to inspire deeper learning experiences through background knowledge building, discussions, and hands-on learning.
4 min read
Fresh Look for BrainPOP’s Most-Used Teacher Pages
BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. launch redesigned Topic Pages and a Teacher Homepage built to save time, support lessons, and simplify planning. The same BrainPOP you always count on, now easier to navigate.
2 min read
Making Vocabulary Stick with Vocab Builder
Boost literacy with BrainPOP’s vocabulary builder tool. Interactive activities and real-time data help grades 3-8 master Tier 2 words with confidence.
3 min read
Bring Project-Based Learning to Life with BrainPOP’s Make-a-Movie
By incorporating project-based learning through BrainPOP's Make-a-Movie, teachers can create flexible experiences that engage every learner.
3 min read
Back to School 2025 with BrainPOP
As you gear up for the 2025-2026 school year, BrainPOP is making it easier than ever to help you teach with confidence and deliver learning kids truly ask for.
7 min read
3 Impactful Ways to Celebrate Women's History in Every Classroom
Discover three suggestions for incorporating history-making women into your classroom during Women's History Month — and beyond!
4 min read
5 Ways Make-a-Movie Boosts Your Instruction on BrainPOP
What if you could turn your classroom into a movie studio, while still keeping everyone focused on the day’s lesson?
3 min read
5 Ways Creative Coding Boosts Your Instruction on BrainPOP
Not sure how to code yourself…let alone teach coding? Don’t worry—each project is directly related to a topic that you’re already teaching!
3 min read
8 Reasons Why Teachers Who Grew Up on BrainPOP Choose it in Their Classrooms Today
BrainPOP empowers kids to shape their world. Teachers who loved it as kids now use it to inspire their students!
5 min read
Why Teaching About Civics Matters—No Matter What Subject You Teach
Discover why teaching civics matters and how it helps students become informed, engaged citizens.
4 min read
The Power of Background Knowledge
Helping students build background knowledge and strengthen their cognitive skills gives them the tools to deepen their understanding.
2 min read
3 Reasons AI Should Be Part of Your Digital Citizenship Lessons
AI isn't going anywhere. Our responsibility as educators is to prepare this generation to approach AI safely, critically, and ethically.
3 min read
Growing with BrainPOP
Explore our favorite resources to help educators and students grow with BrainPOP—and make the most of every lesson from day one.
2 min read
How to Build an Assignment on BrainPOP 3-8—and Why You Should
Learn how to build and customize assignments on BrainPOP for grades 3-8.
6 min read
Learning Kids Ask For
Inspire a fun, engaging approach to learning that activates curiosity and creates authentic connections that challenge learners at every level.
Jackie Glassman
Oct 24, 20253 min read
Teach with Confidence
Find simpler ways to teach hard things, deliver rigorous learning that sparks joy, and meet every student where they are.
Jackie Glassman
Oct 6, 20254 min read
Michelle Strom
Sep 26, 20252 min read
Create Lifelong Impact
Turn aha! moments into connections that stick, strengthen those higher order thinking skills, and drive academic outcomes that last a lifetime.
Michelle Strom
Oct 22, 20254 min read
Mar y Sol Esparza
Oct 15, 20255 min read
BrainPOP
Sep 17, 20253 min read
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