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BrainPOP Movie Roundup: June 2026

A lively classroom watching BrainPOP's movie on the World Cup. Students sit on a rug while the teacher stands at the front of the room. A collage of screens show other engaging topics like Lin Manuel Miranda and Juneteenth.

It's practically summer—which is the perfect time to embrace kids' curiosity and teach everything that makes the world interesting.


First, learn all about new BrainPOP movies that premiered in May—hot off the press and ready for your classrooms. Then, we've curated a month's worth of timely movies for June, whether you have a few more lessons to fill, a summer school session to run, or just a classroom full of curious kids who still want to know how things work. 


New BrainPOP Movies in May


Independence Day


From BrainPOP's "Independence Day" movie. Tim and Moby at a hotdog eating contest wearing bibs next to a plate piled high with hot dogs.

Why is Independence Day on July 4? Get your class ready for America's 250th by learning why it’s not July 2—like John Adams thought it would be—and the revolutionary ideas and actions that got us to July 4 the holiday.


Then, uncover how July 4 has been celebrated over the years, from Jefferson’s first White House celebration to quirky local celebrations today.


From BrainPOP's new "Science Fiction" movie. Outline of Tim is visibly trapped inside a pod.

Science Fiction


Part of the new genre collection, Science Fiction moves efficiently from definition to taxonomy—sci-fi as a subgenre of speculative fiction—with Frankenstein, Jurassic Park, The Matrix, and Star Wars as examples to anchor it.




BrainPOP Movie Moments in June


From BrainPOP Jr.'s movie on Fire Safety. Moby and a group of children are shown outside of a school. Text on screen: What do you do during a fire drill at school?

National Safety Month


June is National Safety Month!


Get students in grades 3-8 ready with Water Safety, Food Safety, and Online Safety—and students in K-3 ready with Fire Safety.




From BrainPOP's Oceans movie. Tim holds a letter from a student on a pier while Moby, an orange robot, leans over the edge. Blue water, clouds, and birds fill the background.

National Ocean Month


Celebrate National Ocean Month with everything that makes up the big blue sea: Oceans, Ocean Biomes, Ocean Currents, and Ocean Floor (for grades 3-8)—and Ocean Habitats or Continents and Oceans (for grades K-3).




From the BrainPOP movie on Alan Turing. Statue of Alan Turing sitting on a bench. A rainbow is visible on the ground.

Pride Month


With older students, honor the lives and contributions of Alan Turing and Harvey Milk to LGBTQIA+ history.







From BrainPOP's movie on National Parks. Tim and Moby are in a forest wearing hiking gear. Text: protected area.

Great Outdoors Month


Get students in grades 3-8 excited to explore the outdoors this summer with National Parks, Mountains, Volcanoes, Tropical Rainforests, Ecosystems, or Classification.


For younger students, try Forests, Soil, Trees, Rainforests, or Mammals!



Movies for the Week of June 1



From BrainPOP Jr.'s movie on butterflies. Butterfly shown on screen next to text: How do butterflies stay safe?

June 1: Butterfly Education and Awareness Day


Do what the holiday says and educate your students about butterflies!


Introduce younger students to Butterflies or Insects, and teach older students all about Metamorphosis and Migration.



From BrainPOP's movie "Humans and the Environment." Tim and Moby stare out at the ocean, the beach littered with trash.

June 5: World Environment Day


This day is all about protecting the environment. Start younger students off with awareness through topics like Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Natural Resources, or Earth—and graduate older students to topics like Humans and the Environment, Natural Resources, Recycling, Conserving Energy, and Waste Management. 


For an ELA angle, introduce students to Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring!



From BrainPOP's movie on Lin-Manuel Miranda. Cartoon of Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton.

June 7: Tony Awards Are Tonight


Help older students understand what the Tony Awards are all about by introducing them to the elements of the theater: Drama and Story Conflict. Or, teach the biographies of two big names in theater, old and new: William Shakespeare and Lin-Manuel Miranda!




Movies for the Week of June 8


From BrainPOP's movie on gills. Illustration of a green fish showing gills with blue arrows indicating airflow. Text "gills" in the top left.

June 8: World Oceans Day


Today, teach students all about the creatures inside the ocean—Coral, Sharks, Dolphins, Fish (and their Gills), and Giant Squid—as well as about the motion of the ocean through Waves and Water Safety.





From BrainPOP's movie on the World Cup. Goalkeeper in blue dives to save a soccer ball. Scoreboard shows 3-3 in penalty shootout between Germany and England.

June 11: World Cup Kicks Off


Goal! Help older students understand what, exactly, the World Cup is—as well as the world of Soccer and Pelé.


Or, get a little science-y with it: teach them about the physics that go into kicking a ball through Newton’s Laws of Motion and Power.


From BrainPOP Jr.'s movie on U.S. symbols. US flag with 50 stars and 13 stripes on yellow. Text: 13 stripes = 13 colonies. Right text: What are some objects that stand for the United States?

June 14: Flag Day


Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.


As such, introduce younger students to the flag through U.S. Symbols, and older students to the Continental Congress through the Constitutional Convention, U.S. Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence!


Movies for the Week of June 15


From BrainPOP's movie on Juneteenth. People on a stagecoach wave American flags and cheer. Hands reach up from a crowd. Horses pull the coach through a golden landscape.

June 19: Juneteenth


Juneteenth marks the end of slavery—teach older students the history and meaning of the federal holiday.


Or, take a biographical approach by teaching the Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. (for grades 3-8) and Rosa Parks (for grades K-3).



From the BrainPOP movie on parenthood. A person in a teal shirt feeds a baby with a bottle. The background shows a framed picture and beige wall. The word "infants" is visible.

June 21: Father's Day


Happy Father's Day!


Set students up to feel extra loving towards their fathers—or father-like figures—by getting older students thinking about Parenthood and younger students thinking about Gratitude.




From BrainPOP's movie "Solstice and Equinox." Tim relaxing on a beach under palm trees, with a map, telescope, and laptop nearby. He's wearing a white shirt, set against a hut backdrop.

June 21: Summer Solstice


It’s officially the start of summer! Introduce younger students to what it all means with Seasons, Summer, and Sun. For older students, teach them all about the Solstice and Equinox and Seasons in general, then get them ready for fun in the sun with Sun and Sun Protection. 




Movies for the Week of June 22



From BrainPOP's movie on Folk Tales. Open book with illustrated fairy tale characters: a girl in a red cape, a smiling woodsman with a wolf, and an elderly woman in purple.

June 24: International Fairy Day


Fairies are a staple of folklore—take the opportunity to teach older students all about Folktales and Literary Genres in general. Get younger students thinking about fairies in stories through Setting or Character; for a quick reading activity that builds knowledge, try one of BrainPOP’s Storyboards about Fairy Tales.



From BrainPOP's movie on Anne Frank. A young girl rides her bike down the street.

June 25: Anne Frank's Birthday, 1929


With older students, honor Anne Frank’s tragically short life by learning all about her diary and her legacy.






From BrainPOP's movie on "Aliens and Exoplanets." Tim, dressed like Spock from Star Trek, is on a red planet alongside Rita, who is green.

June 25: CIA Officially Acknowledges Area 51 Exists, 2013


…The perfect excuse to have fun with Aliens and Exoplanets! Or, for an ELA angle, help students think critically about what they read with Media Literacy—or set them up to do their own alien research with Research.



From BrainPOP's movie on Sonia Sotomayor. Judge in black robe writes on paper at a wooden desk, against red curtain background. She appears focused and composed.

June 26: Sonia Sotomayor's Birthday, 1954


Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court—celebrate with a movie about her life or a primer on what, exactly, the Supreme Court does.




From BrainPOP's movie on the United Nations. A person speaks at a podium in the UN General Assembly. The hall is filled with delegates. The UN emblem is displayed in the background.

June 26: United Nations Established, 1945


Help students understand what the United Nations is with a movie about its history and purpose. For extra context, introduce students to the UN’s predecessor—the League of Nations—as well as Eleanor Roosevelt, who was instrumental in creating the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.


Movies for the Week of June 29



From BrainPOP Jr. movie on Basic Probability. Orange robot (Moby) holds a yellow object in a classroom, facing a note asking, "How can you use probability to make a prediction?"

June 29: National Statistics Day


Statistics, but make it festive. National Statistics Day is the perfect time to embrace all things, well, statistics: introduce younger students to Basic Probability, and dive deeper into Statistics, Basic Probability, and Independent and Dependent Events with older students.


For a practical example of statistics in the world, learn all about the Census.



From BrainPOP movie on Dinosaurs. A green dinosaur with open mouth roars in a prehistoric forest. Red and orange sunset sky and mountains in the background.

June 30: National Meteor Day


Make this day all about everyone’s favorite crowd-pleaser: dinosaurs. Roar!


For younger students, do Fossils and Extinct and Endangered Species—for older students, dive a little deeper with Dinosaurs, Asteroids, and Extinction.




From BrainPOP's Civil War movie. Map highlighting Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, with a blue and grey color scheme. Text above reads "The Battle of Gettysburg."

July 1: Battle of Gettysburg Begins, 1863


Mark the occasion by teaching younger students all about the man who gave the Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln.


For older students, teach him again—diving a little deeper into his legacy—as well as the Civil War.




From BrainPOP Jr.'s Ruby Bridges movie. A group escorts a girl and her mother through a crowd. Text reads "What happened when Ruby Bridges went to school?" Mood is tense and protective.

July 2: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Enacted


Honor the historic moment by teaching younger students about Ruby Bridges—the first Black student to integrate an all-white school in Louisiana—and older students about the Civil Rights Movement. 




From BrainPOP's July 4th movie. Cartoon scene of a festive celebration with people in historical attire, holding flags. Background shows confetti, musicians, and a table. Energetic mood.

July 4: Independence Day


Teach older students all about the history of July 4th, how it relates to the United States’ founding mission, and about quirky local celebrations today. Then, dive deeper with the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington.



AnnaLiese Burich is a Product Marketing Manager at BrainPOP. In addition to holding an MA in Magazine Journalism and an MA in English Literature, she has worked in (and written for) the edtech space from every angle: from parenting tips and children's activities to classroom strategies and district goals. AnnaLiese's favorite BrainPOP character is Tim.

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