Join the Beta Test for Storyboard!

We're testing something new at BrainPOP and we need educators like you to help us get it right.

As you know, we here at BrainPOP love a good narrative. Our movies use storytelling to capture students' attention and break down complex topics, from telescopes to the Boston Tea Party. We're thrilled to launch our latest learning activity, Storyboard, now in beta! Storyboard takes that same narrative power of our movies and delivers it through text and lightly animated illustrations.

Think of Storyboard as a fast, flexible way to build background knowledge. While a movie with pause points can take a deep dive, a Storyboard quickly focuses on a topic in that fun, engaging way you expect from BrainPOP. It's perfect for those moments when you need to launch a lesson quickly or provide an efficient scaffold for a core text.

Take Storyboard for a Test Drive

We launched the beta with 30 Storyboards—15 on BrainPOP Jr. (K-3) and 15 on BrainPOP (3-8). They cover a wide range of grade-appropriate, curriculum-aligned topics.

BrainPOP Jr. (K-3) Storyboards	BrainPOP 3-8 Storyboards
Bees Why are bees so busy? Learn about these important pollinators.	African Myths (Anansi Brings Stories to the World) An Ashanti tale starring the lovable trickster spider
Daniel Boone Man, myth, or legend? Learn about this rugged explorer of the West.	Bartholomé de las Casas A 16th-century priest challenged the Spanish Empire to reckon with the morality of conquest.
Boston Tea Party Learn about the act of protest that helped launch a revolution.	Chinese Myths (Pangu Splits the World) A Han Dynasty tale of the creation of the world
Constellations Connect the dots in the sky!	El Dorado A glittering rumor drove early European explorers to obsession, danger, and even death.
Day and Night How does Earth's movement around the Sun cause day and night?	Freedom Riders Their bus rides across the South put segregation on trial.
Declaration of Independence Explore the founding document of the United States.	The Gilded Age Industrialization created a chasm between rich and poor—and a shiny new fad at the dining table.
Fables What are fables and what can we learn from them?	Hurricane Katrina How a 2005 natural disaster caused devastation and heartbreak on the Gulf Coast
Fairy Tales Once upon a time . . . we learned about the elements of a fairy tale.	Lorraine Hansberry Her family's fight for housing turned a young Black writer into a Broadway trailblazer.
Farm to Table: Juice How do oranges get turned into juice? Learn about the process.	The Negro Leagues The story of one player's defiance in the days of baseball's color line
Farm to Table: Milk Follow milk as it goes from a farm to a factory to our kitchen tables.	Native American Myths (How Coyote Stole Fire) A pourquoi tale from the Yurok, Karuk, and Shoshone people
Louisiana Purchase Find out how the United States doubled in size and expanded west.	Norse Myths (The Beginning of the World) A Viking tale of giants, gods, and the Nine Realms
William Penn See how Penn's ideas of governance and freedom are the foundation of our government today.	Oliver Sacks The doctor whose puzzling patients inspired a revival of the medical case study
Sheep to Sweater: Wool Nice sweater! Where'd you get it? Learn how wool gets spun into a sweater.	The Padrão Real In the Age of Exploration, this map held the greatest prize of all: knowledge.
Tall Tales From Paul Bunyon to John Henry, explore these giant tales.	Patriots and Loyalists The Revolution forced ordinary people to choose sides—and turned a farmer into a master spy.
Telescopes How has the telescope changed over hundreds of years?	Sojourner Truth She couldn't read or write, but her speeches and her life story electrified 19th century America.

Every Storyboard includes embedded multiple-choice questions that check for understanding and is also accompanied by WordPlay or Vocab Builder to support the language used in the text.

We Want Your Feedback!

We aren't just building this for teachers; we're building it with teachers. We launched Storyboard in Beta so we can gather feedback to inform our next steps. We want to hear the good, the messy, and the "Aha!" moments.

As you bring Storyboard into your classroom, we're curious:

• How do your learners feel about them? Is the complexity of text and the illustration hitting the mark and resonating, or could the activity be improved?

• How are you implementing them? Are they a front-of-class engagement tool or an independent activity? Are you using them to kick off or extend a lesson?

• Do they help you build background effectively? We designed these to be relevant and fast, but we want to know what's not working.
  

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Will There Still Be More Movies?

We want to be 100000000% clear: we are still making new movies! They are the core of who we are. Take a look at the 21 new topics we launched last year.

Starting with Storyboards, we are exploring other formats that can tell important stories in new ways. Please consider providing feedback through our survey. We can't wait to hear how these work for you and your students. Let's build together!

Annie Choi is a Product Strategy Director at BrainPOP, perhaps best known as Annie from BrainPOP Jr. She is passionate about puns and developing content that feeds curiosity. Her superpower is making hard things fun. To no one's surprise, her favorite character is Annie.