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Website URL: www.brainpop.com
MOVIES
BrainPop has a Movie List of all topics that fit your 24 Hou r
units of study. Browse by: Teacher Access
• Categories (click on subject area) à
Subcategories Username:___________________
• Search Tool
• State Standards Tool Password:___________________
*please keep confidential
FEATURES Student Access
• Supplemental Activities: Activity Page, until 5 PM
Experiment, Timeline, FYI
Username:___________________
• Quizzes
o Review (pre or post) Password:___________________
*please keep confidential
o Graded
o Printed Different Ways to
o Share ideas for how to hold kids View BrainPop
accountable without needing to print each
• Interactive Whiteboards
time (laminate, dry erase marker…) • Projectors/Elmos connected to
o Share ideas for how to involve the computer/laptop
• Individual computers/netbooks
maximum number of kids (sign language, (use headphones/earbuds)
corners of the room, game show) 1
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2. How to Use BrainPop FEATUR ES
1. Plan before, during, and after movie activities
• Before Movie
o Use the Quiz as pre-test – see what students already know OR
o Use the Quiz as a Viewing Guide/Purpose for Watching
o Activity pages – review vocabulary
o FYI – high interest reading, comic
• During Movie
o Pause on Tim’s letter – have students turn & talk or quick write a response (can
finish for HW)
o Note-taking with Activity pages -- *use closed captioning!
o Pause & discuss
• After Movie
o Retake quiz (printed, independently; whole class – review or graded)
2. Warm Up
• Introduce New Material: Direct students to preview a BrainPop handout or printed quiz to
emphasize the purpose for viewing. Students complete the handout or quiz independently
or with a partner.
3. Closure
• Review the lesson using the quiz as a game.
• Four Corners: Kinesthetic game review
4. Tutorial Assistance
• For Struggling students at home or in school
5. Differentiated Learning
• Opportunities for Enrichment & Tiered Activities
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