Brain Pop: Fall Curriculum Connections

Curriculum Connections

 

Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy, and check the BrainPOP Educators online Curriculum Calendar additional tie-ins.

 

 ♦ October 7: Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Learn about the "Enchantress of Numbers" and delve deeper into Computer History. 

♦ October 9: Stop, drop, and roll ... Fire Prevention Week begins today. Show our Fire (BrainPOP) and Fire Safety (K-3) movies. Also, John Lennon would have been 71 today. "Imagine" with our Beatlesmovie. 

♦ October 10 : It's Columbus Day. Learn more about the holiday(BrainPOP Jr.) and its namessake (BrainPOP).

♦ October 11: "First Lady of the World" Eleanor Roosevelt was born today in 1884. 

♦ October 14: In honor of e.e. cummings's 1894 birthday, get poetic with some Similes and Metaphors.   

♦ October 16: Word up! It's Dictionary Day; show our Dictionary and Thesaurus movie. 

♦ October 19: Talk about "Black Monday" and the 1987 Stock Marketcrash. On a happier note, take comfort in Baseball; the World Series begins today!

♦ October 21: Scientist Alfred Nobel was born on this date in 1833; learn about the prize that bears his name. Forty-six years later,Thomas Edison debuted a bright idea: the first workable electric light.  

♦ October 22:  President John F. Kennedy publicly announced the Cuban Missile Crisis on this date in 1962. And in 1836, Sam Houston became president of the Republic of Texas. Find out more in ourMexican-American War movie. 

♦ October 23: It's music to your ears! Show our MP3 movie and celebrate the introduction of the iPod 10 years ago today.

♦ October 24: The United Nations began operations on this date in 1945. 

♦ October 25: On artist Pablo Picasso's birthday, watch our Cubismmovie and see the world from all angles.

♦ October 26: Today marks Diwali, the important Hindu holiday known as the "festival of lights." The K-3 topic Fall touches on it as well. 

♦ October 27: Speak softly and carry a big stick: 26th U.S. PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was born today in 1858. 

♦ October 28: The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. Show BrainPOP Jr.'s Statue of Liberty movie and learn more. 

♦ October 29: It's the anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market crash. Learn about its impact in our Great Depression movie. 

♦ October 30: Second U.S. President John Adams was born on this date in 1735.

♦ October 31: Happy Halloween! BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. both have movies on the origins of this holiday. 

♦ November 1:  The Mexican holiday Day of the Dead is observed today. Our Mourning (BrainPOP) and Mexico (K-3) movies are both relevant.

♦ November 6: Fall back! Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. For K-3, there's Time to the Hour. 

♦ November 7: Happy birthday Joni Mitchell! Celebrate with some60s Folk

Import your Gmail Contacts to eChalk

Hi teachers!

Apparently, when we switch from eChalk to Gmail and everything Gmail gets shut down, that will also include everyone's contacts in Gmail.  Susan researched this a bit for us and after talking to eChalk, they didn't have any instructions on how to complete this task; however, Susan figured out a way (thanks, Susan!).  

Take a look at these easy-to-follow instructions and screen shots to have your contacts imported into eChalk once we make the final transition:

eChalk Examples

As you are finishing up your eChalk page, feel free to check out some eChalk examples that other teachers have made:  eCHALK EXAMPLES

eCHALK:  WHAT GOES WHERE?


1.  ANNOUNCEMENT AREA


Use the Announcement area to post a class announcement or reminder. Use this area to recognize student achievement, remind parents to sign permission slips, share a 'Problem of the Week' or display quotes and facts related to the class curriculum.

2.  RESOURCE AREA:

3.  WORK AND EVENTS AREA:

Use the Work and Events Area to post homework assignments, quizzes, exams, projects, and events -- any content that is scheduled or that has a due date.  This area also enables students to submit assignments electronically.  

4.  DISCUSSION AREA

Use the Discussion area to create online discussion threads for the members of your class. See the Discussion area for more ideas and examples.

NOTE: students will need an eChalk username and password in order to access and participate in your class discussions.