New Content and Curricular Tie-Ins
The Latest on BrainPOP:
♦ Coaster Creator (GameUp)
♦ Flower Power (GameUp)
♦ Food Chain (GameUp)
♦ Landform Detectives (GameUp)
♦ Master Mines (GameUp)
♦ Pyramid Panic (GameUp)
♦ Refraction (GameUp)
♦ Tangled Web (GameUp)
Curriculum Connections
Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy, and check the BrainPOP Educators online Curriculum Calendar for additional tie-ins.
♦ May 9: On this date in 1970, more than 100,000 young people gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest the Vietnam War. On a lighter note, the Beatles signed their first recording contract on May 9 in 1962.
♦ May 10: Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president today in 1994. Explain the significance of this milestone with our Apartheid topic.
♦ May 13: Happy Mother’s Day! Still looking for a last-minute gift? Consider our Chocolate movie – it’s short and sweet! In history: the U.S. declared war on Mexico today in 1846. Learn more with ourMexican-American War movie.
♦ May 14: Edward Jenner administered the first modern vaccine on May 14, 1796. Give it your best “shot” with our Vaccines andSmallpox movies. Also on this date? The Jamestown Settlement was founded in 1607. Our Thirteen Colonies movies – on BrainPOP andBrainPOP Jr. – are great resources.
♦ May 15: Rock the vote, ladies! The National Woman’s SuffrageAssociation was founded today in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
♦ May 17: The Supreme Court handed down their famed Brown vs. Board of Education decision on this date in 1954.
♦ May 18: It’s Endangered Species Day. Talk to the class about what this means with our Extinction (BrainPOP) and Extinct and Endangered Species (BrainPOP Jr.) movies. ESL/ELL teachers, BrainPOP ESL offersThey're Endangered (Level 3/Unit 1/Lesson 1), which explains the present simple passive while talking about extinct and endangered species.
♦ May 19: Talk to the class about the historical significance of civil rights activist Malcolm X, born today in 1925.
♦ May 20: Come fly with me! Aviatrix Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic today in 1932. Also in May 20 history: the Homestead Act was passed in 1862. Use our Westward Expansion topic to explain this to students.
♦ May 21: Clara Barton established the American Red Cross on May 21st, 1881. It’s the perfect occasion to show our First Aid movie.
♦ May 22: Put some art in your day on Mary Cassatt’s birthday. OurImpressionism topic can help.
♦ May 23: Happy World Turtle Day! Come out of your shell with ourReptiles movie.
♦ May 24: On Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s birthday, today’s hot topic is Temperature. We’ve got movies on BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.
♦ May 26: Astronaut Sally Ride celebrates her birthday today.
♦ May 28: Help kids understand the true meaning of Memorial Day with our Armed Forces movie.
♦ May 29: Highlight the contributions of President John F. Kennedyon his birthday. Also on this date, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, in 1953. Plus, coming soon to BrainPOP ESL: We Have Climbed It! Lessons on the past simple and present perfect tenses are packaged in a lesson about Mt. Everest.
♦ May 30: On World MS Day, help kids understand what multiple sclerosis is.
♦ May 31: It’s World No Tobacco Day. BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.both have Smoking topics to help you talk to kids about this deadly habit.
♦ June 2: The MyPlate Food Guide debuted a year ago today. Relevant topics include Nutrition (BrainPOP) and Food Pyramid(BrainPOP Jr.).
♦ June 3: Hernan de Soto claimed the Floridian peninsula for Spain on this date in 1539. Put that in context with our Conquistadorsmovie.
♦ June 4: The Battle of Midway Island began today in 1942, ultimately proving to be a World War II turning point.
♦ June 5: The CDC reported the first AIDS cases today in 1981. It’s also World Environment Day. Timely BrainPOP topics includeEcosystems and Humans and the Environment. For K-3, there’sRainforests, Arctic Habitats, Desert, and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Teaching ESL/ELL? Check out We Must Clean Up - and review modal auxiliary verbs - on BrainPOP ESL.
♦ June 6: Happy birthday Cynthia Rylant!
♦ June 7: Today in 1914, the first ship passed through the Panama Canal. Our Theodore Roosevelt topic tells you more.
