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| BrainPOP Junior! |
| BrainPOP |
| A companion site to BrainPOP, BrainPOP Junior is for younger kids. Featuring an animated character named Annie participating with Moby in zany and educational kinds of conversations covering subjects such as science, health, writing, reading, social studies and math. |
Many of you may already be familiar with BrainPOP (http://www.brainpop.com). It has many short, animated movie clips that teach students about science, math, social studies, language arts, health, and technology. The movies feature the animated characters, Tim and Moby (the robot), having zany and educational conversations. Moby's (un)predictably silly behavior has long enchanted middle and high school kids, who laugh while they learn and always come back begging for more. The catch is that after the 14-day free trial, in order to have full access to all the available movie clips, one must pay an annual subscription fee.
But hang on for the GOOD NEWS about today's site...
BrainPOP has recently launched a companion site called "BrainPOP Junior" for younger kids. It features an animated character named Annie participating with Moby in the same zany and educational kinds of conversations covering subjects such as science, health, writing, reading, social studies and math -- but at a level more accessible to the younger set. Eventually, this will be a fee-based site, but for now, while it is still in the developmental stages, it's completely FREE! And it's lots of fun, too!
When you get to the site you will see a menu of subject choices -- just click on any one, and a new page opens with a menu of movie titles. Select one of interest to watch and learn. Back on the homepage, you can also click to watch the featured "Movie of the Week" -- this week's feature is the Plant Life Cycle. Don't forget to click on the "Games" icon to access over 25 interactive games that include:
-The Allergies Game
-Bones Game
-Parts of a Clock Game
-Hibernation Game
-Parts of a Plant Game
-Prewriting Poetry Game
-and much more!
One additional feature that many may appreciate: Closed Captions! These are good for the hearing impaired, and are also great for young ones who like to practice reading along. The captions are large and clear, and they sometimes substitute vocabulary that is easier to read.
The site doesn't indicate when it will start charging a subscription fee, so don't miss the opportunity to enjoy all of these entertaining and educational videos for free while you still can!
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Diane Flynn Keith for ClickSchooling®
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