BrainPOP Jr.

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BrainPOP Jr.

331 episodes

The K-3 companion to BrainPOP, with Annie and Moby in place of Tim. Everything is scaled to what a young learner can hold at once: adding tens as a mental move, regrouping explained as trading rather than a rule to memorize, fact families where knowing one fact hands you three more, arrays as the quiet bridge into multiplication. The other half runs to biographies of Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Graham Bell, and author-illustrator Allen Say, plus ancient civilizations, Arctic habitats, and health and feelings topics like allergies and anger. Short, single-idea movies for the grades where one idea is plenty.

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What BrainPOP Jr. covers

331 episodes in the library, tagged for K–3rd. Heaviest coverage: Math, Science and Reading & Writing (ELA). Between them they line up with 195 distinct standards across 9 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

K
331
1st
331
2nd
331
3rd
331

Episodes per subject

Math
73
Science
71
Reading & Writing (ELA)
68
Social Studies
58
Health
22
Technology
13
Social-Emotional Learning
12
Art
7
Music
7

NGSS (Science) 20

  • 3-LS4-3Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
  • 2-LS4-1Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
  • 1-ESS1-1Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
  • 1-ESS1-2Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
  • 2-PS1-4Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
  • 3-LS1-1Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
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  • K-LS1-1Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
  • 2-ESS1-1Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
  • 2-PS1-1Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
  • K-ESS2-1Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
  • 1-PS4-1Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
  • 1-PS4-2Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects can be seen only when illuminated.
  • 2-ESS2-2Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
  • 2-ESS2-3Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
  • 2-LS2-2Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
  • 3-LS4-1Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
  • 3-LS4-2Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
  • 3-LS4-4Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
  • 3-PS2-3Ask questions to determine cause-and-effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
  • K-PS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Common Core — Math 59

  • 1.OA.C.6Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
  • 2.MD.C.8Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
  • 1.G.A.1Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
  • 1.MD.B.3Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
  • 2.G.A.1Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces; identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
  • 3.OA.A.1Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.
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  • K.OA.A.2Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
  • 1.NBT.A.1Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. Read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
  • 1.NBT.B.2Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones.
  • 1.OA.C.5Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
  • 2.MD.D.10Draw a picture graph and a bar graph to represent a data set with up to four categories; solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using the information.
  • 2.NBT.A.1Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.
  • 2.NBT.B.5Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
  • 2.NBT.B.9Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.
  • 2.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing.
  • 2.OA.C.4Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total.
  • 3.MD.A.1Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes; solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals.
  • 3.MD.A.2Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams, kilograms, and liters; solve one-step problems involving these quantities.
  • 3.MD.B.3Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories; solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems.
  • 3.NF.A.3Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
  • K.CC.A.1Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
  • K.OA.A.1Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
  • 1.MD.A.2Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object end to end.
  • 1.NBT.B.3Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results with the symbols >, =, and <.
  • 1.NBT.C.5Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count.
  • 1.NBT.C.6Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10–90 from multiples of 10 in the range 10–90 (positive or zero differences).
  • 1.OA.B.4Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem.
  • 1.OA.D.8Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers.
  • 2.G.A.2Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them.
  • 2.G.A.3Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares; describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc.
  • 2.MD.A.1Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
  • 2.MD.A.3Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.
  • 2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
  • 2.NBT.A.3Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
  • 2.NBT.A.4Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols.
  • 2.NBT.B.6Add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.
  • 2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. Know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
  • 2.OA.C.3Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members.
  • 3.G.A.1Understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes, and that the shared attributes can define a larger category; recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals.
  • 3.G.A.2Partition shapes into parts with equal areas; express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.
  • 3.MD.C.5Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
  • 3.MD.C.6Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
  • 3.MD.D.8Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding an unknown side length.
  • 3.NBT.A.1Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
  • 3.NF.A.1Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.
  • 3.OA.A.2Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares.
  • 3.OA.A.3Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.
  • 3.OA.B.5Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide (commutative, associative, and distributive properties).
  • 3.OA.C.7Fluently multiply and divide within 100. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
  • 3.OA.D.8Solve two-step word problems using the four operations; represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.
  • K.CC.A.2Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).
  • K.CC.A.3Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0–20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
  • K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
  • K.G.A.1Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
  • K.G.B.4Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts.
  • K.MD.A.1Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight; describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
  • K.MD.A.2Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute.
  • K.MD.B.3Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
  • K.OA.A.4For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number.

Common Core — ELA 45

  • RF.1.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.2.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • L.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • L.2.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content.
  • RL.2.2Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
  • L.2.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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  • L.2.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  • RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
  • RL.3.2Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details.
  • L.1.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  • L.1.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
  • L.3.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • L.3.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  • RI.2.2Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
  • RI.2.3Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
  • RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • L.1.5With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
  • L.2.5Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
  • L.3.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content.
  • L.3.5Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
  • L.K.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  • RF.1.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
  • RF.K.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
  • RF.K.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RI.1.2Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
  • RI.1.8Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
  • RI.1.9Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
  • RI.2.5Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • RI.2.6Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
  • RI.2.9Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
  • RI.3.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
  • RI.3.8Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
  • RI.3.9Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
  • RI.K.9With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
  • RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
  • RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
  • RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RL.2.4Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
  • RL.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • RL.K.5Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).
  • SL.1.1Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts.
  • W.1.1Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply a reason, and provide some sense of closure.
  • W.2.2Write informative/explanatory texts that introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement.
  • W.2.3Write narratives recounting a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, including details and a sense of closure.
  • W.3.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using descriptive details and clear event sequences.

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 28

  • D2.His.3.K-2Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.
  • D2.His.2.K-2Compare life in the past to life today.
  • D2.Geo.6.K-2Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
  • D2.His.4.K-2Compare perspectives of people in the past to those of people in the present.
  • D2.Civ.14.K-2Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.
  • D2.Civ.5.K-2Explain what governments are and some of their functions.
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  • D2.Civ.8.K-2Describe democratic principles such as equality, fairness, and respect for legitimate authority and rules.
  • D2.Civ.1.K-2Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority.
  • D2.Geo.7.K-2Explain why and how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
  • D2.Civ.6.K-2Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority.
  • D2.Civ.12.3-5Explain how rules and laws change society and how people change rules and laws.
  • D2.Civ.12.K-2Identify and explain how rules function in public (classroom and school) settings.
  • D2.Civ.2.K-2Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.
  • D2.Eco.1.K-2Explain how scarcity necessitates decision making.
  • D2.Eco.2.K-2Identify the benefits and costs of making various personal decisions.
  • D2.Eco.3.K-2Describe the skills and knowledge required to produce certain goods and services.
  • D2.Geo.2.K-2Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
  • D2.Geo.3.K-2Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
  • D2.Geo.4.K-2Explain how weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
  • D2.Civ.3.K-2Explain the need for and purposes of rules in various settings inside and outside of school.
  • D2.Eco.10.K-2Explain why people save.
  • D2.Eco.3.3-5Identify examples of the variety of resources (human capital, physical capital, and natural resources) that are used to produce goods and services.
  • D2.Eco.4.K-2Describe the goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities.
  • D2.Geo.1.K-2Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of familiar places.
  • D2.Geo.5.K-2Describe how human activities affect the cultural and environmental characteristics of places or regions.
  • D2.Geo.8.K-2Compare how people in different types of communities use local and distant environments to meet their daily needs.
  • D2.His.14.K-2Generate possible reasons for an event or development in the past.
  • D2.His.6.K-2Compare different accounts of the same historical event.

National Core Arts 8

  • VA:Cn11.1.2Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.
  • MU:Pr4.2.2bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
  • MU:Re7.2.2aDescribe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.
  • VA:Cr2.1.2Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
  • VA:Re7.2.2Categorize images based on expressive properties.
  • MU:Cn11.0.2aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
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  • MU:Pr4.2.2aDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts such as tonality and meter in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
  • VA:Re8.1.2Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.

National Health Education 16

  • NHES.7.2.1Demonstrate age-appropriate observable health and safety practices.
  • NHES.1Standard 1: Students comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
  • NHES.1.2.6List ways to take part in healthy practices, such as brushing teeth daily.
  • NHES.1.2.4Identify safe and unsafe situations, people, and events.
  • NHES.1.2.5Identify practices that prevent or reduce health risks, such as handwashing.
  • NHES.1.2.2Identify benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
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  • NHES.1.2.3Identify possible consequences of unhealthy behaviors.
  • NHES.3.2.5Discuss reasons for going to a health appointment (eye doctor, dentist, pediatrician).
  • NHES.1.2.7List ways to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems (bike helmets, water instead of sugary drinks).
  • NHES.3.2.3Talk with a trusted adult to get valid and reliable health information.
  • NHES.3.2.4Describe the role trusted adults play in clinics and community settings.
  • NHES.3.2.6Read health and safety signs and symbols at school.
  • NHES.4.2.5Use refusal skills — say no firmly and move away from unsafe people or situations.
  • NHES.5.2.5Choose the health-promoting option when making a decision.
  • NHES.7.2.3Explain how health and safety practices become habits.
  • NHES.8.2.1Make requests that promote personal health and safety, such as asking others for help avoiding secondhand smoke.

ISTE (Technology) 16

  • ISTE.1.5Computational Thinker: students develop strategies for understanding and solving problems using technology.
  • ISTE.1.5.dAlgorithmic thinking: put steps in order to solve a problem, and recognize what can be automated.
  • ISTE.1.2.bOnline interactions: treat people online with empathy and contribute responsibly to shared spaces.
  • ISTE.1.2Digital Citizen: students recognize their responsibilities and opportunities for contributing positively to digital communities.
  • ISTE.1.1Empowered Learner: students take an active role in setting, working toward, and showing what they have learned, using technology.
  • ISTE.1.1.dTechnology fundamentals: understand how the technology you use works, and try out new tools confidently.
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  • ISTE.1.2.dDigital privacy: protect personal data and keep your accounts and devices secure.
  • ISTE.1.3Knowledge Constructor: students curate resources with digital tools to build knowledge and create meaningful work.
  • ISTE.1.3.cCurate information: collect and organize digital resources so the connections between them are clear.
  • ISTE.1.4Innovative Designer: students use technology within a design process to identify and solve problems.
  • ISTE.1.4.aDesign process: follow a deliberate design process to generate ideas and possible solutions.
  • ISTE.1.4.cPrototypes: build, test, and improve prototypes through cycles of revision.
  • ISTE.1.5.cDecompose problems: break a complex system or task into smaller parts.
  • ISTE.1.6Creative Communicator: students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively using digital tools and media.
  • ISTE.1.6.bOriginal and remixed works: create original work, or remix digital resources responsibly and with credit.
  • ISTE.1.6.dCustomize the message: shape and publish work for a particular audience.

CSTA (Computer Science) 2

  • 1A-CS-02Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware).
  • 1A-DA-06Collect and present the same data in various visual format

ITEEA STEL (Technology & Engineering) 1

  • STEL-2Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering

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