 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
BrainPOP Jr.
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Animated educational content for kids to explore, for a fee.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that BrainPOP Jr. is a pay site that creates online animated curriculum-based content that is aligned to state education standards. BrainPOP Jr. targets kids in kindergarten to third grade. Kids don't need proficient reading skills to use this audio-heavy site. Lessons all begin with a brief video and include a wide variety of school and life topics. There's also a companion site for older kids, a game site called GameUp, and a Spanish language site. Families pay $85 a year or $8.45 a month for access; homeschooling families, schools, and other organizations pay more.
What's it about?
Created by teachers and educators, BRAINPOPJR.COM bases its lessons on national standards and includes an incredibly wide range of subjects, from telling the time to Internet safety to getting lice. The printable activities and games include many creative learning concepts and, unlike a lot of early education sites, go way beyond coloring pages. The site's short, creative videos center around two affable cartoon characters, Annie and Moby. Each video is followed up with activities, games, and quizzes.
Is it any good?
BrainPOPJr.com is a high-quality educational site that kids can navigate easily on their own. This interactive site includes videos, audio prompts, and graphics familiar to kids in an ideal format for young learners. Kids can take their enjoyment of videos to the next, more effective, level and do something with what they've just watched online. Kids can spend hours on this site exploring many of the ones that contain more sub-categories, like the science and math sections. If your K-3 child likes to learn things online, this site is worth the subscription fee.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why it's important to learn about a broad range of subjects, even in the earliest grades. Discuss why it's good to know about other cultures and faraway ecosystems.
Talk about the different ways of learning. Do you remember more when you have an activity to do after watching a related video?
Families can also talk about other educational sites that benefit learning and where to find reliable information online.
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A must-play for young kids
I am a huge fan of BrainPOPJr* (and it's counterpart BrainPOP*). All the content is age appropriate with a great variety of topics to keep kids engaged. Furthermore, the quality of the graphics and animations is impressive, and the website layout is easy for parents to navigate. Two thumbs up!
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Kid, 12 years old
March 12, 2011
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great for younger kids
I think it is a great learning site for kids also they have brianpop for older kids.
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DISLIKING
I dislike it. Why would anyone pay that much for a silly website?
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Kid, 11 years old
January 26, 2012
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YEAH!!!
Referring to BrainPOP
So Long as you understand it? it's fine
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