BrainPOP Jr. (http://www.brainpopjr.com)

common sense media says

Animated educational content for kids to explore, for a fee.


parents & educators say

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.

Educational value: The site includes video, game, quiz, and activity sections for science, health, writing, reading, social studies, and math based on national education standards.
Positive messages: By encouraging kids to follow TV-style video learning with interactive elements such as games, quizzes, and printable activities, BrainPOP Jr. sends the message that learning is fun.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: This is a subscription service, so the upside is no flagrant ads, but users have to pay a monthly ($8.45) or yearly ($85) fee. You can try out the site with a trial membership.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
Privacy & safety: To join, you need to provide basic information such as email, name, state, payment information, and whether you are a school, teacher, or parent.

More on BrainPOP Jr.

What to talk about

Talk to your kids
  • 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.

Is it any good?

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.


This review was written by Dana Villamagna
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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autumn999
kid, 11 years old
 
kids
love it

red bear
kid, 9 years old
 
LOVE it

dr. morrison
kid, 9 years old
 

undergurl
kid, 12 years old
 
great for younger kids
I think it is a great learning site for kids also they have brianpop for older kids.

 
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!

shaimae
educator
 
best
she goood

 
DISLIKING
I dislike it. Why would anyone pay that much for a silly website?

aaa2707
kid, 11 years old
 
YEAH!!!
Referring to BrainPOP So Long as you understand it? it's fine

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