Build foundations your homeschoolers will never forget
Make those early years of homeschool education count! Built to meet K-3 students' needs and interests, BrainPOP Jr. Homeschool's humorous movies and engaging activities teach foundational concepts, encourage critical thinking, and instill a lifelong love of learning.
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Based on your goals and your homeschoolers’ interests, select one of the 300+ topics across the curriculum and build personalized lessons from the animated movie and connected learning activities.
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Assign the personalized lesson to your learners and teach it in the way that works best for you! You can do it together or let them work through it themself—the sky's the limit, because you know your learners best.
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After you’re done, review the day’s work in your teacher report. See which areas need a little more help, and use it to inform tomorrow’s lesson!
HOW TO BRAINPOP
Sprinkle learning magic into your homeschool curriculum
SPOTLIGHT
Movies to teach and delight
At the heart of every BrainPOP lesson is a short, educational animated movie with relatable characters and humorous stories. Each movie is designed to teach K-3 learners foundational, grade-appropriate content in a way that connects with them at their level.
Bonus: built-in questions, via Annie’s Notebook, help students focus on the most important information, boost comprehension, and get an active learning experience.
Source: “Colors” movie on BrainPOP Jr.
Easy and Hard* Quizzes
Check your kids’ understanding of new concepts with quizzes connected to the movie. Choose between an Easy and Hard Quiz based on your child’s needs.
*Difficulty is distinguished by complexity of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure to meet K-1st and 2-3rd grade needs
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Activities to build comprehension through creativity
After the movie, your homeschoolers can work on activities that give creative opportunities to build knowledge and show what they know. Each educational activity builds comprehension and critical thinking, and is (most importantly) genuinely fun.
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"I have used BrainPOP Jr. as a parent homeschooling and a classroom teacher. It is a great tool for introducing new lessons and reviewing past ones. Now using it to homeschool, my child gets really excited to get to use it... We use the website nearly every day. Give it a try—your child will love it!"
K. Reagan, BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
"BrainPOP is without a doubt one of the best investments I've made in homeschooling. [My son] is thrilled with both BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr., and will explore both sites on his own for hours…seeing and hearing the information seems to reinforce concepts for him, and he can repeat them to his heart's content. I've been able to find videos that match many of our lessons, as BrainPOP is aligned with state standards. We're definitely hooked!"
Amy H., BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
"Our family absolutely loves BrainPOP Jr.…There's a lot of learning packed into each entertaining 'movie'....I use the 'easy' quizzes for my younger learners and the 'hard' ones for my oldest—meaning we can all be using the same lesson at the same time (hooray!). [It] make[s] learning FUN for the kids: they actually beg to do BrainPOP. In our opinion, BrainPOP is one of the best educational programs out there, we will definitely continue to use it and shout it's praises from the rooftops whenever we get the chance! HOORAY for BrainPOP!"
Shana O., BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
"My son used BrainPOP Jr. at his old elementary school as a 'brain break'...When we became homeschoolers, this program was at the top of my list for curriculum. You can pick almost any subject, and either BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. will have a video about it—it's amazing! The information is delivered in a smart, concise, entertaining fashion…it is shocking to me how much breadth and depth of information he is retaining by tuning into BrainPOP once or twice a day!"
Lara S., BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
"We're absolutely loving BrainPOP Jr. as a great addition to our homeschooling routine. With a variety of ages to work with—3, 6, and 9—there's plenty of content to keep everyone happy and engaged. They (and we [parents]) like that there's the option of both easy and hard quizzes to reinforce what's being presented."
Jen B., BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
"My kids love BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. They use it several times a week, and are happy for it to count as 'screen time.' We don't do a lot of testing for our homeschooled kids, so I like that they are quizzed on what they learn—and thus stay in practice for future testing!"
Maggie S., BrainPOP Jr. Homeschooling Parent
Find the right BrainPOP plan for your learners
You will not be charged until your free trial is over.
For multiple learners K-8
$49.95/month
OR $430/year (save 33%!)
Plan highlights:
All learning activities from BrainPOP Homeschool and BrainPOP Jr. Homeschool
Entire library of BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.’s 1,200+ movies and topics across all subjects
4 child profiles
The best value for your family—and learning that grows with your child
A teacher dashboard, the ability to assign, and progress reports
Learner accessibility tools like Microsoft Immersive Reader
For grades K-3
$29.95/month
OR $295/year (save 18%!)
Plan highlights:
300+ topics and movies across all subjects
Age-appropriate learning activities: Easy/Hard Quiz, Draw About It, Pop a Joke, and Belly Up
4 child profiles
Learner accessibility tools like Microsoft Immersive Reader
A teacher dashboard, the ability to assign, and progress reports
TEACHER CAPABILITIES
Differentiate learning for each child
Have more than one homeschooler? Personalize their learning by creating assignments that reflect their own unique interests. If one of your kids loves to draw but the other loves to write, assign one Draw About It and the other Write About It! Got one kid who’s obsessed with animals and the other with mummies? Let one learn about Habitats while the other discovers Ancient Egypt.
After they’re done, review their creative projects and see how they did on auto-graded quizzes through your homeschool teacher report—then start planning tomorrow’s lesson! After all, you’re in charge of your homeschool journey—not us.
Frequently Asked Questions
BrainPOP Homeschool: Designed for homeschooling needs. Get tools to create assignments, track progress, and manage up to 4 student profiles—all from your Teacher Dashboard.
BrainPOP Family: Designed for families who want their children to explore fun, educational topics on their own. Includes educational movies, quizzes, learning activities, and 2 child profiles.
Find the topic you want to teach.
Choose the activity you want your homeschoolers to do (movie, quiz, activity, etc.).
Click the "Assign" button.
Fill out the assignment details:
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Title
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Instructions (optional)
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Due date (optional)
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Customize activities if desired (e.g., specific quiz questions or creative projects).
You can find and edit assignments later in your Teacher Dashboard, as well as track student progress.
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Yes! You can enjoy all of BrainPOP Jr.'s movies and quizzes by downloading our app and logging in on your iOS device. However, keep in mind that features like building assignments, creative projects, and the Teacher Dashboard are only available on desktop computers.