In one of our Marzano sessions, we learned about the website "brainpop" where you can view some free movies. There is a related site, http://www.brainpopjr.com/, which is geared more toward K-3. I am currently signed up for a 5-day trial of brainpop (all related sites are included), and I love it! I have shown movies about "Parts of a Whole," "Converting Decimals to Fractions," "Cesar Chavez," and "Science Fair Projects," and the students have been very engaged.
The science project movie would be helpful for all of our students in grades 3-5 who are required to do a project. It tells about asking questions about the world around us and finding a topic of interest. It also walks students through the scientific process. There is another movie about the scientific proccess that I have not previewed yet. Each movie has accompanying activities, including online journal writing, games, things to talk about, book lists, online graphic organizers, things to draw, etc. I highly recommend checking it out! Try one of the free movies or sign up for your own 5-day trial...If there is enough interest, maybe we could talk about a school subscription... How's that money tree coming along?!
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I have heard some interest in the brainpop site. I am hesitant to spend the money if it is not used often. Any ideas on how many grade levels plan to use it? Maybe we could see how many sample it, like it, want it. In other words- it is up for discussion.
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I know that we talked about this site yesterday in our planning time. We would love to have this site available to us and would def use it!!
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