He talks faster than Annie, but this should work fine with older kids. The videos still had Moby, but Annie was replaced with an older boy named Tim. Since these target older children, the subjects and content are much more advanced. While it is technically above the age range of my kids, we watched dozens of the BrainPop videos as well. I was very pleased to see that the Thanksgiving video was accurate and was not the sanitized, incorrect version I was taught in school. We found that most activities and quizzes were good to do for advanced first graders through third graders, and kindergarteners will benefit mostly from the videos and a few of the games. My four year old son enjoyed the videos, games, comics and jokes the most. She found it endlessly entertaining, and didn't mind doing the quizzes and learning activities. Once we got started with it, my seven year old daughter practically begged and pleaded to do more BrainPop Jr. There is also a grown-ups guide containing a variety of information, and Big Word Wall and Games sections, which have all of the site's Word Wall definitions and games in one place. The main BrainPop Jr page also has detailed information about each state's educational standards, where you can search by state, subject and grade level to see how learning with BrainPop Jr applies to your child. In addition to the above, each video subject page has an Ideas for Grownups link, giving quite a lot more information for further study with your student or child. It is worthwhile to do both, however, as they always ask different questions. I'm not sure why these quizzes are separated into two parts, though, since we rarely found an obvious difficulty difference between the two. You can print out each quiz or do them online, in which case your child can mouse over the question and answers, and Annie's voice will read them out loud. Hard Quiz and Easy Quiz: Each video has two quizzes, each consisting of five questions.It can be a chart or a diagram, or it can be something to help your child discuss the page's topic. Talk About It: This is very similar to the activity page in that it is usually something to print out and complete.Read About It: This option lists three books you could buy or get from the library to read more on the given subject.You could print out the page and then write, or type it on the screen and then print. Write About It: Each one of these activities has a page of stationary with an border relating to the video's theme, and there is a given suggestion of what to write about.You can draw something relating to the video with different colors and crayon thicknesses, following the given suggestion or going off on your own. Draw About It: This activity is essentially the same for each video.Word Wall: This mini dictionary of words from the video usually has larger words that your child might not necessarily know.I found I could guess the answer a good portion of the time. Pop a Joke: When you click on this one, a joke pops up relating to the page's theme, then you can click on the answer.Belly Up: Good for a chuckle, this is a comic page usually creating a pun around the video's subject.Activity: This is a printable activity page consisting of anything from coloring a picture to solving math problems.Some are spinner games (my daughter's favorite), some are memory games or put-these-in-order games and others don't follow a pattern.
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