September 11th in the Classroom: BrainPOP Releases Free Movie That Helps Answer Children’s Difficult Questions
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With the seventh anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks upon us, many children are asking questions that adults may struggle to answer.
BrainPOP, the award-winning creator of animated, educational content for children, today released a movie that helps parents and educators address the difficult subject. The movie and related online features will be free throughout the month of September at www.brainpop.com/september11.
“When a child asks about September 11th, it’s not always easy to speak about what happened — or why it happened,” said Avraham Kadar, M.D., BrainPOP’s CEO and Chairman. “As a New York City-based company that specializes in supporting teachers and communicating with students, we very much wanted to help.”
BrainPOP’s September 11th movie is a resource parents and teachers can use to explain the sensitive topic and encourage children to discuss their feelings about what happened that day. They can also find and exchange ideas about how to discuss the subject on BrainPOP Educators
About BrainPOP
Founded in 1999, BrainPOP ( www.brainpop.com) creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students. Our award-winning online resources include BrainPOP, for grades 3 and up; BrainPOP Jr., for grades K-3; and BrainPOP Espanol. The newest resource, BrainPOP Educators, features free tips, tools, and best practices by and for our teacher community.
Aligned to state standards and easy to use, BrainPOP serves thousands of schools worldwide. They host more than 1.5 million visits to our sites each month, through district, school, media lab, classroom, homeschool, and family subscriptions.
