I am sure that most of you by now have heard the term “autism awareness” and you probably know that there is a national autism awareness month every April. It was so declared by the…
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Free Drop-In Times for Students!
Beginning this month, Pop Culture Classroom is offering FREE drop-in times in our new classroom! These drop-ins are a time for students, ages 8-18, to come over to Pop Culture Classroom, hang out and create…
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Are There STEM Comics for High School?
As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer…
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Five Graphic Novels with Social Critique
In the court of the king, only the fool was free to point out His Royal Folly. The jester who juggled and joked for the amusement of the rich and powerful could also point out…
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Six Graphic Novels that Tackle Racism
At Pop Culture Classroom, we know the challenges of discussing social issues with your students in a way that keeps them engaged. As we’ve said before, engagement is one of the key ways that graphic…
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Review of Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Synopsis Being the oldest child of two and having witnessed the death of her father at a young age, Emily Hayes is accustomed to taking on the responsibilities that go along with taking care of…
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Five Great Graphic Novels for Science
COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM Comics aren’t just for entertainment and casual reading. As you’ve seen in previous articles on this site, they can also be great teaching tools. I’m sure we all remember the cartoons…
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How Can I Start Teaching Comics to Kids?
Growing up, I envied the kids who were allowed to read comics and graphic novels. “How cool is that super-secret reading skill?”, I thought to myself. Since neither my teachers nor my parents valued comics,…
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Black Panther: Using Its Cultural Impact To Engage Your Students
Not only is Black Panther’s colossal cultural impact an effective way to stir up conversations about Afrofuturism, it also contains several great lessons that can be applied in classrooms for students of all ages. Here…
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Name Our Character, For Prizes!
Pop Culture Classroom is publishing a new comic book featuring our superhero kids’ team, The Greatest Team Ever. We need your help naming one of the team members, so we’re having a contest! The winner…
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Are There STEM Comics for Middle School?
As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer…
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Japanese Incarceration During WWII
With talk these days about keeping out immigrants and possibly rounding up people for their religious beliefs, did you know that it’s happened before, to Japanese Americans? On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the American…
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Educators: Submit Your Panel Ideas To Denver Pop Culture Con!
Through February 28, 2018, Pop Culture Classroom is accepting submissions for Educational Sessions at the upcoming 2018 Denver Pop Culture Con. We want to encourage you to submit potential panel ideas regarding the use of…
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Free Student Admission to Denver Pop Culture Con!
One of our favorite events, Experience the Comix, is back again for Denver Pop Culture Con 2018. Every year, Denver Pop Culture Con partners with Illegal Pete’s, a Colorado-based restaurant chain, to help give students…