Curriculum Connections for the 2013 Presidential Medals of Freedom

August 9, 2013
Every year, the President of the United States confers Presidential Medals of Freedom on a number of highly accomplished Americans who have ...

Civil Rights Lesson Plan: Tracking History Through Timelines

June 6, 2012
In this Civil Rights lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 5, students use BrainPOP resources to develop an understanding of ...

Civil Rights Lesson Plan: Time, Continuity, and Change

September 17, 2021
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Civil Rights Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Civil Rights, and...

Civil Rights Movement Lesson Plan: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

June 5, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-12, students use BrainPOP and/or BrainPOP Jr. resources to gain a deeper understanding ...

Civil War Lesson Plan: Exploring the Real Issues

June 8, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the major issues associated with the Civi...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plan: Sequencing Events

October 30, 2018
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-5, students use BrainPOP resources to learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the ci...

“I Have a Dream” at 50: Teaching the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

August 27, 2013
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by t...

Brown v. Board of Education Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast with Plessy vs. Ferguson

March 26, 2013
In this lesson plan, students learn about the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case and conduct a comparison to the judgem...