Primaries and Caucuses Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

February 3, 2020
Before the Movie   What is the purpose of a primary? Caucus? (Tap prior knowledge) What do you hope to learn about primaries and...

Primaries and Caucuses Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

May 30, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Primaries and Caucuses Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to e...

Primaries and Caucuses Lesson Plan: Civic and Political Institutions

September 29, 2023
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Primaries and Caucuses Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Primarie...

Cast Your Vote

September 28, 2016
In the game Cast Your Vote, players' issues and interests drive a political debate....

Teaching with Games, GLPC Case Study: Lisa

June 20, 2012
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research from the Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative about teaching with games. They ...

Pause Points Graphic Organizer

October 30, 2013
One of the most popular strategies for using BrainPOP in the classroom is through using pause points, briefly pausing the movie to clarify s...

Tips for Using BrainPOP with an Interactive Whiteboard

July 8, 2013
This list contains over three dozen ideas for using BrainPOP content on your interactive whiteboard. Have more ideas yourself?  Be sure to s...