Black Lives Matter Protests Lesson Plan: U.S. History

February 4, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Black Lives Matter Protests Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Bla...

Helping Kids Understand the Black Lives Matter Movement

June 30, 2020
The accompanying blog post for our Black Lives Matter Protests movie provides guidance and strategies for teaching this topic.  The follo...

Black Lives Matter Protests

June 29, 2020
We strongly suggest parents, caregivers, and teachers preview the movie before watching it with children as it describes acts of racist viol...

Brown v. Board of Education Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 4, 2020
Before the Movie:   What do you think of when you hear the word “racism”? (Tap prior knowledge) What do you think segregation me...

Helping Kids Understand the Tulsa Race Massacre

May 28, 2021
NOTE: We strongly suggest previewing the Tulsa Race Massacre movie before watching it with students as it describes acts of racist violence....

George Washington Carver Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

February 6, 2020
Before the Movie:   What do you know aboutGeorge Washington Carver? (Tap prior knowledge) What does a botanist do? (Tap prior kn...

Jim Crow Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 3, 2020
Before the Movie: What do you think “separate but equal” means? (Tap prior knowledge) What do you know about segregation? (Tap prior kno...

Tuskegee Airmen Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

November 7, 2019
Before the Movie: What do you think it must’ve been like to be among the first African American military pilots during WWII? (Make inferenc...

Motown Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

February 12, 2020
Before the Movie:   What kind of music do you think Motown is? (Tap prior knowledge) What would you like to know about Motown? (...

Mark Twain Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

November 15, 2019
Before the Movie   What kinds of books is Mark Twain famous for writing?  If you’ve read a book by Mark Twain, which was it and ...