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Paths to Citizenship Lesson Plan: Immigration Nation Game
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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-8, features a game called Immigration Nation. This game challenges students to use information they’re provided to determine whether newcomers to America are e...
Run a County Lesson Plan: Counties Work Game
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students play a game called Counties Work, in which they play the role of county official, helping fellow citizens while managing taxes and local emerge...
A Recap of What’s New at BrainPOP
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Back-to-school is a busy time here at BrainPOP! Here’s what new this month.
New Features
The Challenge
Challenge your students with the new BrainPOP Challenge! This auto-graded, mobile-ready featu...
From Primary to General Election Lesson Plan: Win the White House
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students first watch the movie Presidential Election and then play Win the White House. The game invites students to take on the role of a presidential ...
Cast Your Vote: SnapThought Prompts
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Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® tool to play Cast Your Vote!
The SnapThough...
Be an Informed Voter: Cast Your Vote Game
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-8, students play Cast Your Vote, a game in which they experience the different ways to evaluate candidates running for office, such as political debates, re...
Represent Me!: SnapThought Prompts
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Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® tool to play Represent Me!
The SnapThought t...
Introducing Yard Games!
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Kids love to play in the Yard! Now they can with our newly expanded collection of Yard Games from our partner, University of Wisconsin’s Field Day Lab.
Yard Games invite students to explore conc...
Benefits of Game Play for ELLs
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WHY GAMES ARE GOOD FOR ELLS
Among the many benefits of learning through game play, one is that games provide meaningful, low-anxiety opportunities for learners to use all domains: speaking, listen...
