Setting Cooperative Gaming Expectations

January 1, 2013
If you are allowing students to cooperatively play an educational game, make sure you go over expectations for being a good cooperative gami...

Preparing to Play Supreme Decision

January 24, 2013
Make sure learners have the background knowledge when preparing to play Supreme Decision. Students should know: What the Constitution ...

Do I Have a Right? Social Studies Game: Tips and Tricks

January 23, 2014
Have your students try these tips and tricks as they play the iCivics social studies game Do I Have a Right?: Pay attention to a partne...

The Educator’s Guide to Teaching with Digital Simulations

October 30, 2015
All games are not created equal, and many resources that are commonly referred to as games are actually digital simulations or interactive m...

SnapThought Video Tutorial

October 18, 2013
Learn how students can take screenshots and write comments on key moments of game play...

World History Lesson Plan: Uncovering Essential Questions

August 29, 2009
In this world history lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students select a world history topic and study it through the lens o...

Brainstorming Web

June 15, 2012
A Brainstorming Web graphic organizer is helpful for keeping brainstormed ideas organized, and pre-planning a project or writing assignment....

Ideas/Details

June 21, 2012
This Ideas/Details graphic organizer is perfect for recording important ideas and supporting details from any book or text which is multiple...

Census Lesson Plan: Civics and Political Institutions

August 22, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Census Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Census, and supports the...

Census Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

December 13, 2018
Suggested discussion prompts and pause points....