Lesson Plans for Presidential Primary Day

February 7, 2012
Many BrainPOP Educators are using the latest developments in the presidential election campaigns to teach their students about democracy, vo...

March Spotlights

March 6, 2013
March’s spotlights include Women’s History and The Law, so be sure to check out our featured movies and resources throughout the month! L...

How One Teacher Used BrainPOP to Teach Her Students – and Herself – About Citizenship

June 23, 2015
More than 40 years ago, Carmen Gil was an ESOL professor in her native country of Venezuela. She came to the United States and has been teac...

10 Ways Game-Based Learning Can Enhance Your Curriculum

August 6, 2015
Have you been wanting to try out game-based learning in your classroom? Here are ten ways games can enhance your curriculum and help student...

Executive Command Essential Questions

May 31, 2013
How and why are governments established? What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of the checks and balances system? What ...

People’s Pie: SnapThought Prompts for My BrainPOP

October 14, 2016
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our S...

U.S. History Lesson Plan: Exploring Cause and Effect

August 29, 2011
In this U.S. History lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-12, students select two topics in U.S. history and use BrainPOP resources ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Student Animation Movie

June 3, 2013
This student animation about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proves that BrainPOP is way more than a movie and a quiz: BrainPOP can also be used ...

Using BrainPOP Jr. to teach about U.S. symbols

April 10, 2015
This screencast shares a variety of ways teachers can use the free BrainPOP Jr. movie U.S. Symbols to help K-3 students understand the histo...