Thomas Jefferson Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

April 9, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Thomas Jefferson Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encou...

John F. Kennedy Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

May 21, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the John F. Kennedy Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourag...

Reconstruction Lesson Plan: Exploring the Effects of Ending Slavery

April 17, 2015
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the political events that occurred after ...

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...

Sortify: World-Changing Women

September 16, 2016
In Sortify: World-Changing Women, students categorize and sort information from BrainPOP movies into bins representing key concepts....

Cause and Effect

June 21, 2012
This graphic organizer is helpful for identifying cause and effect relationships. Use it across all subject areas including reading, social ...

Abraham Lincoln Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

July 26, 2019
Before the Movie What do you know about Abraham Lincoln? (Tap prior knowledge) What do you hope to learn about Abraham Lincoln? (Set goa...

Theodore Roosevelt Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

October 25, 2019
Before the Movie   Who do you think  Theodore Roosevelt was? What do you predict the National Parks Service does?    Du...

Presidential Election Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

October 27, 2020
Before the Movie:   What do you know about Presidential Elections? (Tap prior knowledge) What would you like to learn about th...