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 ...

Civil War Lesson Plan: Exploring the Real Issues

June 8, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the major issues associated with the Civi...

“I Have a Dream” at 50: Teaching the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

August 27, 2013
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by t...

Honoring Harriet Tubman, the New Face of the $20 Bill

April 21, 2016
BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. celebrate the momentous decision to make Harriet Tubman the new face of the $20 bill. In honor of this historical ...

Curriculum Connections for the 2013 Presidential Medals of Freedom

August 9, 2013
Every year, the President of the United States confers Presidential Medals of Freedom on a number of highly accomplished Americans who have ...

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....

Underground Railroad Lesson Plan: Time, Continuity, and Change

February 15, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Underground Railroad Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Undergrou...

Underground Railroad Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 28, 2019
Before the Movie What do you know about the Underground Railroad? (Tap prior knowledge)  What do you hope to learn about the Underground...

Graphs Lesson Plan: Measurement and Data

September 17, 2021
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Graphs Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Graphs, and addresses s...