Executive Command Social Studies Game

June 20, 2012
Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for Executive Command, a free online civics and social studies game....

February Spotlight: U. S. Presidents

February 7, 2011
George Washington. John Adams. Abraham Lincoln. John F. Kennedy. Richard Nixon. How much do your students really know about our founding...

Guest Blog: My First Year As A BrainPOP Educator

September 30, 2010
Stephanie Filardo will be joining us at our booth at MITC this weekend. Be sure to stop by and say hello if you're attending! I was introdu...

The Electoral Process Lesson Plan: Choosing the President of the US

June 6, 2012
In this two-day electoral process lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6 through 8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the ful...

Teaching with Games, GLPC Case Study: Lisa

June 20, 2012
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research from the Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative about teaching with games. They ...

January Curriculum Connections

January 2, 2015
Happy New Year! Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy this month as you plan how to integrate BrainPOP into your curriculum: ♦ Janua...

Vocabulary Development Lesson Plan: Using a Word Map

August 26, 2018
Students explore and make connections between terms and concepts associated with a BrainPOP topic.  ...

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...

Parliamentary System Lesson Plan: Determining a Government for a New Country

October 4, 2016
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 6-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to discover what a parliamentary system of government is...

Debates and Mock Election Lesson Plan: Battle for the Presidency

June 5, 2012
In this debates and mock election lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 5, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the dif...