Mission US: For Crown or Colony? — Educator’s Primer on the Historical Period

October 26, 2018
This primer provides historical background for the period leading up to the American Revolution. Provided courtesy of Mission US....

Building the Thirteen Colonies Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

May 31, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Building the Thirteen Colonies Topic Page. Then use the following prom...

Building the Thirteen Colonies Lesson Plan: Global Connections

February 1, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Building the Thirteen Colonies Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic...

Building Thirteen Colonies Lesson Plan: Design a Sortify Game

May 27, 2019
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn how and why the 13 colonies were founded, inclu...

July Spotlights

July 2, 2012
School’s out for summer, but that doesn’t mean students can’t squeeze in some summer learning with our spotlights. July spotlights, Red, ...

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...