Seminole Wars Lesson Plan: Exploring a Primary Source

June 7, 2014
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars. They will also read an...

Design Your Own Sortify Game

January 29, 2014
Print copies of the Game Designer Planning Log below and challenge students to design their own paper version of the Sortify game! Here's how. . ....

Sortify Game Lesson Ideas: An Adaptable Overview

February 27, 2014
This page provides Sortify game lesson ideas for BrainPOP's Sortify game. The ideas are adaptable for any subject area and any grade level (...

Time Zone X – Westward Expansion

September 15, 2016
Time Zone X is an original BrainPOP timeline game. Students use their knowledge of Westward Expansion, understanding of cause and effect and...

November Spotlight – American Indians

November 7, 2013
This November, check out our Spotlight: American Indians.  In BrainPOP's careful and sensitive way, our movies explain the wide variety of c...

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 ...

Active Viewing Strategies

April 20, 2020
Active viewing strategies make movie watching a participatory and interactive lesson.  In this tutorial, veteran teacher Robert Miller demon...

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 ...