Ideas/Details

June 21, 2012
This Ideas/Details graphic organizer is perfect for recording important ideas and supporting details from any book or text which is multiple...

Roles of Government Lesson Plan: Branches of Power Game

September 27, 2021
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students play an iCivics game called Branches of Power that allows them to experience the ro...

Branches of Power Extension Activities

September 27, 2021
Make your students’ game play more meaningful with these extension and assessment activities  designed specifically for Branches of Power by...

Branches of Power: SnapThought Prompts

September 27, 2021
Do your students have individual accounts? If you have a school-wide BrainPOP subscription, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® t...

Presidential Powers and Responsibilities Lesson Plan: Executive Command Game

June 7, 2012
In this Executive Command game lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore presidential powe...

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 ...

BrainPOP’s GameUp Presents iCivics

June 20, 2012
Teaching U.S. Government? You'll love the iCivics games on BrainPOP's GameUp. This screencast shares best practices for getting the most of ...

The Educator’s Guide to Teaching with Digital Simulations

October 30, 2015
All games are not created equal, and many resources that are commonly referred to as games are actually digital simulations or interactive m...