Grammar and Editing Lesson Plan: The Quill Game

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In this grammar lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 5-8, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to practice finding and editing grammatical mistakes....

6 new Drafting Board games are now on GameUp!

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That's right--we've got six new games from the Drafting Board series, created by our incredible partner iCivics. Drafting Board games are designed to allow students in grades 5-12 to explore the proce...
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TSN-2 and My BrainPOP: SnapThought Prompts

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TSN-2 and My BrainPOP work together! Have your students signed up for My BrainPOP? If so, students will be able to take snapshots during TSN-2 game play with the SnapThought tool! MyBrainPOP is availa...

Chain Game Hands-On Learning Strategies

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Chain Game teaches users how to replace a sound in one word to make another word, and continue to do this until they have a sequence or chain of five words. For example, a user must change one letter ...

Lord of the Flies Essential Questions

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Why is theme important in a piece of literature? How does an author create a sense of place? How do authors use symbolism to convey complex thoughts and topics? Have students consider th...

Lord of the Flies Game Play Strategies

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In the first part of the game, you are supposed to match objects, thoughts and sentences with the correct boy. Match an object by pointing at it with the mouse, drag it with the mouse button pressed d...