In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-5, students use BrainPOP Jr. and/or BrainPOP resources to explore examples of rights and responsibilities and identify why voting is both a responsibility and a right. Students will learn why the U.S. has a president, what his/her jobs are, who can become president, and how they get elected. Students will then demonstrate an understanding of the voting process and its importance by participating in a mock presidential election. Read more »

In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-5, students use BrainPOP resources to talk, draw, and write about the rights and responsibilities of a good citizen. Students will identify and choose which presidential candidate they would vote for during the upcoming presidential election, and exercise the right to vote by dramatizing a presidential election. Read more »

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to explore the importance of laws. Students will explain who determines laws and how laws are enforced, and identify student responsibilities under the law. They will then select and research a student responsibility for safety using print, web, and community resources, and create a skit or alternative presentation to teach others about the importance of the selected responsibility. Read more »

In this Civil Rights lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 5, students use BrainPOP resources to develop an understanding of how to use and create a timeline. Students will utilize technology to locate information that provides answers to questions about a historical topic and compare life now with life in the past. Read more »

In this two-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6 through 8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the full process of the presidential election. Students will analyze political beliefs and how they impact citizens' lives and the outcome of elections. They will also compare and contrast the two major political parties, and describe the opportunities for and benefits of civic participation. Read more »

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to collect information on the two political parties and compare and contrast them. Students develop an understanding of the voting process and design a mock election. They then create materials to illustrate their own original political parties and platforms. Read more »