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LEARNING GUIDES to feature films
and documentaries

English: Billy Budd
History: Warm Springs (FDR)
Science: Finding Nemo
Health: Super Size Me

LESSON PLANS for snippets
and short subjects

Science: A Bird's Eye View of Migration; snippet from "Winged Migration"

English: Analysis and Explication of Poetry; snippet from "In Her Shoes"

Music: An Introduction to the Orchestra Using "The Bolero"

SET-UP-THE-SUB using movies, snippets,
and short subjects

History:  The Nashville Sit-Ins using "A Force More Powerful"

Science:  Symbiosis and Predation in the World of Insects Using "Microcosmos"

English:  The Child Savior Myth and Literary Archetypes - An Introduction using "Man on Fire".

FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 - 8 — "Guides to Talking and Playing for Growth" with movies

Finding Nemo

Babe (The Environment; World/New Zealand; SEL: Caring for Animals; Courage; Friendship; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [9+ (many older children and adults love this movie)] (Coming in March)
Born Free (World/Africa; The Environment; SEL: Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [8+]
Fly Away Home (Health (Grieving); Literature/Literary Devices: theme, characterization, back story, allusion, complication; Science(Biology); the Environment; World/Canada; SEL: Grieving; Parenting; Father/Daughter; Caring for Animals; Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+]
The Gods Must Be Crazy II (Environment; World/Africa; SEL: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]
Gorillas in the Mist (The Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa; SEL --- Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis --- Trustworthiness; Respect; Citizenship) [13+]
Ice Age: The Meltdown - Talking and Playing for Growth (The Environment; SEL: Friendship; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility (Taking Care of the Environment) [6 - 8]

The Lion King (The Environment; Science/Technology; SEL: Grieving; Redemption; Friendship; Ambition, Running Away; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [8 - 11]
March of the Penguins (Science; the Environment; World/Antarctica; SEL: Caring for Animals) [10+]

Migration, Nomadism and Dormancy Lesson Plan (Science; the Environment) [12+]
Never Cry Wolf (Science-Technology, The Environment; U.S./1945 - 1991; Alaska; SEL: Caring for Animals; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]
Princess Mononoke (World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema; SEL: Male Role Model; Leadership; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+]

Winged Migration (Science; the Environment; SEL: Caring for Animals) [12+]

The suggested age range appears in brackets at the end of each entry. Topics relating to Social and Emotional Learning appear after the term "SEL". " Moral-Ethical Emphasis" is a reference to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character.

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TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guides are designed to help teachers easily create lesson plans. The films listed on this index relate to the environment. Each Guide contains sections on Helpful Background, Benefits of the Movie, Possible Problems, Discussion Questions, Projects, and Bridges to Reading.