Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Using the short film The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim, this resource is suitable for use with pupils aged 7–11 and helps pupils to safely identify and discuss issues around body image while celebrating the differences that make everyone unique. Using images and film highlights, pupils are encouraged to analyse and explore characters before tracking their differing emotional journeys through the entire film.
This resource is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation with
embedded clips and the teachers’ notes document includes activity
sheets to support learners in class or at home. Where appropriate,
suggestions for adaptation for home learning have been included in
the teachers’ notes.
CURRICULUM LINKS
PSHE education – Relationships Education
Respectful relationships:
• The importance of respecting others, even when they are
very different from you (for example, physically, in character,
personality or backgrounds), or make different choices or have
different preferences or beliefs
• The importance of self-respect and how this links to your
own happiness.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• To be able to identify similarities and differences in characters
• To recognise that differences are what make us unique
• To use visual clues to identify how a character is feeling
• To understand how differences are viewed by others
• To understand the benefits of positive friendships.
This resource is a PSHE lesson covering topics within media literacy and digital resilience for ages 14–16 through class discussion and an option for filmmaking.
Students will analyse a film which focuses on social media, bullying,
privacy and consent to consider how we present ourselves online and
how this can affect our lives offline. Students will have the opportunity
to reflect on their own experiences with digital media and to speak
about the importance of being critical of the things we see online.
This resource is suitable for in-class teaching and learning but could
also be adapted for home learning or a blended learning approach.
This resource is a PSHE lesson for use with students aged 11–16 covering topics within media literacy and digital resilience through English and drama, with the option to include filmmaking.
Students will consider how relationships can be strengthened
using digital media as well as examining how interacting through
digital media can make us feel. Students can reflect on their own
experiences as well as how relationships with digital media are
depicted in film.
This resource is suitable for in-class teaching and learning but could
also be adapted for home learning or a blended learning approach.
Through using the youth made short films made as part of The Moving Minds 2 Filmmaking project, this resource equips young people aged 11-19 and their educators to confidently:
• Express ideas about mental health using the medium of film.
• Engage with film and filmmaking with increased confidence
in order to articulate ideas about what mental health means to them.
• Raise self-esteem by participating in engaging personal reflective activities in class or at home.
• Work towards their own mental health goals in a personalised Mental Wellbeing Strategies Toolkit.
• Be guided by peers and filmmakers alike to make their own Moving Minds 2: Building Resilience for Wellbeing short film, no matter their skill level or equipment.
Into Film believes that youth-made films are uniquely useful for starting and supporting discussions about mental health, as they enable the viewer to see the subject through young people’s eyes.
It is our hope that youth-made films contribute to destigmatising mental ill health, as well as inspiring engagement with filmmaking as a means to articulate many of the hard to express ideas seen in many mental health conditions.
Take your class on a musical journey inspired by Disney’s animation Encanto.
With support from professional musician and producer Jonathan, children will respond to music from the film through art and design, hands-on participation, and the creation of their own musical compositions. Progressing through this two- lesson resource, learners will develop skills and vocabulary to both discuss and create music.
Inspired by the resilience of the character Mirabel, children will be challenged to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary as they produce their own eco-orchestras – creating rhythms from discarded materials.
There will be an opportunity for children to appraise different skills and talents and how these can be developed through practise and dedication.
Brought to you by Into Film and The Walt Disney Company, this cross-curricular and adaptable resource is suitable for use with children aged 5–8. During the course of this learning sequence, learners will embark on a quest for kindness as they delve into the world of Disney to identify how a range of characters from the Disney Princess films show kindness, bravery and ultimately friendship during the course of their adventures.
Using our Online Character Story Spinner (characterstoryspinner.co.uk) children will watch the film content to spark their creativity
to carry out a range of range of challenges which incorporate
PSHE Education (for the new curriculum), Citizenship, Art
and Design and English/Literacy designed to deepen their
understanding of what it means to be kind, brave and helpful to
others.
Created in partnership with Youth Sport Trust, Sonic Skills: Set for Success
is a PE-led resource for teachers of young people aged 9-13, inspired by
new film Sonic the Hedgehog, in cinemas 14 February 2020. Using the
trailer as its inspiration, the learning sequence gives pupils the opportunity
to explore the benefits of mindfulness and physical activity on our overall
wellbeing. Alongside this, an assembly targeted at 11-13 year olds is also
included focusing on wellbeing techniques inspired the character of Sonic
the Hedgehog.
Learners will take part in a range of simple mindfulness activities before
creating a range of exercises inspired by the speed, enthusiasm and skills
of Sonic the Hedgehog. Using the results of their exercises, pupils will
examine and present their data in a chart before using line graphs as
inspiration for their own Sonic Stories creative writing task. The sequence culminates in a Super Sonic Speed competition to win
exciting prizes.
Each lesson is carefully structured with teachers in mind and features
pupil-friendly activity sheets and engaging homework tasks. All supporting
materials include curriculum outcomes suitable for all nations and regions.
This film is now available to stream for free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19519
A film guide that looks at Rafiki (2019), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education. We support educators to unlock the power of film to deliver transformative learning outcomes for children and young people aged 5-19 in class, extra-curricular settings and in cinemas. Designed in partnership with educators, our programme features the UK’s only school-specific film streaming service(Into Film+), online teaching resources and training, careers information, cinema screenings and a network of extra-curricular film clubs. The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools thanks to funding from the National Lottery (through the BFI), Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen
Celebrate themes of acceptance and inclusivity through this showstopping
resource inspired by the new film adaptation of the musical Cats. Cats transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical into the must-see cinema event of the year.
This PSHE-led learning sequence, suitable for use with learners aged 7 to 14, uses cross-curricula activities (literacy, drama, maths and design and technology) to build towards pupils recognising and celebrating your school’s successes as an inclusive and accepting community.
Through this resource, pupils will be encouraged to evaluate the importance of accepting others and forming their own opinions, as well as to consider the significance of playing their own part in facilitating an inclusive learning community. Young people will be invited to create, explore and share imaginative writing, performances and much more!
Each lesson is carefully structured with teachers in mind and features pupil-friendly activity sheets and engaging homework tasks. All supporting materials include curriculum outcomes suitable for all nations and regions.
This film is available to stream free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19497
A film guide that looks at Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2019), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
This film is now free to stream on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19347
A film guide that looks at Love, Simon (2018), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
This film is now free to stream on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19198
A film guide that looks at Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang (2013), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
This film is now free to stream on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18899
