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.
The Into Film LEGO Movie Master Builders resource (in conjunction with National Schools Partnership and Warner Bros.) is a literacy resource, for pupils aged 5 - 11 years. It uses The LEGO Movie as a launch pad to foster imaginative story-writing as well as embedding other essential transferable and cross-curricular skills.
The free toolkit includes: teachers' notes, lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, activity sheets and a poster for your classroom. Download all parts of the resource and then watch The LEGO Movie trailer (www.intofilm.org/resources/188) together in your class or club.
To start your free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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This lesson, assembly and active viewing guide will inspire young people aged 11–14 to consider a positive future though STEM by using the film Hidden Figures and EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious programme activities to unlock their potential.
The science lesson helps students to develop their understanding of investigations and fair testing, and gather data that is valid and reliable. Students must use their understanding of forces acting on a glider to make a prediction that they will test in a hands-on investigation, concluding with an evaluation of their results. It is comprised of a teachers’ notes document, activity sheets and a PowerPoint presentation with embedded clips from the film. It is spilt into seven parts, based on the flight of a rocket, and is to be completed over a double lesson period, or in a few Into Film Clubs or STEM clubs.
Hidden Figures is working with EDF Energy’s Pretty Curious programme with the aim to inspire 2 million teenage girls and boys to consider a future through STEM.
This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18858
This Into Film resource provides an introduction to stop-motion animation, detailing the history of the technique, as well as guidance on how to create your own stop motion films. Styles included use silhouettes, paper cut outs and modelling clay, with activity sheets and cut-out materials also provided for an interactive historical understanding of inventions such as the zoetrope and thaumatrope. More information can be found at www.intofilm.org/resources/200. To find out more about Into Film and start an Into Film Club visit: www.intofilm.org/clubs.
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day, Into Film has produced this assembly which looks at the author's birthday on 13th September and his beloved story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (voted by you as the number one fiction book all children should read before leaving Primary school!). The PowerPoint presentation contains teacher notes, embedded film clips, questions and stimulus for a whole school activity.
More Roald Dahl on Film resources can be found at www.intofilm.org/roald-dahl
To start your free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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This educational cross-curricular resource based on Disney’s Zootropolis includes a selection of activities that have been designed for teachers to cherry-pick in their classrooms.
This resource consists of three activities, a PowerPoint with embedded clips and an accompanying booklet with worksheets. Each activity has an extension task that you that you can use to extend the session, challenge your more able pupils or as a homework task.
This film is available to stream free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18642
To celebrate Shakespeare week nationally we've produced a new assembly resource to allow you to explore how England's greatest playwright's work has been translated on screen. This resource is suitable for pupils aged between 7-16.
Focusing on the classic tale of Romeo & Juliet, the assembly looks at how the story has been adapted in a traditional, period manner, as well as in a more contemporary fashions, such as in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet, or even the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet. We've created a resource pack to help you bring Shakespeare to life both in and out of the classroom, to help young people explore Shakespeare&'s stories, and introduce them to world of film analysis. As part of this, we also included a special screening guide with ideas and advice as to how to throw your own unique Shakespeare film screening, and get young people excited about watching and studying Shakespeare.
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This educational resource aims to support the teaching of Macbeth at Secondary level for students aged 14-16 years old and supports English, English Literature, drama and film studies teaching and learning. It comprises of a PDF that includes comprehensive outlines for the five activities, stills from the film and worksheets use in the classroom and the accompanying MACBETH – Power Players PowerPoint presentation with embedded clips from the 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotilard. Students are then encouraged to make their own short film based on the themes within Macbeth as a consolidation exercise.
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This one-page film guide on the film Gnomeo and Juliet, an adaptation of the play Romeo and Juliet is designed to support pre- and post-screening discussions of character, Shakespeare and the nature of adaptation for use with primary school pupils aged 5 and over.
It comprises of discussion questions and notes for teacher reference before encouraging young people to write their own reviews of the film, take part in extension activities and with suggestions for further viewing.
The DVD is available to order for free on the Into Film website at www.intofilm.org
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Take your learners on a journey into the mind and body of Riley as she faces the changes and challenges that come with growing up. This interactive resource, brought to you by Into Film and Disney to celebrate the upcoming cinematic release of Inside Out 2, develops resilience and mental well-being through the exploration of emotions and feelings. Learners will study the Inside Out 2 trailer by thinking about their expectations for the film. They will consider the new characters and discuss why Riley might be experiencing a complex mixture of feelings at this time in her life.
The class will use our Wheel of Emotions https://www.wheelofemotions.co.uk/ digital spinner to learn more about the characters and develop a wider vocabulary to discuss their feelings. Learners will use an ‘axis of emotions’ to plot how Riley’s emotions and feelings change, to learn that no feelings are ‘wrong’ and to discover that our responses to our emotions and the emotions of others can often change how we feel.
Learners will also be encouraged to consider the effects that different emotions can have on our bodies, to think about where emotions might be felt and how those sensations might feel. They will discuss that not everyone has the same physical responses as each other and that it is important to be empathetic to the ways people experience emotions differently. Finally, learners will consider what they could do to help Riley deal with complex emotions and celebrate the role that all the emotions she is feeling play.
This lesson is supported by a home learning activity that asks pupils to try out different well-being activities and there is an optional competition where pupils could win a Crafting Corner Kit for the whole class, worth £185.
Designed to be used with Edward Scissorhands, this resource, aimed at students aged 11-14, provides simple-to-use activities that are a fun way to start a film club. The activities allow learners to explore key themes of empathy, tolerance and respect for all, while developing their literacy skills.
This American high school farce is based on Shakespeare’s gender- switching comedy, Twelfth Night. This one-page film guide is designed to support pre and post screening discussions around the film and Twelfth Night with accompanying teacher notes, which can help teachers build discussion around character, different genres and key message of the film . The film guide is suitable to use with students age 11+.
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This resource, produced in partnership with National Literacy Trust and aimed primarily at KS3, is based around the film Private Peaceful - the screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book. It provides a timely, in-depth and collaborative way to mark the centenary of WWI with your students. The resource spans 6 different themes, which include curriculum links to History, English & Science. The resource is complemented with PPT presentations embedded film clips.
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Explore Romeo and Juliet with this creative workbook that helps students to analyse the play based on the Shakespeare: The Animated Tales adaptation of the play through the 3Cs (character, camera, colour) and 3Ss (story, setting, sound). This resource is suitable for students aged 7 plus and the teachers' notes includes extension activities.
For information on howto start a free Into Film club and to order this DVD for free, please visit http://www.intofilm.org/schools-film-clubs
This resource from Into Film and StudioCanal is based on the adventure film Swallows and Amazons (PG) - an adaptation of the treasured classic novel. This immersive resource will inspire pupils to develop narrative writing and an awareness of survival skills. It contains a series of creative and engaging classroom activities for pupils aged 7 and over, based on the film.
The differentiated classroom activities and take-home task are all linked to the curriculums for English, Language and Literacy in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Please refer to the Swallows and Amazons – Curriculum links document for details.
A lesson working with this classic eight minute sci-fi film as stimulus, to plan a persuasive marketing campaign and co-ordinate press coverage of space tourism.
For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free Into Film club, visit www.intofilm.org
Get your students excited about cinema with this versatile resource based on recently released trailers. By examining the latest promotional material for upcoming films, learners will consider how stories are constructed and how trailers persuade audiences to watch films on the big screen.
Through this resource, pupils will develop their oracy skills using a range of trailers as stimulus material. All the activities in the resource offer opportunities for exploratory talk, discussion and presentation. Additionally, there are extension tasks to support the learning of new vocabulary and the development of new skills, including media literacy.
The resource can also be used to complement learning in a range of subjects including English/literacy and communication, expressive arts, music, art and drama with specialised slides for media and film qualifications. Teachers might also want to dip into the resource for tutor time and PSHE/health and wellbeing.
Talking About Trailers offers flexibility, allowing teachers freedom to choose their focus, the number of tasks to complete and the duration of the activity. Teachers can select one or more trailers from our carefully curated list (which can be found at https://www.intofilm.org/resources/2401) plus a specific focus area for learners to explore in greater depth.
All the topics in this resource present classes with the opportunity to develop oracy skills but to extend this further, two optional activities are offered on the final slides of the PowerPoint presentation.
Please ensure you select an appropriate trailer for the age group you are teaching. For older learners, trailers rated up to 15 can be found at https://www.intofilm.org/resources/2395
Celebrating the ancient art of storytelling, and fairy tales that have inspired great films, these two new resources are designed to support literacy for Key Stage 1. Each features five films hand-picked by Into Film curators, accompanied by teachers’ notes, discussion questions, recommended activities and a worksheet which can be photocopied for use in class or a school film club. Start an Into Film club in your school to access the films included in this resource for free: www.filmclub.org and to go www.intofilm.org to find out more about the new charity (formally FILMCLUB and First Light)
Designed to be used with Disney Pixar Shorts Volume 1, this resource, aimed at primary pupils, provides simple-to-use activities that are a fun way to start a film club. The activities allow learners to explore key themes of empathy, friendship, tolerance and emotional health, while developing their literacy skills.
Disney Pixar Shorts Volume 1 and other Pixar films are available to stream for free on Into Film + https://www.intofilm.org/films/19630
Getting young people to make that leap from simply watching to actively discussing and writing about films is no small feat. This film topic has been put together with this progression in mind. The films have been selected based on feedback from hundreds of Into Film club leaders focused on getting their members to write. The films, accompanying information and discussion points in this resource have been chosen to excite and inspire members to write. To find out more about Into Film and discover more of our resources please go to; https://www.intofilm.org/resources