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.
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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Annie: The gift that costs nothing resource contains flexible lessons plans, PowerPoint presentations and teachers' notes to easily incorporate Annie (2014) into your lessons and work with the film as a stimulus for creative writing, storytelling and character and theme analysis. These teachers' notes are designed to be used with lesson plans and materials at www.anniefilmresource.co.uk. There is also suppport to enter the Annie: What I&'m thankful for creative writing competition (closing date 11 December 2014). Annie opens at cinemas on 20 December 2014
We have produced this new resource on the film Around the World in 80 Days to complement the new Welsh National Literacy Framework for Primary schools, aimed a developing oracy, reading, and writing across the curriculum.
Developed in conjunction with a leading literacy practitioner and the Welsh Government, these bilingual resources aim to empower teachers to increase literacy through film.
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.
Dream Big with Snoopy and Friends is a curriculum-focused English and art resource for children aged 7 to 11. It has been developed by National Schools Partnership and Into Film to celebrate the cinema release of Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie on 21 December.
Download the accompanying video, PowerPoint presentations, class poster and curriculum links from http://www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/snoopyresource/. Here teachers will also find details for a ‘Dream Big’ comic competition which challenges children to dream up their own comic strip featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. Competition ends 15 January 2016.
Start your free Into Film Club at www.intofilm.org
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This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18592
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
Into Film has partnered with the National Association for Teaching English (NATE) to produce a new resource centred around Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and the 1999 film adaptation starring Patrick Stewart as Ebeneezer Scrooge. The resource also contains generic teaching approaches that can be applied across all 19th century texts.
Download the the accompanying PowerPoints on the Into Film website from this link www.intofilm.org/19th-century-novel Start a free film club and order the films to watch in your classroom today at www.intofilm.org/clubs.
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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A resource produced in partnership with The National Schools Partnership and Fox Searchlight Pictures. This resource provides guidance and the tools students need to enter the Malala Youth Voice Filmmaking Competition, based on the new documentary film He Named Me Malala in cinemas on 6 November 2015. More resources to support an assembly and PSHE, Citizenship and English lessons are available at www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/malalayouthvoice.php. Through these resources students can explore Malala's story, the right to education and approaches to effective campaigning.
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)
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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This resource was specifically created for our Reel to Real education project with the learning department of the V&A Museum. These film-focused activities are designed based on the 2013 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing for use in English, drama and related subjects with students aged 11-18. It is particularly suitable for supporting the study of the play Much Ado About Nothing in English at Key Stage 3, GCSE and Third and Fourth levels with clear links to Assessment Objectives such as to ‘relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts’. This resource may also be used to support students approaching the play at Advanced level.
It comprises of a set of comprehensive teachers’ notes with worksheets, and the accompanying Reel to Real: Much Ado About Nothing PowerPoint presentation includes clips from the film and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of the film.
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This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/17755
A film guide that looks at The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), a coming-of-age story which beautifully captures the joys and heartbreaks of growing up.
This guide is useful for exploring subjects including PSHE Education, Psychology and English in addition to highlighting topics surrounding mental health, friendships, growing up, books and plays, and school.
This resource for students aged 12 to 16 examines cultural identity and relationships on film as starting point for students to explore their own identity, how it is shaped and how they perceive themselves and others. It also explores a range of relationships including family and friendships, to consider how others influence them, and how they affect others through films ranging including Gone Too Far, Belle, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Girlhood.
To download the Black Star: Identity PowerPoint presentation, please visit the Into Film website: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1144
Black Star is the British Film Institute's autumn 2016 celebration of the range, versatility and power of black actors on film and TV taking place nationwide and we're delighted to be complementing their season with a programme of relevant films that resonate with our audience of 5-19 year olds. Embracing the BFI's direction of illuminating on-screen talent, the films selected for use in this resource feature contemporary British stars of black heritage as well as actors from the African diaspora and throughout film history that demonstrate a real range and depth of storytelling.
For further information on the BFI Black Star season, please visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/black-star
Are your learners ready to discover the impossible?
This resource, brought to you by Into Film and Disney to celebrate the upcoming release of the new animated adventure Strange World, will encourage learners to embody the attitude of an explorer as they are immersed in a whole
new environment full of mystery and impossibility.
The two lesson sequence encompasses geography, English, art and design and science with opportunities to develop creative writing skills, speaking and listening, mapping skills and identifying environmental
features.
The learning opportunities encourage pupils to imagine themselves as explorers of the fantastical setting of Disney’s Strange World and to document their exploration through maps, diary entries and observations of the unusual creatures that inhabit this place.
Once upon a time there was a cat with a sword, a hat, a pair
of boots, and a thirst for adventure! This two-lesson sequence
brings your class into the world of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
to explore aspects of creative storytelling and exciting characters.
Are your learners ready for an epic adventure? The two-lesson
sequence incorporates elements of the PHSE/RSE, English/
literacy, design and technology, and art and design curriculums.
The learning opportunities encourage pupils to create their own
stories, using the conventions of an adventure narrative; be a team
player and identify and assess risk, challenging themselves to step
out of their comfort zone in the process.
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
This resource explores what it means to be part of the Commonwealth, offering insights into the culture and identity of Commonwealth countries and reflecting on life in the UK and the activities centre on four carefully chosen films from across the Commonwealth: The First Grader; Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom; Tracks and He Named Me Malala.
The activities are designed to work across a range of subjects, these activities enable pupils to develop a range of skills across the following curriculum areas: English and literacy, citizenship, wellbeing, PSHE, PSE and PDMU; PSHE, and geography.
The accompanying PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from the Into Film website at the following link: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1051
This resource, comprising of a Silent Shakespeare: The Tempest 1908 PowerPoint and PDF, provides a range of activities based on the 3Cs and 3Ss of film to help young people to explore this silent adaptation of the play. The activities are differentiated and are suitable for both primary and secondary students.
Activities range from analysing the film using the 3Cs and 3Ss, creating special effects on film to composing character motifs for a soundtrack.
The whole film can be viewed at the following link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tempest-silent-shakespeare-11184457
The Into Film Storymaker: The Gruffalo Edition is a literacy-focused app which supports storytelling in lower primary school settings. It features key scenes from The Gruffalo film and is supported by an extensive cross-curricular teaching resource. Pupils are able to record their own voices using existing or new narrative and dialogue, and choose a suitable soundtrack and sound effects. Download the teachers' notes, supporting PowerPoint presentation and curriculum links, then head to www.intofilm.org/gruffalo-storymaker for information about how to download the app.
To start your free Into Film club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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