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.

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 immerses the class in the world of Disney’s Moana 2 using sounds and music as stimuli to learn about the main characters in the film and allow learners to demonstrate and develop their musical abilities using collaborative, creative and fun activities while drawing on rhythmic concepts and styles. With links to both the music and KS1 maths curriculums, the Bring the Beat activity sheet first guides learners through the profiles of the characters, who have been assigned a particular musical sound, which can be recreated through body percussion. Learners then work individually to decode a pattern of character images on the activity sheet into a series of sounds, creating a musical sequence that can be performed to the class. In addition, they can identify and extend the pattern of sounds in each sequence. Working in groups where appropriate, learners also devise their own musical key with a new set of images and corresponding sounds, allowing them to make a new musical sequence and create their own repeating body percussion pattern. This can then be performed to the class as they try to guess what sound comes next in the sequence.

Into Film has partnered with BBC Learning to produce a new resource themed around the Ten Pieces project, which aims to inspire a love of classic musical in primary school pupils. The Ten Pieces project invites children to listen to ten pieces of classical music and to creatively respond to them. This extensive resource is aimed at KS1 and KS2 (or equivalent) Primary pupils, and consists of an in-depth look at the use of three of the Ten Pieces in films, including Fantasia and Johnny English Reborn, with activity sheets, instructional videos, case studies and teachers' notes provided. For more information on how to order the films for free please visit http://www.filmclub.org

A film guide that looks at Coco (2017), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. This film is now available to stream for free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19020

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

A resource containing activity and lesson ideas to work with film soundtracks across the curriculum to develop listening, discussion, analysis, reading, writing and composition skills. Film examples in this resource include Fantasia (U, 1940), Shaun the Sheep (U, 2014), Le Ballon Rouge (U, 1956) and The Artist (PG, 2012). Did you find this reosurce useful? If so, leave a star rating, so that other teacher's can find it. Start your free Into Film Club at www.intofilm.org

Exploring the Roman Empire’s invasion of Britain, this Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans resource, entitled Team Roman vs. Team Celt, will dig deep into this major historical event and compare the differences between Roman and Celtic culture. Activities include a local history study, class debates between Romans and Celts, and the writing and performance of a hilarious Horrible Histories-style song or poem to help champion the kingdom of their choosing. Revolting Romans or Cut-throat Celts – which team will your students pick? Downloadables include presentations featuring the trailer and exclusive clips from the movie, activity sheets, lesson plans, a classroom poster, team voting paddles and more. Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans  is in UK cinemas 26 July.

In this lesson students will learn how sound creates dramatic impact in films. They will be introduced to the terms diegetic and non-diegetic sound and, using several film clips, will explore how these are used to create an atmosphere in a scene. They will then create their own soundtrack for a clip from Dunkirk making sure they include diegetic and non-diegetic sound. As a home learning task, students are asked to research the role of a film score composer. The powerpoint that accompanies this lesson can be downloaded from the Into Film website.

This music resource introduces students to the concept of expressive performance using a selection of content from musical feature films. Learners will be introduced to the Expressive Performance dice and question card that will help them to delve deeper into musical performances in a wider variety of ways. Finally, learners will be able to summarise what makes a good expressive performance by creating a written guide to support their own performances.

In this music lesson learners will practise their technical listening skills enabling them to confidently apply music-specific language. Students will use their technical listening to critically evaluate film music including clips from La La Land (2016) and Jaws (1975). The Technical Listening activity sheet is carefully designed to scaffold their learning and the session concludes with the option to watch an additional clip and complete careers-focused home-learning.

This resource encourages pupils to explore and reflect on how the identity of people and places is represented on film, as well as looking at young people’s voice and the different strategies communities use to organise and motivate change. The activities centre on four carefully chosen films from different countries that will engage and excite pupils by exploring key themes: Brave; Kirikou And The Men And The Women; Song of the Sea and Into Film Award-winning pupil-made short film Political Animals. The accompanying PowerPoint presentation including clips from the film can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1052. This resource has been designed to work across a range of subjects, with activities enabling pupils to develop a range of skills. The curriculum areas include English and literacy, Art and design, wellbeing, PSHE, PSE and PDMU; geography and music.

In this lesson, learners will be introduced to the concepts of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds within films. Using a selection of still images and examples from films, learners will think about the range of sounds and music they can hear and be challenged to categorise them into diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. By understanding the differences in the two types of sounds, learners will be able to apply this knowledge to other lessons in this series.

In this lesson, pupils will use the sound, music and imagery from a film clip to inspire a creative poetry piece. The session provides two possible outcomes for your learners: a sensory poem or a haiku poem.

In this lesson, pupils will learn about personification and the role that music can play in bringing a character to life, even if that character is an inanimate object. Using scenes from short films, learners will analyse how fitting a piece of music is in reflecting a character’s mood. They will then be challenged to source appropriate music for other clips.

In this lesson, learners aged from 7 to 11 will consider how music relates to silent cinema, and they will plan a layered soundscape to be played with an extract from a silent film. As an extension activity, groups can perform their compositions in time to the film content.

In this lesson, pupils will be encouraged to listen closely and respond to how a piece of music in a film scene captures the tone of the events. The activity will work towards equipping them with bespoke musical vocabulary that they can use when speaking about a piece of music. This language is a transferrable skill across the other lessons in this resource series. By harnessing this language, learners can build confidence in speaking about music across a range of contexts.

For National Careers Week (7 - 11 March 2016), download this new careers resource for Primary pupils, which will help stimulate discussion and interest in a variety of different types of jobs within the film industry. These teachers' notes are designed to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation, curriculum links and interactive quiz also available to download here. The resource contains: embedded film clips; activities exploring jobs such as make-up designer, foley artist (creating sound effects) and costume designer; and encourages pupils to consider how their own skill sets can be harnessed to aspire to a rich career in films. To find out more about Into Film and start a free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs Did you find this resource useful? Leaving a star rating will help other teachers to find it.

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 Did you find this resource useful? Leaving a star rating will help other teachers to find it.

Celebrate Roald Dahl Day (13th September) with a resource exploring some of the author's best stories on film. The Roald Dahl on Film PDF contains teachers' notes, activity outlines, film information and worksheets for Primary pupils across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It has been designed to be accompanied by the PowerPoint presentation, which features film clips from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and more. An interactive minibeasts quiz to complement the James and the Giant Peach section can also be downloaded here. Related content can be found at www.intofilm.org/roald-dahl To start your free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs Did you find this resource useful? Leaving a star rating will help other teachers to find it.