A film guide that looks at Do the Right Thing (1989), 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/19233

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 Eighth Grade (2018), 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/19395

In this unique resource for pupils aged 15 and up, Into Film connects the inspiring new film 1917 with Wilfred Owen’s poem Exposure. As a set text for many GCSE aged pupils, this resource offers not only a unique approach to the study of poetry, but an engaging opportunity for students to build on their knowledge and understanding of the First World War. Exploring the theme of time in film and poetry and building towards a creative writing task and competition, this two-lesson sequence offers students outstanding skills-development and examination preparation. Lead your learners on their own mission of discovery and learning as they hold their breath and exhale through First World War history. This film is now available to stream for free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/19492

A film guide that looks at Big Hero 6 (2014), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. This film is now available to stream for free at Into Fim+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18310

A film guide that looks at He Named Me Malala (2015), 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/18442

A film guide that looks at Ready Player One (2018), 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/19193

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 The Biggest Little Farm (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/19468

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

National Schools Partnership and Into Film with Pathé launch A United Kingdom: The Power of Unity. This inspirational, free educational resource uses the brand new film A United Kingdom, released in cinemas on 25th November, to help young people, aged 11-18, discover the power that unity has to transform societies and shape British values. The film tells the remarkable true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Beuchuanaland (modern Botswana) and Ruth Williams, a London office worker, whose love triumphed over oppression and intolerance to lay the foundations for one of Africa’s most peaceful and prosperous countries. This flexible resource, which supports the PSHE/LLW/PSE/Health & Wellbeing and History curricula, as well as SMSC education, will immerse students in the post-war period of the British Empire in Africa, while bringing into focus the contemporary relevance of the story. They will build empathy with the film’s key characters, discover what shaped their views and actions, and reflect on how British values have developed to include tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and interracial relationships. The programme will empower students to become unity ambassadors, promoting tolerance and respect for others in their own schools and communities. They will be encouraged to create and share a statement about why they think unity is powerful or examples of when they’ve seen unity conquer difference on a unity message board in school and via social media for the chance to win great prizes. This film is available to stream free at Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18745

During the course of the film Moana finds her true path in life. In this resource, based on Disney’s Moana, young people will immerse themselves into the world of the film in order to explore the themes of identify and self-discovery, to ultimately create their own wayfinding map. Suitable for young people aged 7-11, the activities can be cherry-picked by teachers or leaders for use in an Into Film Club, or if you wish, the classroom, with connections to English/literacy, PSHE education, and Art and Design across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Learning objectives and curriculum links are available as a guide only, should you wish to refer to them, but this may not be necessary for your club setting. These Leaders’ notes are designed to be used in conjunction with the accompanying materials: Moana: Finding Your Way in the World PowerPoint presentation available from the Into Film website at the following link: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1294 This film is now available to stream free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18741

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

A resource based on the Disney film Zootropolis. Students can become entrepreneurs like the character of Nick. The resource contains activity outlines and activity sheets to support students to create a healthy popsicle recipe, tradmark their creation, calculate production costs and apply for a loan from The First Bank of Zootropolis to start their business. This film is available to stream free on Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/18642

Loud, colourful, fast and frantic, this adaptation of Shakespeare’s tale of star crossed lovers is about as far from traditional theatre as you could imagine. Played by Leonardo Di Caprio and Clare Danes, the young couple at the centre of the story must still overcome their families’ bitter feuding in order to be together, but now they do so in violent Verona Beach, Florida, a place where swords have been replaced by guns, and where their soundtrack is blazing rock music. This one-page film guide is designed to support pre and post screening discussions around the film 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+. This film is now free to stream at Into Film+ https://www.intofilm.org/films/3127

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.

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.

Immerse your class in learning about properties of materials, states of matter and reactions with the help of the colourful characters featured in the new Disney and Pixar animated film Elemental. The resource encourages children to think critically about the properties of, and potential reactions between, the Elemental characters and put forward their hypotheses about what could happen when they interact. The resource consists of a science-themed lesson, a home learning activity and a competition to bring together children’s understanding of scientific concepts and language.

BroZone is getting back together, and it’s time for the reunion tour! This cross-curricular activity pack challenges your class to get hands-on with a range of activities framed around coordinating a reunion tour for BroZone, the boyband Branch and his long-lost brothers are part of in DreamWorks’ new film Trolls Band Together. Kicking off the sequence, your class will get out of their seats to learn some of the film’s key dance moves. Learners will have the chance to try choreographing a sequence using these new dance moves and even add in some signature moves of their own! The Stage Design activity asks learners to plan, design and make a model of the stage for the tour, including a new BroZone logo for band merchandise. The tour needs to run smoothly, and this is where the Tour Times task comes in. Pupils will be given a series of time based problems to solve using the gig dates and locations as a stimulus for the maths outcomes, demonstrating the real-world importance of learning about telling the time and calculating duration. The home learning activity gives insight into writing to inform, as learners will be asked to create a newspaper front page that includes key information about the BroZone reunion tour. Finally, your class is invited to enter our Trolls Reunion Tour competition for a chance to win a karaoke machine and film merchandise bundles. These flexible challenges will immerse young people in a range of curriculum areas and help develop their team building skills. You can cherry-pick the activities, assign different activities to groups or even teach the sequence over a series of sessions.

It’s time to take flight and go on the journey of a lifetime with Universal and Illumination’s upcoming film release, Migration. In this two-lesson sequence, suitable for ages 6–11, your class will be introduced to the Mallard family and their daring journey south from Maine, USA, to Kingston, Jamaica, for winter. Through geography and creative writing, learners will be able to better understand the significance of the journey birds take when they migrate each year. Migration: Habitat Heroes also provides an opportunity for young people to get out into the local area to observe, explore and assess the opportunities to make their local space more inviting for local wildlife.