Dear Fellow Teachers, I’m teachertravis and I’ve created a collection of educational movie guides so that teachers can find reliable, high-quality resources. I use my 10 years of experience in the classroom to craft questions that are thought provoking and valuable for young minds. I hope that you’ll find these movie guides to be excellent supplemental resources. Don’t show another movie to your class without one, you'll see what a difference they make : )
Dear Fellow Teachers, I’m teachertravis and I’ve created a collection of educational movie guides so that teachers can find reliable, high-quality resources. I use my 10 years of experience in the classroom to craft questions that are thought provoking and valuable for young minds. I hope that you’ll find these movie guides to be excellent supplemental resources. Don’t show another movie to your class without one, you'll see what a difference they make : )
This Math Focused Movie Guide made for The Grinch (PG - 2018) challenges students to engage with fun and practical math problems inspired by The Grinch. Students will explore real-world scenarios like calculating the number of meals the Grinch consumes, determining how far Cindy-Lou runs, and estimating how many houses the Grinch can visit in a limited time.
These problems will help reinforce the following math skills and standards:
3.OA.A.1: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication
3.OA.A.3: Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems
3.NBT.A.2: Fluently add and subtract within 1000
4.OA.A.2: Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving comparisons
4.OA.A.3: Solve multi-step word problems using the four operations
4.MD.A.2: Solve word problems involving time, distances, and other measurements
This resource is great for:
Substitute Emergency Lesson Plans
After Testing Activity
Reward Lessons
End of School Year Parties
This product includes a zip file consisting of:
An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
A PDF with link to a Google Slides version (1 Page)
CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing by searching the movie title.
Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this math focused movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 10 math related questions and 2 optional E long format questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
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Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
Preview the next question on the movie guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
If students work together, discourage students from simply copying answers.
Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
Optionally, after completing the math questions, allow 5-10 minutes for each ELA question at the end of the film.
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