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 : )
Pixar Short Video Guide Bundle | SAVE 35% | Theme | Plot | Infer | Questions are great to have in your emergency fun toolkit for ELA substitutes, short no-prep lessons, or supplemental material for your English class.
Guides included in this bundle (search my store to see sample questions for each guide):
DUG’S SPECIAL MISSION (2009)
ONE MAN BAND (2005)
LIFTED (2006)
FOR THE BIRDS (2000)
PIPER (2016)
BAO (2018)
PRESTO (2008)
PARTLY CLOUDY (2009)
GERI’S GAME (1997)
LA LUNA (2011)
Each guide in the bundle includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (2 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (2 pages)
A Google Forms Version of the Movie Guide
An answer key (2 pages) IS included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior.
A generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)
CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image) Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
Check the preview files for each individual products to see high resolution sample questions and decide if these guides are suitable for your students. These resources consists of 6 high-level, short answer and reflection questions that will do more than ask your students to regurgitate information.
The Men Who Built America - Movie Guide Bundle (TV - 2012) is a great resource if you are going to show this documentary series in class. These 4 resources consists of 11 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. Please search for the individual listings of these 4 resources to see more information about each movie guide:
The Men Who Built America - Ep 1 & 2 Movie Guide | Worksheet (TV - 2012)
The Men Who Built America - Ep 3 & 4 Movie Guide | Worksheet (TV - 2012)
The Men Who Built America - Ep 5 & 6 Movie Guide | Worksheet (TV - 2012)
The Men Who Built America - Ep 7 & 8 Movie Guide | Worksheet (TV - 2012)
This product includes four individual movie guides that each consist of:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
An answer key (4 pages) IS included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior.
This movie guide is intended for:
Episodes 1 - 8 (watch them on Amazon here)
These movie guides can also be used for the TV version of the documentary that combined two episodes into one, for a total of four episodes. If you are using this version of the documentary, use the second time stamp for the second half of each movie guide.
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
ThisLiberty’s Kids - BUNDLE - Episodes 1-20 Movie Guide | Worksheet encourages students to take the time to stop, think and digest all the historical concepts packed into these fun, concise cartoon episodes. Challenge students to develop their EQ and life skills by asking them to analyze decisions that characters make, predict their outcomes and also imagining what they would have done if they were in their shoes.
This bundled movie guide .zip file includes the following episodes:
Intolerable Acts (E02)
United We Stand (E03)
Liberty or Death (E04)
Midnight Ride (E05)
The Shot Heard Round the World (E06)
Green Mountain Boys (E07)
The Second Continental Congress (E08)
Bunker Hill (E09)
Postmaster General Franklin (E10)
(E11) Washington Takes Command
(E12) Common Sense
(E13) The First Fourth of July
(E14) New York, New York
(E15) The Turtle
(E16) One Life to Lose
(E17) Captain Molly
(E18) American Crisis
(E19) Crossing the Delaware
(E20) American in Paris
Note: The time stamps on this movie guide match up with the DVD version of these episodes, however if you have a different version of the film short descriptions of where to stop the film for each question are included.
The entire season 1 (40 episodes) can currently be found on YouTube. For example on the LibertysKidsTV Youtube channel, however, this is not my channel and this link may or may not be available in the future.
Each Movie Guide in the bundle consists of a .zip file which includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
Tryout one of these Liberty’s Kids Movie Guides before you buy this bundle : )
The Boston Tea Party (E01) - FREE! Try before you buy!
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Liberty’s Kids - BUNDLE - Episodes 21 - 40 Movie Guide | Worksheet encourages students to take the time to stop, think and digest all the historical concepts packed into these fun, concise cartoon episodes. Challenge students to develop their EQ and life skills by asking them to analyze decisions that characters make, predict their outcomes and also imagining what they would have done if they were in their shoes.
This bundled movie guide .zip file includes the following episodes:
(E21) Sybil Ludington
(E22) Lafayette Arrives
(E23) The Hessians are Coming
(E24) Valley Forge
(E25) Allies at Last
(E26) Honor and Compromise
(E27) The New Frontier
(E28) Not Yet Begun to Fight
(E29) The Great Galvez
(E30) In Praise of Ben
(E31) Bostonians
(E32) Benedict Arnold
(E33) Conflict in the South
(E34) Deborah Samson Soldier of the Revolution
(E35) James Armistead
(E36) Yorktown
(E37) Born Free and Equal
(E38) The Man Who Wouldn’t be King
(E39) Going Home
(E40) We the People
Note: The time stamps on this movie guide match up with the DVD version of these episodes, however if you have a different version of the film short descriptions of where to stop the film for each question are included.
The entire season 1 (40 episodes) can currently be found on YouTube. For example on the LibertysKidsTV YouTube channel, however, this is not my channel and this link may or may not be available in the future.
Each Movie Guide in the bundle consists of a .zip file which includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
Tryout one of these Liberty’s Kids Movie Guides before you buy this bundle : )
The Boston Tea Party (E01) - FREE! Try before you buy!
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
Mankind the Story of All of Us - (E01 - E12) Bundled Movie Guides SAVE 50% challenges students to analyze and digest historical concepts.
**Teacher’s Notes: **
The time stamps on this movie guide match up with the DVD version of these episodes, however if you have a different version of the film short descriptions of where to stop the film for each question are included.
Many of these episodes can currently be found on YouTube, however, I do not own any of these YouTube channels and they may or may not be available in the future.
Check the preview files for each episode to see high resolution sample questions from each movie guide to see if this is suitable for your students. Each episode consists of 7 or 8 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
This product .zip file includes episodes 1 - 12 all in one PDF
A student movie guide, PDF print version (25 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (25 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Bill Nye Physical Science bundle of 8 video guides is the perfect addition to your emergency fun toolkit for substitutes or supplemental material for your class.
Download a free movie guide here to see what you can expect from each episode in this bundle
Bill Nye - S01E01 - Flight | Lift | Bernoulli’s Principle | Movie | Video Guide
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791889
Each Episode .zip file includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
*A Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide
*CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
**CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students are not reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
**Distance Learning Tips:
Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This TED-Ed YouTube Video Guide Bundle includes 25 video guides and is great to have in your emergency toolkit for substitutes, social studies, science or after testing days. Simply print, press play and watch students engage, discuss and learn.
On the Fence? Try these free TedEd YouTube Video Guides before you buy this one!
Free | TedEd Intro to Mental Health Awareness | What is depression? Youtube Video Guide
Free | TedEd Riddles | Can you solve the bridge riddle? | YouTube Video Guide
Intro to Mental Health Awareness Series (10 Episodes):
What is Depression?
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The Psychology of Narcissism
What is Schizophrenia?
Debunking the Myths of OCD
The Psychology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What Causes Panic Attacks, and How Can You Prevent Them?
Is It Normal to Talk to Yourself?
How Do Antidepressants Work?
What is Imposter Syndrome and How Can You Combat It?
TED-Ed Riddles Series (5 Episodes):
Can You Solve the Bridge Riddle?
Can You Solve the Famously Difficult Green-Eyed Logic Puzzle?
Can You Solve “Einstein’s Riddle”?
Can You Solve the Virus Riddle?
Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle?
Other TED-Ed Episodes (10 Episodes + Bonus):
Is human evolution speeding up?
Mendel’s Pea Plant Genetics
The Wacky History of Cell Theory
Myths and Misconceptions About Evolution
The 2,400 Year Search for the Atom
The Infinite Life of Pi
Cell vs. Virus - A Battle for Health
How to Use Rhetoric to Get What You Want
Population Pyramids
The Five Major World Religions
Why Are Sharks so Awesome
Note: Due to copyright restrictions, links or downloads to the videos themselves are not included in this product.
This Despicable Me Movie Guide Bundle includes all four movie in the series.
Growing Bundle
I’ll make this a growing bundle if there any more Despicable Me movies released in the future I’ll add them to this bundle.
Search for all four movies on my store to see sample questions in order to decide if these are right for your classroom.
These movie guides are great for:
A substitute emergency lesson plan (just print & press play!)
Stress free activities before holiday breaks or after testing
These resources consists of 11 or 12 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
Each movie has a product .zip file includes:
-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)
-A free resources and ‘About’ section (8 Pages - Not included in the page count for this product)
**CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students are not reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
**Distance Learning Tips:
Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Bill Nye Animal bundle of 10 video guides is the perfect addition to your emergency fun toolkit for substitutes or supplemental material for your class.
Download a free movie guide here to see what you can expect from each episode in this bundle
Bill Nye - S01E01 - Flight | Lift | Bernoulli’s Principle | Movie | Video Guide
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791889
Each Episode .zip file includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
*A Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide
*CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
**CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students are not reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
**Distance Learning Tips:
Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Bill Nye Earth Science bundle of 10 video guides is the perfect addition to your emergency fun toolkit for substitutes or supplemental material for your class.
Download a free movie guide here to see what you can expect from each episode in this bundle
Bill Nye - S01E01 - Flight | Lift | Bernoulli’s Principle | Movie | Video Guide
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12791889
Each Episode .zip file includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
*A Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide
*CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
**CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students are not reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
**Distance Learning Tips:
Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Liberty’s Kids - BUNDLE - Episodes 1-40 Movie Guide | Worksheet encourages students to take the time to stop, think and digest all the historical concepts packed into these fun, concise cartoon episodes. Challenge students to develop their EQ and life skills by asking them to analyze decisions that characters make, predict their outcomes and also imagining what they would have done if they were in their shoes.
This bundled movie guide .zip file includes the following episodes:
(E11) Washington Takes Command
(E12) Common Sense
(E13) The First Fourth of July
(E14) New York, New York
(E15) The Turtle
(E16) One Life to Lose
(E17) Captain Molly
(E18) American Crisis
(E19) Crossing the Delaware
(E20) American in Paris
(E21) Sybil Ludington
(E22) Lafayette Arrives
(E23) The Hessians are Coming
(E24) Valley Forge
(E25) Allies at Last
(E26) Honor and Compromise
(E27) The New Frontier
(E28) Not Yet Begun to Fight
(E29) The Great Galvez
(E30) In Praise of Ben
(E31) Bostonians
(E32) Benedict Arnold
(E33) Conflict in the South
(E34) Deborah Samson Soldier of the Revolution
(E35) James Armistead
(E36) Yorktown
(E37) Born Free and Equal
(E38) The Man Who Wouldn’t be King
(E39) Going Home
(E40) We the People
Note: The time stamps on this movie guide match up with the DVD version of these episodes, however if you have a different version of the film short descriptions of where to stop the film for each question are included.
The entire season 1 (40 episodes) can currently be found on YouTube. For example on the LibertysKidsTV YouTube channel, however, this is not my channel and this link may or may not be available in the future.
Each Movie Guide in the bundle consists of a .zip file which includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (3 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (3 pages)
*An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
Tryout one of these Liberty’s Kids Movie Guides before you buy this bundle : )
The Boston Tea Party (E01) - FREE! Try before you buy!
This Pixar Short Super-Duper AMAZING Bundle include 30 Pixar Short Video Guides plus season of the Cars on the Road series. This is great to have in your emergency fun toolkit for ELA substitutes, short no-prep lessons, or supplemental material for your English class.
Note: As an added bonus file, the full season 1 of the Popcorn Pixar Shorts Bundle ($4.79) is also included, making this bundle over 50% off : )
Each product in the bundle includes:
A student movie guide, PDF print version (1 or 2 pages)
A Google Form or Slides Version of the Movie Guide
Some also contain TPT EASEL activities
An answer key IS included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior.
CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
Check the preview files for each individual product to see high resolution sample questions and decide if these guides are suitable for your students. These resources consists of high-level, short answer and reflection questions that will do more than ask your students to regurgitate information.
Note: Due to copyright restrictions, links or downloads to the videos themselves are not included in this product.
This Studio Ghibli Movie Guide MEGA Bundle is great to have in your emergency fun toolkit for ELA substitutes or supplemental material for your class.
Check the preview files for each individual product to see high resolution sample questions and decide if these guides are suitable for your students.
Search of these movie guides listed below in my TES store to see more details, and sample pictures of the questions for each movie:
Castle in the Sky (PG - 1986)
Howl’s Moving Castle (PG - 2004)
My Neighbor Totoro (G - 1988)
Spirited Away (PG - 2001)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (G - 1989)
Grave of the Fireflies (NR - 1988)
Princess Mononoke (PG13 - 1997)
Ponyo (G - 2008)
Porco Rosso (PG - 1992)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (NR - 1984)
Turn 10 classic, G-rated movies into effective learning opportunities for your students!
See the preview file for a free, editable, teacher lesson plan for using a movie guide and seamlessly ask a substitute teacher to use this resource.
These movie guides are great for:
substitute lessons since they are G-rated and shouldn’t require a permission slip from students
a way to sprinkle some education into a classroom movie viewing party
Stress free activities before holiday breaks
Reward activities after testing
Challenging students to do more than just regurgitate information, the questions require students to analyze, evaluate, apply and create their own meaning from the film
This Movie Guide Bundle includes the following 10 G-Rated Movie Guides:
To see more details about each movie guide please visit their individual product pages.
The Little Mermaid (G - 1989)
Beauty and the Beast (G - 1991)
Aladdin (G - 1992)
Black Beauty (G - 1994)
The Lion King (G - 1994)
Toy Story (G - 1995)
Pocahontas (G - 1995)
A Bug’s Life (G - 1998)
Mulan (G - 1998)
Tarzan (G - 1999)
Note: At this point only Pocahontas and The Lion King contain answer keys.
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3