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Films can be powerful tools for teaching about PTSD awareness and also about resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film. Updated with new resources in June 2026. Teach PTSD Awareness with Film with Free Educational Resources […]

The global plight of migrants, refugees and displaced persons is a growing and urgent contemporary issue that teachers increasingly seek to address in their classrooms. Our teaching materials are designed to support students to practice compassion and humility and make meaningful attempts to understand why refugees flee their homes, what their lives are like, and […]

We have resources to help you celebrate AAPI Heritage with Film for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May and all year long!  As part of our global education collection, we are pleased to offer two Journeys in Film curriculum guides to help you teach about Iran with film. Celebrate AAPI Heritage with […]

Simplify your film screenings with film Discussion Guides from Journeys in Film! Our free Discussion Guides for award-winning films provide questions to encourage critical thinking, powerful discussion, and expanded understanding. Our Discussion Guides make hosting rousing discussions around film screenings to boost impact and engagement simple and easy. Discussion Guide Frequently Asked Questions Who are […]

Looking for service learning lessons and community service projects for your classroom? Film is a powerful tool to excite students about service learning: it provides an intimate and engaging look at the work of contemporary activists, many of whom are young people themselves, who are making a difference in the world. Our films show students […]

Genocide education is more urgent and timely than ever. We recommend the following films and teaching guides to support you in mindfully teaching Genocide education through film. These materials are appropriate for elementary school, middle school and high school; they can also work well for higher education, adult education, public screenings and community group settings. […]

Film is a powerful tool for engaging students across the curriculum (not just in science classes!) about the wonders of the natural world, environmental science, and youth climate activism. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Earth-related resources (including free PD webinars) to help you inspire your students this year in April for Earth Month, […]

Did you know you can teach math with film? For Mathematics and Statistics Month in April, we’re highlighting some of our favorite math teaching tools. Our free film teaching guides feature classroom-ready lesson plans across the curriculum suitable for grade 4 all the way to grade 12 — including math lessons! Our most popular math […]

The need for Anti-Bias Education Resources to Combat Islamophia is timely and urgent. We recommend the following films and teaching guides to support you in countering Islamophobia in your learning environments. These materials are appropriate for elementary school, middle school and high school; they can also work well for higher education, adult education, HR trainings […]

Film is a powerful way to teach about global peoples and cultures. As part of our global education collection, we are pleased to offer two Journeys in Film curriculum guides to help you teach about Iran with film, plus a curated collection of films by Iranian and Iranian-American filmmakers. Teach about Iran with Film: Children […]

We have classroom-ready resources to help you teach Anti-Bias Education with film in schools, homeschooling, professional development, community education and other settings. These materials can help you boost cultural competence, reduce implicit and explicit bias, and broaden empathy and understanding in your learning environment. Teach Anti-Bias Education with Film: Instructional Foundations Anti-Bias Education Webinar Our […]

The need to combat Antisemitism with Anti-Bias Education is painfully urgent. We recommend the following films and teaching guides to support you in countering Antisemitism in your learning environments. These materials are appropriate for elementary school, middle school and high school; they can also work well for higher education, adult education, HR trainings and professional […]

Teach with Oscar movies to boost student engagement across the curriculum! We are proud to offer free, classroom-ready lesson plans and discussion guides to make it easy to teach with Oscar winners and Oscar-nominated films. Bridge of Spies Bridge of Spies received six nominations. They were for Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance), Best Picture, Best […]

March is Music in Our Schools Month. Celebrate with these beautiful films plus our free lesson plans to boost student engagement across the curriculum including Music Education, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Environmental Science and more! For grades 2 and up. New for Music in Our Schools Month 2026: Call Me Dancer Call Me Dancer […]

Teach about Islam with film all year round with these global education films that center Muslim stories plus our free teaching guides. For grades 5-12 plus adult/higher ed. Resources to Teach about Islam with Film Teach about Islam with Film: Children of Heaven Children of Heaven follows an Iranian brother and sister and their adventures over […]