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Teach with Film for World Health Day 2024
April 1, 2024

April 7 is World Health Day. The World Health Day theme for 2024 is 'My health, my right’, to champion the importance of healthcare for all, as well as safe and healthy living conditions including safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.  We recommend the following films plus our free teaching guides for teaching about the intersection of...

Teach Math with Film for Math and Stats Month
April 1, 2024

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 lesson is part of our Hidden Figures Curriculum Guide, about The Math of Space Travel: Orbits and Conic Sections,...

7 Essential Teaching Tools for Genocide Education
April 1, 2024

April is Genocide Awareness Month in the US and Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month in Canada. We recommend the following film and teaching guide pairings to support you in teaching genocide education this month and all year round. Big Sonia is about Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski, who was a Jewish teenager living in Poland when the German army invaded in the 1930s. She’s a woman who speaks to students and prison...

Teach about Public Health with Film in April
March 31, 2024

April is full of opportunities to engage your students about public health: National Interprofessional Healthcare Month; National Minority Health Month; National Public Health Week April 1-7;  World Health Day April 7;  Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17; National Infant Immunization Week April 22-29;  World Immunization Week April 24-30.  The Invisible Shield is a powerful teaching tool for exploring the importance...

Teach about Islam with Film
March 28, 2024

Celebrate Islam with film all year round with these global education films that center Muslim stories plus our free teaching guides. Children of Heaven Children of Heaven follows an Iranian brother and sister and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. The film showcases both modern and tradition Tehran and portrays a loving family trying to do their best. Our free Children of Heaven Curriculum Guide for grades 4-12 includes an...

10 Powerful Films for Community Events
February 24, 2024

Pair these 10 Powerful Films for Community Events with our free Film Discussion Guides to For Successful Screenings and Rousing Conversations We recommend these ten powerful films to screen at community events, after school settings, and library groups. These award-winning documentaries and feature films speak to contemporary issues while they educate and uplift. We offer free discussion guides designed for community viewings for these films to...

Learning About Forests for Earth Day and Everyday
February 5, 2024

Learning about forests for Earth Day and everyday is vital for students. Earth Day corresponds closely with Arbor Day, another opportunity to teach about forests. Additionally, forests are essential parts of our ecosystem. Thus, we encourage you to integrate this learning into your classroom anytime of the year. But, the April holidays of Earth Day and Arbor Day bring attention to trees and ecosystems. As such, these holidays can catapult student...

Film Tools to Teach Climate Science in the Classroom
February 4, 2024

Teaching climate science and educating youth about the environment is more important than ever. Although environmental education can be challenging, teaching with film engages and excites students. Thus, we’re highlighting free resources that take advantage of the power of film. Use these resources to teach climate science, earth science, and other environmental topics. We’re here to help you take advantage of these free curriculum guides and...

Women's History Month: Teach With Film
February 2, 2024

Free Resources for Women's History Month These free resources to support you through Women's History Month that all take advantage of the power of film. They include core-based lesson plans, fully prepared and ready for immediate classroom use, as they highlight the stories of women who are changemakers, thought leaders, scholars, scientists and much more. They also work for Gender Equity Month (March), International Women's Day (March 8), and all...

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