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Close-up of Sonia Warshawski, a Holocaust survivor in her nineties. Text says: "PTSD Awareness Month. Teach with Film. Journeys in Film."

Teach PTSD Awareness with Film

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 […]

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Text on the left says: "Celebrate AAPI Heritage with Film." On the right there are posters for The Way Home and Whale Rider. The Journeys in Film logo is in the top right corner.

Celebrate AAPI Heritage with Film

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 […]

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Discussion Guides Make Screening Films Easy

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 […]

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Black text over a white background at the top says: "Service Learning: Lessons & Activities". In the bottom left there are Journeys in Film lesson plans to help you teach service learning with film, including Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops, He Named Me Malala, and UnBroken. The Journeys logo is in the top right corner.

Get Students Excited about Service Learning with Film

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 […]

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Photo of the stone-paved path between upright concrete slabs at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. The path leads towards a distant golden light and feels quietly hopeful. White text says: "Genocide Education: Essential Teaching Tools."

Teach Genocide Education with Film

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. […]

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Black Text says: "Environment and Nature Lessons Grades 3-12". On the bottom right there are film posters for Whale Rider and Landfill Harmonic. In the top right is the Journeys in Film Logo. These free educational resources are for fun films to teach for Earth Month 2026.

Great Films to Teach For Earth Month 2026

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, […]

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White text over a green chalkboard background says: "Teach Math with Film". Across the bottom there are Journeys in Film guides for The Cup, Like Stars on Earth, and Hidden Figures. The Journeys logo is in the top right corner.

Teach Math with Film for Math and Stats 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 […]

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Text at the top says: "Anti-Bias Education Combating Islamopbhia." Along the bottom there are film posters for He Named Me Malala, The Neighborhood Storyteller, and Wadjda. The Journeys in Film logo is in the top right corner.

Anti-Bias Education: Resources to Combat Islamophobia

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 […]

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Black Text on a White Background says: "Iran: People & Culture. Grades 6-12". On the right there are film posters for "Children of Heaven" and "The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkraod Ensemble". The Journeys in Film logo is in the top right corner. These free lesson plans can help you Teach about Iran with Film.

Teach about Iran with Film

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 […]

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Teach Anti-Bias Education with Film! Text at the top says: "Anti-Bias Education: Building Understanding and Community" Across the bottom there are posters for Wadjda, Hidden Figures and UnBroken. The Journeys in Film Logo is in the top right corner.

Teach Anti-Bias Education with Film

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 […]

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