Product Description
Children of Heaven is a valuable resource for humanizing the people of Iran and building empathy through global education.
Film runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes.
Film rating: PG. Common Sense media rates this film as appropriate for ages 10+.
This film received a “Thumbs Up” review from Roger Ebert. Read it here.
Grade Level: Our curriculum guide lessons were designed for grades 6-8.
Children of Heaven Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: The Islamic Republic of Iran (Social Studies)
Lesson 2: Viewing Children of Heaven (Media Literacy)
Lesson 3: Understanding Children of Heaven (Language/Visual Literacy)
Lesson 4: Perspectives on Iranian Culture (Film-specific Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 5: My Home is Tehran (Social Studies)
Lesson 6: Film as Storytelling (Media Literacy/Language Arts)
Lesson 7: Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes (General Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 8: Keeping Secrets (Mathematics)
Lesson 9: Iran: The Land of Earthquakes (Science)
Lesson 10: Persian Carpets (Art)
Children of Heaven was featured by Edutopia in Great Films for Teaching About Globalization and Modernization.
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Children of Heaven was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Iran).. Learn more about teaching with Oscar-Wining Films.
Children of Heaven is part of our global education collection of award-winning films from around the world for introducing students to global cultures and customs. We also recommend: Like Stars on Earth (India), Please Vote for Me (China), The Cup (Tibet), The Way Home (South Korea), Wadjda (Saudi Arabia) and Whale Rider (Aotearoa / New Zealand).
Teaching about Islam? We also recommend He Named Me Malala, The Neighborhood Storyteller, Wadjda and The Story of God.
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Journeys in Film supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about teaching with UN SDGs. This curriculum guide connects to the following SDGs.
