Product Description
Use Happy (The Happy Movie!) to explore the psychology of happiness with your students, bolster social emotional learning (SEL) and so much more!
Teaching Tips
- Our The Happy Movie Curriculum Guide is a popular resource for health classes that aligns with National Health Education Standards.
- The lessons in the curriculum guide also align with Common Core English Language Arts College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards and Psychology Curriculum Standards.
Film runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Film rating: Not rated.
Grade levels: Appropriate most likely for Grades 3+.
Film reviews: A short review of The Happy Movie is available from Video Librarian.
Where to Watch: Watch it on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms. Or buy the DVD.
The Happy Movie Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: The Study of Happiness (Career Readiness, English Language Arts, Health, Psychology)
Lesson 2: What Really Makes Us Happy? (Career Readiness, English Language Arts, Health, Psychology)
Lesson 3: Values and Happiness (Career Readiness, English Language Arts, Health, Psychology)
Lesson 4: The Social Side of Happiness (Career Readiness, English Language Arts, Health, Psychology)
Lesson 5: Practicing Happiness (Career Readiness, English Language Arts, Health, Psychology)
How to download your free The Happy Movie Curriculum Guide
Related Resources
Teaching about psychology, mental health and mental wellness? Check out our additional Mental Wellness Teaching Resources.
Literary connection: For film-book pairings, explore these books about happiness written by experts who appear in The Happy Movie:
- Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill by Matthieu Ricard;
- Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert;
- The High Price of Materialism by Tim Kasser;
- The How Of Happiness: A Practical Guide to Getting The Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky;
- The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does by Sonja Lyubomirsky;
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