Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you
when you are teaching children about films, TV and movie making. If you have any relevant
resources to share, please email
them and I will add them to
this page. Thank you!
- Character Acting - A great way of encouraging children to think more about characters in stories.
- Media Awareness - Analyse adverts, and try to make your own, with this enjoyable Literacy activity.
- Film Making - A wonderful way for children to work together in a wide variety of subjects.
- Animation Ideas - A number of ideas for using animation in the classroom.
- Flip Video in the Classroom - A review of the Flip Video camera with some practical ideas and tips for using it in the classroom.
- Starting a School Film Club - Find out about my experiences of setting up and running an after-school Film Club.
- Composing Movie Soundtracks with Garageband - A range of activities which focus on the soundtracks of movies and games.
- Peter and the Wolf ideas
- A set of lesson ideas, linked to the Peter and the Wolf stop-motion animation.
 Recording Role Play Sign  |
 Clapperboard Role Play Resource |
 Cast and Crew List |
 Call Sheet |
 Script Template |
 Who's Who? A sheet which shows some of the different roles on a movie set. |
 Director's Chair Sign |
 Cinema Tickets Role Play Resource |
 Types of Camera Shot A resource to help children think about different types of camera shot. |
 Storyboard Number Line A number line from 1 to 102! |
 What action is the director filming? Ask your pupils to draw or write about the scene being filmed. |
 What is the camera man filming? Challenge your pupils to draw or write about the scene being filmed. |
 What challenge is the stuntman facing? Can your pupils draw or write about the stuntman's death-defying challenge! |
 What can the actor and actress see at their award ceremony? Draw or write about the award ceremony. |
 Storyboard Template Four boxes with space for pictures only. |
 Storyboard Template Four boxes with space for pictures and text. |
 Storyboard Template Six boxes with space for pictures only. |
 Storyboard Template Six boxes with space for pictures and text. |
 Storyboard Template Eight boxes with space for pictures only. |
 Storyboard Template Eight boxes with space for pictures and text. |
 Movie Plan - Adventure A planning template for an adventure movie. |
 Movie Plan - Fantasy A planning template for a fantasy movie. |
 Movie Plan - Science Fiction A planning template for a science fiction movie. |
 Movie Plan - Horror A planning template for a horror movie. |
 Movie Plan - Romance A planning template for a romance movie. |
 Movie Plan - Mystery A planning template for a mystery movie. |
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