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Links to Film Education resources

Our most comprehensive resource for primary literacy and film is Thinking Film, Thinking Primary Literacy. This free resource, designed for learners aged 7-11, comprises a DVD of carefully chosen film clips supported by a CD ROM of classroom materials, learning maps and full teachers' notes. 

Here is a selection of Film Education’s resources on recent film releases designed for delivering Literacy and wider curriculum objectives in the primary classroom:

• Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

• Fox and the Child, The (Renard et l'Enfant, Le)

• How to Train Your Dragon

• Igor

• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

• Muppets, The

• Mirror Mirror 

• Princess and the Frog, The

• Secret of Moonacre, The

Our Teaching Trailers Primary resource is suitable for pupils aged 5–11 (especially Years 4, 5 and 6) and relevant to Literacy and ICT, and has instant application for the classroom.

Film Education’s Picturacy resources are ideal for introducing film and moving image to address Literacy objectives at primary level.

You can also browse the Film Library or search this site for further resources.