FILMS & TEACHING MATERIALS
Welcome to Psaroloco Educational Classroom.
Psaroloco Ed. classroom curriculum designed to provide meaningful arts engagement, support media literacy, and hone critical-thinking skills.
Here you’ll find free films and learning materials to lead meaningful conversations and arts experiences with your students.
Easy-to-use resources MEDIA LITERACY that encourages critical thinking, glossary+film terms
MORE LESSON PLANS COMING SOON
Throughout the school year we will release new resources and films based on new themes. Subscribe to our newsletter to get FREE PsarolocoEd. Lesson Plans for your in-school or virtual classroom. Stream films and access resources that will foster media literacy skills and spark conversations on various topics such as identity, race, gender, the environment, and more.
BY THEME & GRADE LEVEL
Each Lesson Plan includes theme-based, grade-appropriate short films to watch along with teaching materials. Select your grade level below to access the short films and PsarolocoEd. Lesson Plan you need to start teaching. Materials can be adapted for younger or older grades. We welcome you to take a look and see what might be the best fit for your class.
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Photo: Magda Ehlers - Pexels
THEME:
ANIMATION IN TEACHING
Recommended ages: 4+
Stop-motion animation can be used to teach a variety of elementary concepts: Students can visually express ideas through digital storytelling - learn about history through reenactment - visualize science processes and life cycles - learn about, visualize, and explain maths.
THEME:
TELLING A TRUE STORY
Recommended ages: 13-16+
How do journalists get all their information to write news and feature stories?
The lesson is a natural follow-up lesson, that invites students to consider how the information collected from an interview can inform either a feature story, or a short documentary focused on the person interviewed.
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THEME:
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Recommended ages: 8 -12
This is a educational kit that gives space to the story autism, where small gestures mean a lot.
The short film "Les chaussures de Louis" focuses on an eight-year-old autistic boy named Louis during his first day in a new school. Faced with the obligation to present himself in front of his comrades, Louis takes care to share the perception of the world far from being singular, his element of reference revolves around his blue shoes.
The creators of the film they relied on the testimonies and experiences of autistic people to be closer to reality.
THEME:
INTERCULTURALISM I MOTHER REWARD SUPPORT
Recommended ages: 10-12+
Learning purpose: Students will learn about the expressive emotional and narrative value of sound/music, learn to critically analyze the characters and narrative in the film. Will get to know through art about Αfrica's cultural heritage and the different expressive means of the film.
Dina Melikovskaya's overall artistic work constantly reflects the inseparable and substantial ties between parents and their children
o “About a Mother ” by Dina Velikovskaya
This film was made especially for children
(under 18 years old).
Classic Faces Places Agnès Varda and JR 2017
THEME:
MEDIA LITERACY DOCUMENTARY
Recommended ages: 12-16 16+
This lesson will explore documentary conventions and representations of realism in moving image products. This will allow students to learn the necessary visual language needed to tell a story within this form, but will also enable them to understand the selection process involved in telling a story, even if it is based on real events or people.
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"The song for rain" by Yawen Zheng
THEME:
HUMAN RIGHTS I INSPIRING REBELS I #SDGs
Recommended ages: 12+
Students introduce an inspiring woman who stood up to her limitations in freedom. The class holds a discussion about women's rights.
o “ The soloists ” by Mehrnaz Abdollahinia, Feben Elias Woldehawariat, Razahk Issaka, Celeste Jamneck, Yi Liu
THEME:
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
FAKE ≠ FACT
Recommended ages: 12-16+
The material is primarily intended for students in secondary and upper secondary school, this Fake ≠ fact educational material revolves around source criticism – the process of evaluating an information source – and propaganda, a technique that you need source criticism skills to decode.
THEME:
GENDER EQUALITY #Goal5 IDENTITY I DIVERSITY
Recommended ages: 14+
Documentary and filmmaker points of view connect students to themes of identity. Reinforce comprehension and critical-thinking skills through active viewing, inquiry-based discussions, and reflection.
o “Draw whit me” by Constantine Venetopoulos
THEME:
FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
Recommended ages: 5-8
WATER: what is it?
Discover some properties and characteristics of water
TEACHING SUPPORT
We know that this may be your first time teaching with film in general and short films in particular. We want to give you all of the background information you need to feel comfortable discussing the medium. Let your students know if you are learning about film for the first time!! It’s exciting to go on an adventure together and see where you end up.