Pixar shorts for teaching

Last week I shared one of my FAVORITE Pixar shorts "Mike's New Car" on Instagram as a way we practiced recording cause and effect relationships in our classroom. Although the number one way our students should practice reading skills is through their own books, my students REALLY enjoy when I throw a Pixar short at them to practice skills with. These shorts are SO SO cute and you can literally find one for EVERYTHING. I had LOTS of requests to share my favorite Pixar Shorts and skills they…

Engage students in character analysis activities with this lesson plan for teaching characterization using film shorts (like Pixar), commercials, and cartoons. Low-risk activity that is highly engaging and effective in analyzing characters and motives. Perfect introduction to literary analysis lessons. Click through for free lesson plan. #lessonplans #literature #film

I love using short films to teach reading comprehension skills, and my students love watching them!

NEW PIXAR SHORTS WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING View On TPT The First Day Of Spring: INFERENCE Workshop This short film workshop features a robot floor cleaner that comes to life and a very annoyed dog who eventually become best friends. PERFECT FOR TEACHING PERSONIFICATION! VIEW ON TPT Carl and Ellie: CHARACTER TRAITS Workshop SAVE […]

This post contains the animated short film "Glued." Download the accompanying handout leveled for upper elementary students to teach theme.

Last week I shared one of my FAVORITE Pixar shorts "Mike's New Car" on Instagram as a way we practiced recording cause and effect relationships in our classroom. Although the number one way our students should practice reading skills is through their own books, my students REALLY enjoy when I throw a Pixar short at them to practice skills with. These shorts are SO SO cute and you can literally find one for EVERYTHING. I had LOTS of requests to share my favorite Pixar Shorts and skills they…

Are you looking for some fun ways to teach students reading skills? Check out these activities for the animated short Coin Operated.

If you are looking for some high interest activities to enhance your perspective lessons, try using animated shorts to teach reading skills.

Using ANIMATED SHORT FILMS to teach literary elements is a total game-changer, especially THEME! FREE THEME WORKSHOP BELOW BLOG POST A Few Things To Know About Teaching Theme 1. The most obvious way for students to identify a theme is by analyzing the conflict that the main character undergoes, and how that conflict is resolved. In the short […]