Methodology and tools to choose an educational film for elementary school students.
To choose a film for children, having a methodology and selection criteria makes it possible to be in line with the age of viewers, learning themes in class or at home and the need for discovery of the youngest.
Also discover why a film can be educational, where and how to find a children's film.
Consult our ranking of the best children's films.
Films must be an educational resource, support children's development, allow time for each child to observe, imitate and give the youngest ones the desire to express themselves.
In line with children's development
Taking a child's age into account will help you choose a film whose content and messages are in line with their intellectual, emotional and social development.
© Marjolaine Defaye. Give each child time to watch and learn
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Our selection of short films focuses on the originality of the worlds and the poetic dimension of the films. We choose films that children don't easily have the opportunity to see and whose diversity will foster their curiosity and creativity.
© La Poudrière. Abstract film by Emma Vakarélova: Before I Became an Island, 2013
The films of Walt Disney and Hayao Miyazaki are very often masterpieces, but their graphic universes are very classical. With this film portal, we wanted to showcase more original films that are not usually offered.
We are far from blockbusters that tend to look alike. The films of Norman McLaren are a very good example, but also more recent films like the one by Emma Vakarélova: Avant que je devienne une île.
Films that are not often offered to children
The choices are very varied. We present narrative films that place importance on the story, the psychology of characters, but also abstract films that focus on the visual universe, shapes, colors, rhythm.
Selecting short films and animated films by theme such as civic education, family relationships, environmental protection, memory, friendship will allow for the creation of film programs appropriate to subjects studied in class.
Choose films based on school curricula
Throughout the school year, short films will become a tool to support activities with students. Our portal allows teachers to choose films based on the objectives and pedagogical programs of the national education system.
A classification by genre, such as fantasy films, fairy tale films, comedy films, musical films, abstract films, or science-fiction films, allows for choosing the tone of screening sessions, but also workshops and activities in the classroom.
© Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. Fantastic film: Nosferatu the Vampire, 1922
Children will laugh, sing, and dance. Younger children will draw the characters, older ones will explain the story. Explaining the differences between film genres will also be very entertaining for them.
Choosing the tone of screening sessions
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