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Teaching Tip: We get Netfix and we turn on subtitles for everything. Then we turn the sound pretty low. It's better for our hearing and great for reading skills. It's a lot like reading a script. I also think it helps my son with social skills, since we use pause a lot, and he loves to repeat favorite lines. Also, sometimes actors mumble over something and with subtitles we always know exactly what they are saying and how to spell it.

My son also loves to draw pictures with titles. Certain movies, like "Lord of the Rings" or Dino documentaries have lots of strange words and I love to see how they are spelled. My son & I are very visual.

Chandra W.

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Media Awareness

Comparing Real Families to TV Families
In this lesson, students learn how the media construct reality by studying the families portrayed on television, and comparing them to the real-life families they know: their own, and those of their peers.

Introducing Visual Literacy
This lesson plan introduces students to the idea that visual images can be read and interpreted, and that they can become literate in media as well as text. It is meant to be an introduction to approaching visual literacy, either as a separate unit of study or as an ongoing perspective on films and images viewed throughout the school year.

Teaching With Movies
Youth are inundated by multiple forms of media, including movies, each day. This guide provides the resources anyone can use to harness and make the most of themes and learning moments in movies.

Free Lessons for Specific Shows

Around the World in 80 Days
This would be a fun way to learn about the different countries. You know, start our own ÒAround the WorldÓ project. At first I contemplated doing lapbooks but IÕve never tried it.

Chemistry in the ER
Contains video clips from the TV show ER to illustrate topics in chemistry for high school students.

Crime Scene Investigation KIDS
Forensics is the application of science to solving crimes, and scientists are getting really good at it. A Unit Study.

Disney Movie Lesson Plans
Teachers have reviewed and rated over 250 lesson plans based on Disney movies.

LOST Homeschool Lessons - Themes
WeÕre doing some summer homeschooling (plan is here) and a large part of it centers around the analysis of the TV series, LOST.

Movies: A Resource for Homeschooling Parents
Some of the movies mentioned in this article are appropriate only for older students; others have uncut versions and family-friendly versions. Please preview any title before showing it to your family.

Numb3rs Activities from TI
185 Math-related lessons based on various episodes of Numb3rs.

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Teach With Movies
Your children will learn while being entertained by some of the best movies ever made. Watch films recommended by TeachWithMovies as a family and talk briefly about the events they portray. Your family's set of shared experiences will increase. Screen time will change from a passive void to a learning experience.

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