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Rated G Movies with Lesson Extensions for Teachers

December 21, 2017

Movie Day in school is a rare, but special occurrence for students. This day is typically around a holiday, or a reward day after state testing or big event.

But what looks so simple to outsiders (I mean, it’s showing a movie… how difficult can it really be to plan, right?!), is actually one of the hardest lesson plans to write.

Rated G movies for movie day with lesson extensions. Blog post at Mrs. D's Corner. Movie days are rare, but a special occasion for students. While it's seems like a simple lesson, it's very complex for teachers. Let me make it easy for you.

What many non-teachers don’t know is that we have to ask for approval to watch a movie with our students. And it can’t be just ANY movie. Oh, no… it has to be rated G (which I can totally get down on #iaintmad) and it has to be linked to a bigger lesson.

#saywhat

Yes, for real. There has to be an underlying lesson and reasoning as to why you have chosen the movie you’d like to watch. And you have to prove it to administration by writing a lesson plan for it, submitting it 10 days in advance, and crossing your fingers you get the okay.

Sure, you can totally watch the same exact movie year-after-year and use the same lesson plan for that movie too.

But that isn’t me. I can only watch Frozen so many times before Elsa’s heart needs to freeze (or is it Anna’s heart?!). And don’t get me started on how many times I’ve seen Shrek.

Rated G movie list with lesson plans and extensions for each movie. Movie Day in school is a rare, but special occurrence for students. Teachers have to ask for approval to watch a movie with our students.This curated list of 25 Rated G movies contains – spoiler alert – G rated movies that you can watch in your classroom, as well as lesson extensions and ideas that you can use to help you plan for Movie Day. Blog Post at Mrs. D's Corner.

I love Rated G (cough *Disney* cough) movies just as much as the next person, but I like a little variety in my life too. And if I’m bored, chances are my students are bored too.

This curated list of 25 Rated G movies contains – spoiler alert – G rated movies that you can watch in your classroom, as well as lesson extensions and ideas that you can use to help you plan for Movie Day.

{ Download the Lesson Extension Guide Here. }

1. Monster’s Inc and Monster’s University

2. Homeward Bound

3. Cars / Cars 2 / Cars 3

4. The Polar Express

5. The Land Before Time

6. The Lion King

7. Wall-E

8. Babe

9. Ratatouille

10. All Dogs Go to Heaven

11. Snow White

12. Bambi

13. Dumbo

14. Finding Nemo / Finding Dory

15. Balto

16. Toy Story / Toy Story 2 / Toy Story 3

17. Tangled

18. The Hunchback of Notre Dam

19. The Secret Garden

20. The Sound of Music

21. The Princess and the Frog

22. Meet the Robinsons

23. Lady and the Tramp

24. The Little Mermaid

25. Black Beauty

{ Download the Lesson Extension Guide Here. }

What Rated G Movies would you add to this list and why?

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Comments

  1. Becky says

    March 20, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang
    Mary Poppins

    Reply
  2. Heather says

    March 22, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    A Bug’s life – Has to be a science lesson in there somewhere.

    Reply
  3. Sandy Fleming says

    March 27, 2018 at 9:10 pm

    Fern Gully – all about the rain forest & what’s happening to them.

    Reply
  4. Tanya G Marshall says

    April 11, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    This list is so helpful! Thanks for sharing this post.

    Reply
  5. Katie Fields says

    April 14, 2018 at 5:52 pm

    Charlotte’s Web-reinforces/teaches life cycle. Best when you read the book first:)

    Reply
  6. Stephanie says

    April 14, 2018 at 7:32 pm

    The Emperor’s New Groove – funny and a good lesson in kindness/caring about more than just yourself

    Reply
  7. Theresa says

    April 17, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    Technically, Tangled and Finding Dory are PG.

    Reply

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