Category: Animated Shorts

Welcome to my blog index page, where I showcase posts that teach writing, reading, and language arts skills using animated shorts. These films are highly motivational for students, and these high-interest films make learning fun and engaging.

My posts offer a range of teaching methods using animated shorts that can help students develop critical thinking and communication skills. You can find posts on plot structure, point of view, theme, inference, figurative language, and more. Each post includes a link to a free animated short, along with teaching ideas, handouts, and activities you can use in your classroom or home.

Whether you’re an educator looking for new teaching methods or a parent interested in fun and practical learning resources, I invite you to check out my posts below and see if this teaching method works for your students. I hope you and your students enjoy watching and learning from these animated shorts. Happy teaching!

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Compare and Contrast

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Compare and Contrast

Teaching compare and contrast is a fundamental skill in helping students understand both literature and film. Engaging resources, like animated shorts, can make the learning process enjoyable and memorable. This lesson plan focuses on how to teach compare and contrast using the animated short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Compare and Contrast …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=5604

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Main Idea

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Main Idea

Looking to jazz up your main idea and supporting details lessons? Consider adding animated shorts and task cards to your teaching toolkit! These dynamic methods grab students’ attention and make abstract concepts more tangible and understandable. Lesson Handout To further support your students, download the free lesson handout, which includes examples, definitions, and printable organizers …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=5613

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Inference

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Inference

If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference skills. This post features five animated shorts that your students are sure to love. The shorts vary from serious to funny. Select the ones you really like, or show all five videos. In the accompanying handouts, students summarize, infer, and …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=5610

Teaching Grammar with Animated Shorts

Teaching Grammar with Animated Shorts

Make grammar lessons engaging by incorporating animated shorts! Grammar is often one of the least anticipated lessons for students, but with Teaching Grammar with Animated Shorts, you’ll find students asking when the next lesson is. This unit combines the excitement of animated short films with grammar practice, transforming a typically mundane subject into something interactive …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=733

Teaching Grammar with Animated Shorts for 5th Graders

Teaching 5th Grade Grammar with Animated Shorts

If your students find grammar lessons dull, you’re not alone. However, Teaching Grammar with Animated Shorts is here to change that! This method engages students with video lessons, interactive games, and animated shorts that make grammar fun and effective. Your students will not only learn grammar skills but also look forward to their next lesson! …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=2566

Teaching Capitalization & Punctuation with Animated Shorts

Teaching Capitalization and Punctuation with Animated Shorts

Let’s face it. Some lessons are just more fun for teachers as well as students than others. Students would rather read the next chapter of an exciting cliffhanger, than study skills. So, how do you make teaching capitalization and punctuation fun for students?  The answer is to use animated shorts and games. Free Capitalization and …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=3676

Teaching Spelling with Animated Shorts

Teaching Spelling with Animated shorts

Are you tired of the same spelling routine? With this Teaching Spelling with Animated Shorts Series, students will be highly engaged in learning how to spell. With weekly animated shorts and monthly review games, students will be excited for spelling class to begin. Spelling with Animated Shorts – The Routine Here is how it works: …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://bookunitsteacher.com/wp/?p=1534