Teacher Resources
Teacher Guide for Supa Modo
Supa Modo is a dramatic film about a terminally-ill girl in Kenya whose entire village rallies to realize her dream of being a superhero. A class screening of this film may complement a curriculum in Social Studies and World Cultures. Taught in conjunction with this guide, the film will encourage students to think about the importance of living life to its fullest, and what it means to be a superhero.
Support materials are intended to facilitate group discussion, individual and collaborative creative exercises, subject-based learning and access to resources for further investigation of material. Educators are encouraged to adapt and abridge the content as necessary to meet their unique learning objectives.
Teacher Guide for NYICFF Kid Flicks One
In advance of your Field Trip to the New York International Children’s Film Festival, please utilize this pre-visit guide which aims to prepare your class for the screening.
The screening consists of an hour long program of eleven short films from seven different countries. The films vary in length, story, theme, and style. In the post-screening discussion, facilitated on site, the group will dig deeper into the films to find connections and contrasts.
With a focus on media literacy, the buzzwords and discussion questions in this guide will encourage your students to think critically about film and form their own opinions or interpretations.
Remind your students that films, just like the stories found in books, have similar narrative components, such as: THEME, SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, and so on. Many of these concepts will be familiar to your students, however, this program aims to have students apply these concepts to film.
Teacher Guide for NYICFF Kid Flicks Two
In advance of your Field Trip to the New York International Children’s Film Festival, please utilize this pre-visit guide which aims to prepare your class for the screening.
The screening consists of an hour long program of eight short films from six different countries. The films vary in length, story, theme, and style. In the post-screening discussion, facilitated on-site, the group will dig deeper into the films to find connections and contrasts between the films.
With a focus on media literacy, the buzzwords and discussion questions in this guide will encourage your students to think critically about film and form their own opinions or interpretations.
Remind your students that films, just like the stories found in books, have similar narrative components, such as: THEME, SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, and so on. Many of these concepts will be familiar to your students, however, this program aims to have students apply these concepts to film.
After your visit, our Post-Visit Discussion Guide will facilitate follow-up conversations with students in the classroom. See the Post-Visit Guide for alignment with NY State Learning Standards.
Teacher Guide for NYICFF Viva Kids Flicks
In advance of your Field Trip to the New York International Children’s Film Festival, please utilize this pre-visit guide which aims to prepare your class for the screening.
The screening will consist of an hour long program of six short films from four different countries. The films vary in length, story, theme and style. In the post-screening discussion, facilitated on site, the group will dig deeper into the films to find connections and contrasts between the films.
With a focus on media literacy, the buzzwords and discussion questions in this guide will encourage your students to think critically about film and form their own opinions or interpretations.
Please remind your students that films, just like the stories found in books, have similar narrative components, such as: a THEME, SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, and so on. Many of these concepts will be familiar to your students, however, this program aims to have students apply these concepts to film.
After your visit, our Post-Visit Discussion Guide will facilitate follow-up conversations with students in the classroom. See the Post-Visit Guide for allignment with NY State Learning Standards.
Download the Teacher Guide for NYICFF Viva Kids Flicks here.
