Are you coming down to the end of your first semester? Do you wrap up your semester with parties or rewards for your class?
Many teachers are searching the Not So Wimpy Teacher Facebook groups for advice on movies that they can show their classes as a reward at the end of the semester. All of the movies suggested below are rated G. The majority of these movies are holiday related. However, I did include a movie that is winter themed in case you have children that do not celebrate the holidays.
(If you click on the title of the movie, it will take you to Amazon where you can read more about it.)
Santa Buddies
You can’t go wrong with movies about adorable puppies! In this movie, the Christmas magic is beginning to disappear, and it’s up to the puppies to save Christmas. Students will learn lessons of being kind, taking responsibility for their actions, and thinking about and caring for others. You could also show The Search for Santa Paws, which is another movie from the Buddies series.
Annabelle’s Wish
This animated holiday story is about a calf and a young boy who exchange their Christmas wishes. Students will learn about friendship in this movie.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
How about a version of the original Christmas Carol? This would be a great choice to teach children how Scrooge learns how to be generous and caring to others.
The Polar Express
This instant classic teaches children about believing and the true meaning of friendship. Pair this movie with the picture book, pajamas, and some hot chocolate for the perfect day.
If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie
This Amazon Original movie is inspired by the picture book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. If you are looking for a quick movie, this one is only 30 minutes. In this story, Mouse and his human friend Oliver, are preparing for Christmas. Mouse gets a little distracted and causes some problems along the way. With some help from his friends, he’s able to fix the problems and learns about friendship and forgiveness.
The Snowy Day
This is another Amazon Original animated movie based off the original picture book. Students are exposed to holiday traditions from different cultures including Hanukkah. They also learn about foods that other cultures share such as tamales and Asian noodles.
Balto
This is a good choice if you are looking for a winter-themed movie that is not based on the holidays. Balto is an animated movie based on the true story of rural Alaskan kids with a serious illness. Students will learn how dogs helped rural Alaskan communities.
I hope that you and your students enjoy your holiday movie day! Merry Christmas!
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Thanks! I’m always looking for G rated movies to show in school.
Great ideas
Keep on sharing
This saved me so much time. I’m all set, now, for Friday afternoon.
Thank you so much,
A Grateful Not So Wimpy Second Grade Teacher
Are you going to make a digital version of the adorable holiday writing unit you posted on Facebook? I am 100% virtual!
Hi Judith! We don’t have plans for a digital version this year, maybe next year though! So glad you love it!