Welcome to Teaching Trailers 2019: Primary
25th Anniversary Edition

This resource features trailers for current and upcoming cinema releases, available free of charge to teachers and learners. Suitable for pupils aged 7 – 11 and relevant to Literacy (Persuasive Texts and Story Composition), Computing and Critical Thinking Skills, whilst developing pupils' sense of cultural capital through their engagement with the cinema experience.

Preview all the trailers below.

The Secret Life of Pets 2
Spiderman: Far From Home
Frozen II
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Lion King
Artemis Fowl
Spies In Disguise
Horrible Histories the Movie: Rotten Romans
Playmobil: The Movie
The Queen’s Corgi
Wonder Park
Toy Story 4

The Film Distributors' Association's 2019 Yearbook

Find out about the most successful box office hits according to genre in the Film Distributors' Association (FDA) yearbook.

Can you predict which genre will be most popular in 2019?

Teachers' Notes

This resource is split into four sections, each one exploring an aspect of the film trailer and how they create short snippets of story to entice cinema audiences:
Trailer technique | Sequels | Comedy | World Creation
Each section includes links to age appropriate and subject specific film trailers, plus activites. All activities are supported by detailed lesson plans, found in Teachers’ Notes.