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.

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

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.