It's happened already, I have had a movie day in class. I think 4 weeks into school is a record for longest time elapsed before showing a movie. We all know the kids love movie days. I mean you remember walking into school, tired and dreading yet another class. Then you see it....the TV at the front of the room. Immediately you wake up and smile from ear to ear. A TV at the front of the room means only one thing....MOVIE DAY!
But let's not give the students all of the celebration.....teachers love movie days just as much. Every teacher has been there. We all have had those times when we are feeling overwhelmed by the growing pile of papers that need to be graded and need just a day to play catch up. That's when we decide a movie is perfect. The kids will stay quiet and you will be able to grade.
But why do movie days get a bad wrap? Why are they looked at simply as 'free days'? In this day in age, movies are a great way grab students attention and keep it for an extended period of time. They also help students learn easier, sometimes without even making them think they are learning at all. All in all, are movies really all that bad? They give students different opportunities to see the material they are learning in a new light and, let's face it, they make everyone involved happy!
But let's not give the students all of the celebration.....teachers love movie days just as much. Every teacher has been there. We all have had those times when we are feeling overwhelmed by the growing pile of papers that need to be graded and need just a day to play catch up. That's when we decide a movie is perfect. The kids will stay quiet and you will be able to grade.
But why do movie days get a bad wrap? Why are they looked at simply as 'free days'? In this day in age, movies are a great way grab students attention and keep it for an extended period of time. They also help students learn easier, sometimes without even making them think they are learning at all. All in all, are movies really all that bad? They give students different opportunities to see the material they are learning in a new light and, let's face it, they make everyone involved happy!