Fun Yet Educational

[Tundra]

Which G rated movies are fun, yet educational? It's for work in the OHSC, and they can usually sniff 'educational' out a mile a way, so I'm looking for fun + education rather than education + fun bits. :p

Any ideas?

[MichaelB]

Bambi, but I don't think it teaches the same lessons you're teaching. :cry:

Aside from Playschool and Sesame Street, I don't really know. My education was always direct and upfront.

I think nearly all kids shows include some sort of moral or ethical lesson.

[Tundra]

Playschool and Sesame Street is too young for these kids anyway.

All I can think of right now (tired) is Fern Gully.

[Dusk18]

Osmosis Jones??

[alcar]

Simpsons.

[Tundra]

I wouldn't be allowed to show them The Simpsons.
Osmosis Jones is a good one!

[Dusk18]

Thanks. That's the only one I can remember enjoying and it being educational at the same time. At least right now.

[Tundra]

Thought of some!
Wall-E. Though I don't know if that was G. hmn.

Finding Nemo ? Perhaps.

Ferngully

Over The Hedge

Free Willy

chicken run (though again, not sure if that was G)

[Dusk18]

Is chicken run educational??? I never noticed.

[Xaja-Silversheen]

Dude. Bill Nye the Science Guy. :D

[Tundra]

Well, Chicken Run can start up dialogues of POW camps, conditions for chickens, etc...

[MichaelB]

In that case, Pocahontas and Mulan can be said to be educational. Native title rights, the bias of perspective, the rights of women in the military, etc. etc.

[Dusk18]

And Hunchback of Notre Dame. Gypsies were persecuted and Quasi was frightening because of his looks, which can teach that just because someone is ugly doesn't mean they are a bad person.

This is a stretch but Hercules? Going a little bit into detail of Greek mythology?

[Xaja-Silversheen]

I actually have a really hard time thinking of Disney movies as educational- although, a lot of this could be due to two of my Comm and Media classes where we were discussing the negative impacts that Disney movies have on how children (especially young girls) view the world and themselves... 'Course, that's just me.

You work in a Catholic school, Tundra, correct? Would the teachers permit VeggieTales for teaching Bible stories?

[Tundra]

lol Hercules is... so completely inaccurate. :p Cute though.

Yep, Catholic school. Veggie Tales would probably be alright but I'm not sure if the kids would go for it.

[Koeniou]

When I was in high school I went to a Christian school and whenever my science teacher couldn't be bothered to actually teach us he would put on Veggies Tales. I can attest that a room full of 15 year olds can be captivated by Veggie Tales. I still remember some of the songs!

However it may have been one of those 'its so lame it cool' sort of things, or just the fact that it meant we didn't have to listen to our bore of a science teacher just read directly from the text book (but that's a rant for another day and thread). Not sure how it goes with younger kids.

[Tundra]

haha I think I would be driven crazy with Veggie Tales. :p My youth group used to get us to watch it, our favourite was the sing along dvd. We were 16!

[Xaja-Silversheen]

I think VeggieTales is just one of those things that stays with you forever. I STILL have "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" on my iPod! (Relient K version, but whatever, aye? ;))