Storymaker for Educators: The Gruffalo Edition

*** You must be a registered Into Film Club Leader to use this app. ***

If you’re a UK teacher, you can use this app, download our accompanying resource and gain many other benefits for free by registering at http://www.intofilm.org/schools-film-clubs

The Into Film Storymaker: The Gruffalo Edition app is designed to be used in the classroom, as a powerful tool for improving literacy and digital skills among Primary school children aged 5-7.

The app lets your pupils create their very own version of the much-loved story, by adding music, sound effects and their own voiceover to well-known scenes from The Gruffalo film.

Accompanying the app is a free, curriculum-linked teaching resource, which is packed full of tips on how to get the most out of the app. Teachers can download the resource at
www.intofilm.org/gruffalo-storymaker

Features

Into Film Storymaker allows pupils to:

● Watch key moments from The Gruffalo film
● Record their own voices over scenes from the film, by reading the subtitles from the original story
● Create their own dialogue and narrative, and record an entirely new story using scenes from The Gruffalo film
● Choose soundtracks that enhance the mood of the scene
● Add sound effects to bring the action to life
● Name and save their creations to the app
● Share their films in the classroom by exporting them, or by connecting an iPad to a projector or interactive whiteboard

When pupils use the app, they develop the following skills:

● digital literacy
● oral storytelling
● teamwork
● problem solving
● imaginative creativity
● resilience
● organisation and logic

Who is it for?

Into Film Storymaker is designed for teachers to use in lower Primary school settings, ideally placed within Key Stage 1 (England), Foundation Phase (Wales and Northern Ireland) and First Level (Scotland).

Older Primary pupils studying a different language, students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) or Special Educational Needs (SEN), may also find the app and accompanying activities useful and engaging.

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Into Film Storymaker: The Gruffalo Editiion was developed by Into Film in partnership with Magic Light Pictures and Made in Me.

Into Film is a film education charity that puts film at the heart of the educational and personal development of children and young people across the UK.

Magic Light Pictures are an Oscar nominated film production company that create imaginative entertainment for audiences, families and children worldwide

Made in Me is a creative studio exploring new ways for digital technology to inspire the next generation.

Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo was first published in 1999. The award-winning story of the little brown mouse who comes face to face with a creature of his imagination, continues to delight children and adults the world over through books, films and stage shows.