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Did you know that the Wizard of Oz is a book written by L. F. Baum? Baum was born on 15th May 1856 so this would be a good date to try out the theme with a class. The film is part of cinema history and even though it’s over 70 years old, it still [...]

James Matthew Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, was born on 9th May 1860. Peter Pan is a wonderful story that can be used as a great theme. Did you know that the name Wendy was used for the first time in the book? There have been a number of films based on the book [...]

OK, this one is for the geeks! The 4th of May has become known as Star Wars Day. Why? Well.. May the 4th be with you. In fairness, Star Wars is not a bad theme to do with a group of children. It has all the elements of a good story – good versus evil [...]

“It’s a Wonderful Life”, one of the most famous Christmas movies of all time was released on 20th December 1946. These days, every year, there seems to be a new Christmas film out in the cinema. However, there are only a few that become classics and are shown every year – think Home Alone, The [...]

The IMDB database of Roald Dahl movies. Did you know that Roald Dahl has had loads of his books turned into cartoons and films? Here are just a few: James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (twice!)