The Reel Curriculum Guide

Download the Reel Curriculum Guide for practical ideas that show how films, documentaries and educational series can support learning across subjects.

See What Video Can Do When It’s Built Into the Lesson

Video can make complex ideas easier to see, give students something concrete to analyze and open the door to richer classroom discussion.

The Reel Curriculum Guide shows what that can look like in practice. Explore content ideas, curriculum connections, Swank AI Teaching Assistant prompts, key scenes and lesson inspiration you can adapt across grade levels and subject areas.

Ideas You Can Put to Work Across the Curriculum

Explore examples across:

• Space Exploration for astronomy, engineering, physics and scientific discovery
• Book-to-Film Adaptations for literary analysis, theme, character development and media literacy
• World Wars & Conflicts for historical perspective, diplomacy and the human impact of conflict
• Technology & Innovation for engineering, design thinking, robotics and emerging technology
• Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship for leadership, financial decision-making and innovation
• Earth & the Environment for ecosystems, conservation, climate and human impact

Each topic moves from what to watch to how to teach with it, giving educators a starting point for turning video into discussion, analysis and active learning.

More Than a Video Library

Swank Educational Streaming gives schools more than a library of video. It brings films, documentaries and educational series together with tools designed to help educators connect what students watch to what they’re learning.

With Swank, educators can explore content by subject and topic, use lesson guides and scene-based teaching resources, and turn to the Swank AI Teaching Assistant for help finding instructional moments and developing ideas around them.

Find the right content
Explore movies, documentaries and educational series across subjects and learning goals.

Focus the learning
Use key scenes and teaching resources to zero in on the moments that matter most.

Build from the moment
Use the Swank AI Teaching Assistant to spark questions, activities and lesson ideas around the content you choose.

Go Beyond the Guide

Discover how Swank Educational Streaming brings content and teaching tools together to help educators plan, teach and engage students with video.