Popular Film-

• Bambi
• Disney, 1942, 70 minutes, rated G
• This movie is about a young deer growing up in the woods next to his family and friends. He experiences the death of his mother and has to cope with that situation.
• Clip from Bambi where he meets a friend
• Review:

Although this movie is not about suicide, the mother deer get shot and killed by a hunter. I think it is a delicate way to explain to children that sometimes close family members will die at unexpected times. I think it is a very cute and sweet movie that children enjoy because of the bright colors and animation.

• Core Integration:

1. This could be turned into a writing assignment where the students come up with their own fictional story about an animal in the woods.
2. ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
   Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
3. 4.2.1 Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.