About This Lesson
The Finding Dory Educator’s Guide includes over 40 pages of lessons and activities targeted to grades 2 through 6. The complete Educator’s Guide and additional educational resources are now available at disney.com/findingdory.
The guide introduces students to a variety of topics, including:
- Animal Behavior and Natural History
- Predator/Prey Relationships
- Ocean Habitats and Ecosystems
- Migration
- Marine Careers
- Making a Positive Difference for Wildlife Worldwide
Lessons are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Language Arts and Common Core Mathematics Standards. Content provided by education experts atDisney’s Animals, Science and Environment.
Educator's Guide Objectives
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✔ Increase students’ knowledge of marine animal species and their habitats through interactive and inquiry-based lessons.
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✔ Enhance students’ viewing of Finding Dory and inspire an appreciation for the wildlife and wild places featured in the film.
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✔ Promote life-long conservation values and STEAM-based skills through exploration and discovery.
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✔ Empower you and your students to create positive changes for wildlife in your school, community and world.
Background on Disney Pixar's Finding Dory:
Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory welcomes back to the big convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and screen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute (MLI), a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and family.
Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”), co-directed by Angus MacLane (“Toy Story OF TERROR!”), and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” swims into theaters June 17, 2016. For more information, like us on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PixarFindingDory, and follow us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/findingdory and Instagram, https://instagram.com/DisneyPixar.
