Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Key Stage 2 and 3 children age 7-14 will enjoy this fun, educational and engaging film El Dorado writing project, designed by qualified teachers using the UK National Curriculum. This #litfilmfestclassrooms lesson explains how to film the next scenes of your movie!
This exercise will encourage children to think up even more ideas! We suggest they answer these questions as they go: 1. Have you rehearsed reading your narrative? 2. How are you going to create? Using voiceover? Green screen? Live action? Using pictures from the internet? 3. Can you hear all of the narration on your final video?
This video is part of a seven-week online literacy and script writing project for teachers and parents to use with children at home or at school. It is created by qualified teachers at #LitFilmFestClassrooms and aligns with key skills from the National Curriculum for KS2-3. We post writing videos at 10:30am BST every weekday if you want to follow live, or you can start at the first writing lesson here: youtube.com/watch?v=bkbE1A1s_Vk&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU Get started on this new writing adventure with your remote learners at any time!

Get the planning document with links to all the lessons - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado
Subscribe to the channel by hitting the bell for notifications and let us know how you are getting on IN THE COMMENTS. Send your work to info@litfilmfest.com to get it featured in our community corner!
Learn How to Write & Film An Adventure | Weekly playlists:
WEEK 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
WEEK 2: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4e3XKP-bb1Wh_NCuPM0qhe
WEEK 3: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6HR6bWd29FxaL35-kpdoN-
WEEK 4: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4269MrQiGjRL1XAqmMWNBe
WEEK 5: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6ZlLt2I2vxJq4h1h8CW0NF
WEEK 6: coming soon!
WEEK 7: coming soon!
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR QUICK-FIRE WRITE TOPICS: inspire your children to write 200 words, perfect for exam question practise and preparation:
Planting trees youtu.be/QIzHW0LpkiQ
Pets youtu.be/jaaeIQJ6yLQ
Pollution youtu.be/hkywAykyz2Y
Sports/PE: youtu.be/mSu2Qf7_epI
Homework: youtu.be/IkdSBzmNXfo
Healthy lifestyles: youtu.be/MfnBIoV118g
Mobile phones: youtu.be/oH3oLtj7voE
Ocean plastic: youtu.be/qjh1vidZXtM
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
Key Stage 2 and 3 children age 7-14 will enjoy this fun, educational and engaging film El Dorado writing project, designed by qualified teachers using the UK National Curriculum. This #litfilmfestclassrooms lesson explains how to film the next scenes of your movie!
This exercise will encourage children to think up even more ideas! We suggest they answer these questions as they go: 1. Have you rehearsed reading your narrative? 2. How are you going to create? Using voiceover? Green screen? Live action? Using pictures from the internet? 3. Can you hear all of the narration on your final video?
This video is part of a seven-week online literacy and script writing project for teachers and parents to use with children at home or at school. It is created by qualified teachers at #LitFilmFestClassrooms and aligns with key skills from the National Curriculum for KS2-3. We post writing videos at 10:30am BST every weekday if you want to follow live, or you can start at the first writing lesson here: youtube.com/watch?v=bkbE1A1s_Vk&list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU Get started on this new writing adventure with your remote learners at any time!

Get the planning document with links to all the lessons - bit.ly/LFF-El-Dorado
Subscribe to the channel by hitting the bell for notifications and let us know how you are getting on IN THE COMMENTS. Send your work to info@litfilmfest.com to get it featured in our community corner!
Learn How to Write & Film An Adventure | Weekly playlists:
WEEK 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F65VKih3RE0MQIQ_ObkisUU
WEEK 2: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4e3XKP-bb1Wh_NCuPM0qhe
WEEK 3: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6HR6bWd29FxaL35-kpdoN-
WEEK 4: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F4269MrQiGjRL1XAqmMWNBe
WEEK 5: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_odjZ7bN8F6ZlLt2I2vxJq4h1h8CW0NF
WEEK 6: coming soon!
WEEK 7: coming soon!
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR QUICK-FIRE WRITE TOPICS: inspire your children to write 200 words, perfect for exam question practise and preparation:
Planting trees youtu.be/QIzHW0LpkiQ
Pets youtu.be/jaaeIQJ6yLQ
Pollution youtu.be/hkywAykyz2Y
Sports/PE: youtu.be/mSu2Qf7_epI
Homework: youtu.be/IkdSBzmNXfo
Healthy lifestyles: youtu.be/MfnBIoV118g
Mobile phones: youtu.be/oH3oLtj7voE
Ocean plastic: youtu.be/qjh1vidZXtM
What is LitFilmFest?
LitFilmFest is a social enterprise created by teachers who want to help children to engage with literacy - writing, reading, speaking - in order to make the most of their lives! We have been creating classroom resources based on informed research for over 10 years, and in the 6 years since LitFilmFest was founded have gained thousands of users in classrooms across the world! Our projects have been proven by independent writing assessors who found that the average rate of progress in writing improvement was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
How can I use LitFilmFest resources at school or at home?
Simply visit the LitFilmFest website to find out more about how you can start your child on a journey of engagement and discovery, using fully planned and resourced national curriculum based projects for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and 4 students. We have a regularly updated home learning section, alongside our library of over 400 hours of learning projects.
