Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

Why does Phineas feel betrayed when he learns about his pet’s true identity? Should Perry have shared this information? Does the fact the platypus chose not to mean he doesn’t trust his owners? What is the difference between a secret and something that is confidential?

Older sibling Candice (voice of Ashley Tisdale) is always tattling on her younger brothers. When Phineas and Ferb meet her parallel character in another dimension, she is overly protective of the boys. Are these two behaviors similar? What do you think motivates the big sister’s reactions?

Candice is anxious to appear more mature. What does she learn about the responsibilities of becoming an adult? What are the good things that come with growing older?