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Lesson 1: What is animation?

Explore what is meant by the word 'animation' to then design and create a simple animation with the use of a flip book template

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Learning objective

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Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Help them to make small, simple movements. Encourage them to make mistakes and discuss what they could do to improve.

Pupils working at greater depth: Look at increasing the complexity of their images. Can they add a written ‘POP’ as the balloon explodes.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

Created by:

Sarah Vaughan,

Computing specialist

Sarah has 13 years of experience teaching in a primary school and leading computing. She now works as a Subject Matter Expert for the NCCE across the East Midlands. In this role, she supports primary schools with bespoke training…

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