Try out a little creative cooking!
I use this video as an alluring hook and inspiration for students before a claymation activity!
While they’re watching it, I challenge them to figure out all the unusual materials that were used to make the spaghetti — their creative brains will spin and twirl with their own fun ideas for a claymation!
(Thanks to icantkeepup.blogspot.com)I’ve worked with teachers who used claymation to illustrate literary elements in a novel or a story, such as setting and characters, to animate historical events, and to invent fractured fairy tales. Sometimes it makes a bit of a mess, but I’ve found that the most memorable activities usually do!
Oh, and by the way… the most engaged students in these activities - producing the best claymations I’ve ever seen - came from the high school level. Yes, older students like to play with clay! They also love working with digital cameras and MovieMaker (or iMovie, depending on your OS).
Challenge: This video shows the use of many materials other than clay. Is it possible to work with students on an animation project without using any clay at all; i.e., without having to spend any money on materials?
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Sharon Elin
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