Since you will be learning how to create you own animations using Frames, I thought it would be interesting for you to know something about the history of animation. You might be surprised to learn how old the art of animation really is! The picture to the right is a girl using a thaumatrope. Click on the picture so you can see how it works. Take a look at The History of Animation: The Early Years – Before Disney.

To learn more about the process of making your own animation, check out Animation Sensation. Read the articles and then take the quiz on this student-created website. How did you do? Let me know!

These are some clay animations that students in Mrs. Gold’s class created last year:

The Early Worm Gets Noticed

Mr. Inch Worm

What does a worm do when he suddenly realizes he’s the center of someone’s attention? Watch this animated movie by still another of our talented fourth grade animation teams to find out. Nicely done!

The Marriage of Colors

Primary Colors

A cute take on what happens when Red gets together with Blue. Nicely done by another team of fourth grade animators. Good job!

This Guy Loves To Wave

The Waving Man

Our next clay animation features a very happy fellow who is just waving his life away. Have some fun watching The Waving Man. Nice job students!

The Appearance of The Disappearing Cookie…

The Disappearing Cookie

Our next clay animation is finished and ready for prime time. Welcome to “The Disappearing Cookie,” a glimpse at what happens on Christmas Eve when no one is looking…

Icy The Movie is Here!

Icy

Our first completed clay animation movie is ready for screening! Icy tells the tale of what can go tragically wrong when a child ignores his mother’s warnings. Congratulations to our budding moviemakers on a fine job! Grab a hanky and enjoy the movie!