Handmade Type

Today the children made type with their hands.

Out of the Box

While I was teaching the first animations. I had several students say "I don't know what to draw." So when the next group came into the classroom I sat them down and I asked them to name things that moved. They made a list, fire, the sun, a horse, a bouncy ball....While they were making the list their classmate was hopping around the room. I pointed out that he would be a great subject for their first animation. The following animation is the result. The student went out of the set frame box to bring out the character of his classmate who never sits still. The music was also created by the children.

Check out Off frame

Very First Animations

These are the animations that I made with my elementary students. They drew their animations on numbered frames. I produced them on the computer. The students also made the music for the animation titled Fingerprint.
Check out Rectangle Man

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And here to view Fingerprint

REdesign

I had my six to nine year old students redesign a outlined graphic of a poppy. Then we xeroxed the originals to create their own coloring sheets.

Sugar Skulls

My students made Sugar Skulls for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Sugar skulls are sold by vendors in Mexico during the week of Day of the Dead. The traditionally they are made by hand and decorated with sequins and colorful icing.