Boffin Projects claymation page

National Curriculum KS2 skills
Art & Design
1 Exploring & developing ideas
2 Investigating & making art, craft & design
3 Evaluating & developing
4 Knowledge & understanding
5 Breadth of study
ICT
2 Developing ideas & making things happen
3 Exchanging & sharing information
4 Reviewing, modifying & evaluating work as it progresses
DT
2 Working with tools, equipment, materials & components to make quality products
4 Knowledge & understanding of materials & components
En3:2 Planning & Drafting
Music
1 Controlling sounds
2 Creating & developing musical ideas
4d Music used for different purposes

Workshops in stop-frame-animation (the technique responsible for Wallace and Gromit, Pingu and Morph) using modelling clay and other materials.

Each child uses plasticine, computers and webcams to make his or her own animated films. As an extension they then devise and record sound effects, dialogue and music for their film.

Children of all ages and abilities find these workshops extremely rewarding and are often fired up to continue making animated films at school and at home.

Cost: £200 per day

Scroll down to see lots of examples
The silent animations below were made by Year 3 (age 7-8) pupils at Harehills Primary School & Pudsey St Joseph's Primary School.

Click on an image to view the film (the files are big, so they might take a minute or so to load).