Animate your Favorite Book Scene with Brush Ninja Lesson Plan

Learning Objective

Students will learn how to use Brush Ninja animated gif maker to create an animation of their favorite scene from a book.

Materials

Computers or tablets with internet access
The book that the student chooses for the activity

Procedure

Start by discussing what an animation is and show some examples.
Have each student choose a favorite scene from a book they have read.
Instruct students to sketch out their scene on paper, including any characters or objects in the picture.
Next, introduce Brush Ninja and demonstrate how to use it for creating animations.
Students can then begin creating their animations using Brush Ninja.
Encourage students to add details and make changes as they progress through their work, reminding them that this is an iterative process.
Once completed, students should save their animations as gifs and submit them for assessment.

Assessment

Assessment will be based on:

Completion of the task within the given time frame
Creativity and originality of the animation produced
How well the animation captures the essence of the chosen scene from the book

Extension

To extend this activity further, you can:

Have students present their animations to the class along with a brief explanation of why they chose that particular scene from the book.
Create a gallery of all submitted animations for everyone in class to view and appreciate one another’s hard work.

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Note: The lessons are written with the assumption that teachers will be using them as a starting point, and will be adapting them to suit the needs of their students and curriculum.

Examples of Brush Ninja in Education

Thrilled to share a sampling of the animations crafted by our super talented 4th grade artists under the guidance of our preservice teacher, Ms. Cheek! These were inspired by artist @chrisuphues and made using @brushninjaapp. They just make me SMILE 😀 Enjoy!! 💚💜🖤💛💖💞

By theartsyartroom

Thanks @hreitDIS for coming amd doing brush ninja with out kiddos. Kids read an article and created a gif to represent the main idea.

Tweeted by Chad Phillips

Miss Anna’s gr. 4 students’ first crack at animated GIFs using Brush Ninja… Well done - so many great ones to choose from!!! Thanks to @ericcurts for the idea! #abed #edtech #starcatholic

Tweeted by StarksEdTech

4th graders at @HarvieElem have been showcasing their knowledge on the different phases of the moon by creating GIF animations using Brush Ninja! 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔

Tweeted by Ms. Raymond