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Lesson 1: What is animation?

Exploring the word animation and creating a simple animation with a flip book.
Flip book with different coloured paper

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall:

  • The importance of steadiness, angle and lighting when taking photographs.

  • Photographs can be edited, cropped and filtered to enhance their appearance.

  • Searching for images online should be done safely and responsibly.

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Sarah Vaughan Computing specialist

Sarah has 13 years of experience teaching in a primary school and leading computing.

 

She now works as a Subject Matter Expert for the NCCE across the East Midlands. In this role, she supports primary schools with bespoke training to develop and implement their computing curriculum. Sarah facilitates computing courses for STEM and runs a series of local network meetings for computing leads.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 15 April 2026

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