teacher guide animating arlo needs glasses

Teacher Guide:Animating Arlo Needs Glasses

Amy Zschaber azschaber@stancoe.org

Begin with this fun teaser video. . .

http://goo.gl/hHswO9

Read Arlo Needs Glasses by Barney Saltzberg

Amazon: http://goo.gl/r3Lftr

What is the story about?

Who are the characters in the story?

Who is telling the story?

How do the pictures help you know more about the story?

How do you think the pictures in Arlo Needs Glasses were made?

Why do you think this?

We use lines to make art. Do you see any lines in this artwork? Where? What types of lines do you see?

Does Arlo look hard, & smooth or does he look soft & fluffy?

How can you tell?

When we use lines to show how something feels, we are creating

texture

Sometimes you can feel texture (like when you pet a fluffy dog).

Sometimes, you can see texture (like when you use lines to make

a drawing of a dog look fluffy).

These are all flat artworks. What type of texture does the artist want you to see (hard, soft,

rough, shiny, fluffy)?

We are going to use what we know about texture and lines to animate a picture of Arlo!

1st Grade Examples: http://goo.gl/8Bi8ym

Video How-To: http://goo.gl/YSmo4f

PiskelApp: www.piskelapp.com

We are using the online app, PiskelApp to animate Arlo

http://www.piskelapp.com / Video How-To: http://goo.gl/YSmo4f

Make sure you include texture on your Arlo!

Consider split-screening the how-to video with PiskelApp

Draw a picture to “tell” how you made your Arlo.

Assessment for Non-Readers

http://goo.gl/Ga4maZ