Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
Design your own maze on squared paper with one true path and lots of dead ends, then swap with a friend.
Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Flip Book Planner
Plan an eight-frame flip book animation, then cut, stack and flip it to see it move.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- animation, sequencing, small changes
What kids do
“Change your drawing just a tiny bit in each frame. Then flip!”
- Eight frames to cut and stack
- My animation shows:
How to run it
- Simple ideas work best: a ball bouncing, a flower growing.
- Keep the background the same in every frame.
- Staple the left edge after cutting.
Talk about it
- Why do small changes look like movement?
- Which frame was hardest?
- How are cartoons made?
Take it further
Make a 16-frame version.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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