A series of short videos designed to inspire creativity in your classroom.
Each video explores creativity in real world situations to emphasize the importance of creativity to pupils aged 7-11.
This series comprises two collections of four videos:
Highlights of this series include:
- How to create a stop-motion animation with BAFTA-winning animation director Nush Kishani Naanayakkara
- How to write a television script on the set of a popular C91热爆 show
- How to design a costume with master costume designer Scott Langridge
- How to write song lyrics with master songwriter Janet Devlin
Art and Design
Teacher and primary art and design consultant Emily Gopaul introduces the four short films focused on art and design, and gives advice on how to use this series in the classroom.
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The videos
Stop-motion Animation. video
Naomi Wilkinson visits an animation studio and shows us how to create our own stop-motion animation.
Cake Sculptures. video
Karim Zeroual introduces cake sculpting and sets a challenge to make your own cake topper.
Costume Design. video
Naomi Wilkinson goes exploring in the costume department and challenges us to design our own costume.
Product Design. video
A group of children are set a creative challenge to design a prototype product.
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Creative writing
Teacher and writer Vicky McFarland introduces the four short films focused on creative writing and explains how they can be used in your classroom.
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The videos
Write a poem. video
In this short film for primary schools, Naomi Wilkinson and a group of children are challenged to write a poem for someone they know.
Write a script. video
Naomi Wilkinson challenges a group of children to write a short script for a TV show.
Write song lyrics. video
Karim Zeroual and a group of children take on the challenge of writing their own song lyrics.
Create a story. video
A visit to the Newsround studio presents real-life context for telling a story and a challenge for children to tell a story as a short news report.
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Where next?
Design Challenge. collection
Six teams of children from schools around the country tackle some difficult design challenges, with help from three talented young engineers, in this series of short films.
Bitesize
Use these Bitesize resources to set homework, independent study tasks or to consolidate learning for your pupils.
Newsround
The latest news stories from Newsround to share in the classroom.
