Stop Motion videos

Stop motion videos are videos that are an animation technique where you move objects slightly in small steps, and you physically move them. Each movement is photographed frame by frame, and when the photos are played in sequence, it creates the illusion that the objects are moving on their own.

This video was taken in class when we were playing around with making stop motion videos with are peers. Learning how to make them and using the app stop motion.

Stop motion is an app you are able to get on Apple and Android. The app lets you take all the photos for your video and then plays them frame by frame. Once you finish your stop motion, you are able to edit it and add music directly in the app.

On October 7th, 2025, the EKTEP year 2 class had an in-situ take place at an elementary school in the area, to teach a grade 3 class about stop motion videos. We had explained how stop motion worked, the app we would be using, and how to divide into small groups. For the groups, it was 3 teacher candidates with 3-4 students. Once we had broken off into groups, we had decided what we would be doing for are video with the characters, which were the students’ desk pets, the setting, and what was happening. Once we shared are ideas, we had the kids draw out their ideas in frames on a storyboard worksheet. Then we started filming and then editing, and adding music for are stop motion videos. Then we shared them with the rest of the class.

The students had a lot of fun making stop motion videos, but for next time we should do smaller groups because we found that the third teacher candidate had nothing to do. But also, some of the students didn’t get to participate because there were so many of them. If it were smaller groups, some of the students wouldn’t feel left out, and the same with the teacher candidate.

Overall, using stop motion can teach students to be creative with their thoughts, using their imagination, storytelling & literacy, fine motor skills, technology skills, and collaboration & communication. But also, students are able to express their creativity and bring it to life with their ideas, and stop motion can be a great teaching tool for teachers.