Week 6- Animation Assignment

For my Animation/Interaction assignment I have been thinking of doing a piece that is geared towards children in jk-gr.2. This Interactive activity would include number counting, matching colours and letters. I want this assignment to be fun and engaging for children at the same time. Through each slide the children will gain knowledge, use focus and interact with a helpful activity broadening their minds. I was inspired to do this for my assignment by the children in my life. I have two brothers 3 and 6 and a 1 year old nephew who is learning his colors. All three of these children have a wonderful love for technology (computer, play station, leap frog and the TV). With a game like this they can watch or play along and actually gain something from this. After watching examples in lecture, I realized how much I enjoyed the ones that you had to participate in. I was more open to them and felt that by doing something similar I would be able to interest others.
Growing up I watched Barney, Sesame Street, Mr. Dress Up and of recently Blues Clues, Bob the Builder, Dora and more. All of these shows, which cater to a younger audience, have times in which they get the children to interact through questions and activates on screen. This lets the children think and join in with learning. I plan to watch a few more of these shows to see what other tools they use such as, colours, words, expressions, and more. After learning about all of these things and seeing what works I plan to test them out on my family and go from there. I feel that I will have to use a lot of colours and buttons on flash, maybe even some music. During the next two weeks I will continue on this path and hopefully create an assignment that is unique and fun while still able to appeal to my younger siblings.