Aardmans models are made from a wide range of products, including plasticine, foam latex, wood, metal, silicone and resin. The notebook contains lesson by lesson activities, success criteria and. All ten shorts were aired on bbc one after the television premiere of. Year 45 explanation texts complete topic teaching resources. Wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice, with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie. United international pictures distributed the film in the united kingdom, and it was the last dreamworks animation film to be. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions wallace and gromit.
There are lesson plans suitable for 47, 811 and 1216 year olds, plus a host of additional activities. You can see some of their more idealistic inventions in the short series of animations called cracking contraptions you. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions ardman is a short animation ideal for use in literacy as an explanation text, talk for writing and scaffolding writing, story board, ks1 lower ks2, sen, powerpoint of film screen shots. Cracking contraptions, including a flying machine, are set to make a starring role in melbourne this summer. Enter this years cracking ideas competition to win an aardman model making workshop for your school. Wallace cant get to sleep so he uses his new invention to help him. When shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. Wallace uses his tellyscope invention to turn tv channels so he and gromit dont miss their favourite programme the cheese files. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions give endless opportunities for fun machines to write about.
His house is full of labour saving gadgets and gizmos, though they dont always go to plan. The complete six part series featuring amazing contraptions from around the world. Other big news this week is the possibility of a wallace and gromit amusement park ride at blackpool pleasure. A look at some of wallace s laboursaving mechanical marvels. Its not very often that i walk out of an exhibition where my face hurts from smiling too much. Use this handy example text pack to help you to either provide an ideal example for your class or moderate childrens writing, according to the 2014 national curriculum requirements for english. Wallace and gromits world of invention tv series 2010. Wallace and gromit front the biggest primary school. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions play all. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions ardman is a short animation ideal for use in literacy as an explanation text, talk for writing and scaffolding writing, story board, ks1 lower ks2, sen, powerpoint of film screen shots.
Bbc three wallace and gromits cracking contraptions. Wallace and gromit at scienceworks planning with kids. The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. At wallace s right hand, as always, is the ever faithful and long suffering gromit. Wallace and gromit front the biggest primary school innovation project. See the magic of wallace and gromit in melbourne the. Whatever you create or plan to create, learning about intellectual property will ensure you get the credit you deserve. Wallace and gromit take an enthusiastic look at some reallife cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to the mindboggling world of space travel and much more in between. However, gromit is wise to the penguin and comes to the rescue. Acheter wallace and gromit, saison 1 microsoft store frca. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Y6 explanation plan cracking contraptions teaching resources. To mark 30 years since blast off, wallace and gromit have touched down on their first uk 50p coin. Leapfrog brings aardmans wallace and gromit and shaun the sheep to leappad.
Weekly explanations english planning for wallace and gromit cracking contraptions. It also has to do with peter sallis declining health and decision to retire from acting in the early 2010s. Wallace and gromit are fronting a major governmentbacked campaign to turn the primary school children of today into the inventors of tomorrow. The series centres on wallace, a goodnatured, eccentric, cheeseloving inventor, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet loyal and. The magic of aardman at the australian centre for the moving image yet, then dont panic. Harness childrens passion for wellloved stories and curiosity for information to hone their writing skills. This series of four short animated films and one fulllength movie all done using oldfashioned stopmotion animation is about a kindhearted but clueless yorkshireaccented inventor, and his longsuffering sapient dog who has undying loyalty to his owner. Cracking contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about wallaces wonderfully eccentric ideas, which include everything you might need to make life easier. The cracking contraptions episodes were the first wallace and gromit adventures to premiere online, launching on the bbcs site and atomfilms in october 2002. The autochef is only the third speaking part in the whole wallace and gromit tv shorts the others are wallace and wendolene, of. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions give endless opportunities for fun machines to write about. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions is a series of ten wallace and gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. If you havent had a chance to visit the smash hit exhibition wallace and gromit and friends.
Frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot, wallace activates his preston north end soccamatic, a machine that kicks dozens of. Wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but its always gromit who picks up the pieces. Wallace and gromit is a british stopmotion comedy animation series created by nick park of aardman. Wallace and gromit the wrong trousers wallace s sleepwalk. Cracking ideas, developed by the intellectual property office and aardman animations, aims to offer and exciting and inspiring. The series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animations. For our wallace and gromit models we use a stainless steel armature, with resin for wallace s tank top, both models eyes and gromit s shiny nose. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers.
The animated inventor, whose gadgets never quite work according to plan, and his longsuffering dog, will be delivering their brand of humour from the envelopes of millions of christmas cards. Year 234 explanation text planning and original resources. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions wikipedia. Wallace and gromit is a british stop motion clay animation comedy series created by nick park of aardman animations. A cloudy lesson a cloud maker and his apprentice grandson are busy making clouds but everything doesnt happen as it should. Wallace and gromit cracking contraptions teaching sequence for. Thanks to our longterm partnership with aardman animations, weve built up a huge range of resources starring muchloved inventors wallace and gromit. Wallace the human and gromit the dog live together in a small house and make all sorts of wonderful inventions with the aim of making everyday life tasks easier. Wallace and gromit try out a number of their latest inventions which rarely work as planned. British actor voiced wallace in the wallace and gromit movies. The magic of aardman clearly stating the risk of facial cramping from the abundant whimsy and delightful displays of artistry that await inside. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox.
Fans of their tv specials and feature films will not want to miss these rarelyseen short films, each of which introduces a new invention from wallace intended to make everyday life a little easier such as the autochef, the soccamatic. Youre very welcome i can do yeah, was aiming for the films initially but i can add that series too, im also planning an aardman collection too ultimately so id have gotten to it eventually. Children invent their own machine then explain how it works. Feathers mcgraw, who has sinister plans for both his landlord and gromits new birthday. Includes a letter from wallace as an introduction and inventor cards to wear or carry. Aardman animations first film featuring wallace and gromit is a grand day out 1989.
Here is all of the planning and resources i produced for an explanation texts topic for a year 4 class. Yes yes yes its the clones im sorry adding the mario. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions complete series with behind the scenes 2002. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach wallace and gromit, shared by english language teachers. But why bother cooking yourself when you have an autochef, the combined cooker and waiter on wheels.
Gromit finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a new lodger who is actually a ruthless criminal and a small penguin. We have been learning how to write an explanation text. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions is a series of ten wallace and gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. When wallace takes gromit to the park for a game of football, he plays to win. The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the heist. Posted on march 28, 2014 by hwray inspired by wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions, ms wrays english set decided to write an explanation of how wallace s turbo diner machine works. As things dont go according to plan, the pair of them learn that good ideas. With multiple academy awards under their belt, wallace and gromit are one the of the bestloved comic doubleacts in the world.
The series consists of four short films and one featurelength film, but has spawned numerous spinoffs and tv adaptations. The resource is based on wallace and gromits cracking contraptions. In the latest wallace and gromit s cracking newsletter we learned that the region 2 dvd release of wallace and gromit s world of invention is now available in the aardstore no word yet on other region releases, so it looks like those of us in the us will still have to wait. Each episode features one of wallace s new inventions and gromit s skeptical reaction to it. The theme is wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions.