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Pumpkin-shaped animation word search with terms like squash and stretch, anticipation, and staging.
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This 27-word animation word search introduces students to animation principles and digital art software terminology. Hidden words include squash and stretch, anticipation, staging, and layers, spanning both foundational animation concepts and tool-specific vocabulary. Use it to warm up an animation unit, as a review activity in a digital arts class, or as a reference sheet for students learning animation software.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Drawing
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated September 2022

Word List

  • KEYFRAME
  • SQUASHANDSTRETCH
  • ANTICIPATION
  • STAGING
  • POSETOPOSE
  • OVERLAPPINGACTION
  • SLOWIN
  • SLOWOUT
  • ARCS
  • SECONDARYACTION
  • TIMING
  • EXAGGERATION
  • SOLIDDRAWING
  • APPEAL
  • STAGE
  • LAYERS
  • SELECTION
  • DIRECTSELECTION
  • OVAL
  • PANELS
  • LIBRARY
  • CONVERTTOSYMBOL
  • WORKSPACE
  • GROUP
  • MOVEMENT
  • ARRANGE
  • TRASNSFORM

How to Use This Word Search

Print this word search for early finishers, vocabulary review, or classroom warm-ups. Click 'View Word Search' to change the grid size, swap words, or adjust difficulty before downloading.

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