Educational activity around the short film Antipoden
6-9 years: Find antonyms.
9-11 years old: Know the concepts of antonymy. Know the meaning of the main prefixes.
Antipoden © Frodo Kuipers
TitleAntipoden
ThemeAntipodes
Genre & keywordsComic, parallel universe, mirror universe, absurd.
Age (for film)6-11 years old
Duration08 min 54 s
DirectorFrodo Kuipers
MusicJan Brock & De Elmo's
ProductionKASK Hogeschool Ghent (Pays-Bas, 2001)
Associate opposite words in a game based on the world of the film.
This film plays on the opposition between two “worlds”, day and night first, then the universe of each of the two characters.
After viewing the film and a time to discuss everyone's feelings, the teacher will lead the children to find contrary elements in the film (day/night, up/down, etc.) then to find the antonym of certain words (white, rise, up, kindness, etc.). He will redefine the notion of antonym with the students.
the teacher can then invite the students to play the game “Antipoden” by dividing them into small groups of 6 maximum and presenting them with the rules of the game.
Print the material for this activity (cards and game rules)...
He will also make sure to explain to them the learning objective of the game (bringing together opposite words). Once the games are underway, the teacher will circulate among the different groups to observe and support the students if necessary. At the end of the session, a time to verbalize the activity will be offered so that students can reformulate what they have learned and share their feelings.
Activity sheet written by: Emilie de Jeux d'école. Discover the School Games website...
