Generating animated cartoons of Arabic alphabets for early childhood education in Uganda: a case of Husma kids school, Wakiso District

Abstract

This study sought to generate animated cartoons to facilitate teaching sounds of Arabic Alphabet for Early Childhood Education at Husma Kids School in Wakiso District, Uganda. The objectives of this study were to; to study the methods used in teaching Arabic sounds to develop animation methods for Early Childhood Education. To produce animated cartoons for teaching sounds of the Arabic alphabet for early Childhood Education in Wakiso district at Husma Kids School. To produce animated cartoons for teaching sounds of the Arabic alphabet for early Childhood Education in Wakiso district at Husma Kids School.The studio based method was used to produce animated cartoons with Auto desk Maya software and adobe After Effects. Findings revealed that the animated cartoon method of teaching greatly promoted children’s learning of sounds of Arabic Alphabets. Both teachers and children responded more positively towards the animated cartoon method than the other two methods. The study concludes therefore that the animated cartoon teaching method is a more appropriate method for teaching the sounds of Arabic alphabet and perhaps other concepts to children in Early Childhood Education.