An Educational Video Maker for Teachers Short on Time

A short cartoon grabs attention at the start of a lesson and gives kids a shared reference to talk about. Here's what teachers use ClipyToons for most:

One concept in 60 to 120 seconds, such as the water cycle, why we have seasons, or how seeds sprout. A character who asks the questions your students would ask keeps it grounded.

Stories about sharing, taking turns, including a new classmate, or calming down when frustrated. Presets like Kindness Cape and Share the Sun are good starting points.

Letter sounds, sight words, counting, skip counting, and simple addition, with burned-in captions so kids see the words as they hear them.

The same story in a second language for dual-language classrooms or for families to watch at home.

Captions are burned in by default. That helps students who are hard of hearing, English learners, and early readers who follow along with the words. If you plan to read along aloud and want a clean screen, you can switch them off in export settings before rendering.

Fourteen dialogue languages are available: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Norwegian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), and Arabic. Each project has one dialogue language, set before rendering, and the script is written in that language. For a bilingual class, many teachers make the lesson twice, once in English and once in the home language most of their families speak.

English gives the most consistent pronunciation today. For other languages, watch the video once, ideally with a colleague who is a native speaker, before showing it in class. If a line sounds wrong, re-render just that shot. Language setup is covered in the language FAQ.

Kids love seeing themselves as cartoons, but in a school setting that's a decision for families and your school, not just you.

• Never upload students' photos without permission. Follow your school or district policy, which usually means written consent from a parent or guardian
• Default to AI characters. They're free, don't count toward photo limits, and raise no privacy questions
• Featuring yourself is fine. Turning your own photo into a cartoon teacher is a fun way to host a series
• Accounts are for adults. Students shouldn't sign up or use the studio on their own. You create, and they watch
• Keep student names out. Avoid full names in scripts, titles, and captions, especially for anything shared outside class

Photos you do upload stay in your private project and are used only to make your videos. See the child photo safety FAQ.

Planning is free: the script, characters, and place cost nothing. Rendering uses credits from a plan. When it's finished, the studio shows how many credits it used.

Monthly plans add credits after every successful payment: Starter is $19.99 for 200 credits, Pro Plus is $49.99 for 500, and Premium is $99.99 for 1,000. Unused credits stay in your balance.

Fixing a mistake after rendering only costs the shot you change. You can cancel a plan anytime from the billing portal. Check with your school about whether classroom purchases can be reimbursed. See pricing for details.

• One objective per video. If you can't say the goal in one sentence, split it into two videos
• Match your vocabulary. Put the exact terms from your curriculum into the idea, like "evaporation" or "condensation"
• Fact-check the script, not just the video. Errors are free to fix before rendering and cost credits after
• Build in a question. End on something students can answer, draw, or act out
• Keep it short enough to rewatch. A second viewing after discussion often teaches more than the first
• Watch before class. The safety checks keep content kid-appropriate, but only you can confirm it's accurate and right for your group

For planning a whole unit of videos, read how to make educational videos for kids with AI.