We started by reading “The Black Rabbit” by Philippa Leathers. This is a new book for me and I love it. Little Rabbit's first experience with his shadow is terrifying but in the end he becomes friends with Black Rabbit.
We started with our own shadow and tracing it. I noticed that the youngest children don’t really see the black mark on the ground and connect it with themselves. So was difficult to trace.
I brought out a variety of toys and equipment from the classroom to
experiment.
Some were easier to see and trace then others.
Some helped us learn that the closer to the ground the object is
the darker the shadow. When we move it higher the lighter it looks.
Some just had fun building and making great shadows for the rest
of us to enjoy.
Of course there is at least one who just wants to draw his
favourite thing – a plane.
What a great idea! I think a nice tie-in with this would be Solar Paper to capture shadows on paper, and also to look at Andy Goldsworthy's art piece called "Rain Shadow" which would be easy for small children to explore on a rainy day.
ReplyDeleteWe have done something similar to Solar Paper a couple of weeks ago. We just used construction paper and left in the sun for an hour. When removing the items we could see the darker area below. Thanks for following along.
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