Writing with light and shadows

On occasion, I like to pull out my overhead projector for the children to enjoy a little exploration of light and shadows.  On this occasion, I invited the children to explore the overhead projector in a number of ways…

To start out, I set up the projector so it pointed to a large wall and covered the wall with white paper to use as our projecting canvas…

While some of the children arranged shapes (plastic gems) on the projector the other children used a crayon to try and trace the shapes on the wall. As you can see, our light was a little bigger than our paper so we had to try and find the shapes that were actually on the paper before drawing…

The children also used the light and paper on the wall to try and draw their own shadows…

This was particularly challenging since the children had to figure out how to stand out of the way of their shadow and still draw around their shadow all at the same time…

There are many ways we can explore light and shadows with the overhead projector but this was the children’s first time to explore with the overhead projector so for today, the children focused primarily on using their eyes to follow the shadows and their crayons to either trace or to mark the shadows…

Super simple and very fun too!

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Links to Grow On

Art Project: Overhead Projector from Tinkerlab

S is for Shadow from Preschool Daze

Using the Overhead Projector from Teaching Two and Three Year Olds

Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

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With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

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