What this lesson teaches
This activity demonstrates how light creates shadows and how puppet shapes influence shadow forms. Children learn about the properties of light and how they can manipulate it through positioning and shapes.
Can you finish light and shadow puppet show in about 30 min?
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This activity demonstrates how light creates shadows and how puppet shapes influence shadow forms. Children learn about the properties of light and how they can manipulate it through positioning and shapes.
By physically interacting with light and shadow, children engage in embodied cognition, connecting actions to the concepts they are learning. The process of experimentation with different shapes and angles helps solidify their understanding of shadows as a result of light obstruction.
1. Choose a blank wall or screen and set up a light source (like a torch). 2. Cut out simple shapes from black cardboard to create puppets. 3. Hold your puppets between the light source and the wall. 4. Move the puppets closer or farther from the light to see the shadow size change. 5. Create a short story with your puppets and perform it for family members. 6. Discuss how each puppet created different shadow shapes — why did that happen?