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influence of a light box invites
sensory exploration and engages
children’s attention.
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Create light and shadow theater for •
entertaining dramatic play time.

Age Range

Activity

3’s,4’s &5’s

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Beginning-Middle-End

Thinking Tool

Children investigate a variety of
• Question Starts
light sources, materials and objects
Create thought-provoking
that are reflectors and absorbers of
questions
light.
• Options Explosion
Encourage children to describe
what is needed to make a shadow or
List obvious options, brainstorm
reflection.
all sorts of different options and
ask questions.
Children investigate objects and
materials that have shiny surfaces,
including plastic mirrors.

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The Elaboration Game
Observe, describe, elaborate, add,
repeat process

Children investigate objects and
• Wheel of Wonder
materials with a torch to identify
which allow light through and
Start with ‘I wonder which allow
which do not. (transparent, opaque,
light through and which not’
and translucent materials)
encourage them to think, try,
observe, record and discover.
Children trace outlines of their
shadows on large sheets of paper at • What is Missing
different times during the school
day.
Children can compare and record
the size and direction of their
shadows (and the relative position

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Concept Map: Bar Graph