These Kindergarten students have been excited about shadows this week. On Monday, they learned about the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, and talked about how shadows are made. On Tuesday, the teacher constructed a KWL chart on the board and the students discussed what they already knew about shadows and what they wanted to know. The teacher read a book called by to help answer the questions they had about shadows. Then the students went on the playground with the iPads and the teacher took pictures of each student with their shadows. When they got back to the room,the teacher and I pulled small groups to bring their shadows to life. We used the YakIt Kids app to add eyes and a mouth to their shadow. We also added a sun in the picture to reinforce the idea that shadows are created when light is blocked by an object. Finally they recorded their voice to make their shadows talk about what they had learned. The finished products were easily saved to the camera roll and the teacher used Dropbox to transfer them to her computer. Check out a few of their finished videos!
Meet My Shadow from Karen Hues on Vimeo.
