Children review and discuss their Shadow Hunt photos.
Show and discuss photos from each category of Shadow Hunt. Tap on the photo.
What do you think made this shadow?
Materials
- iPads used in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity (with the Shadow Hunt tool in the digital Shadows Journal)
- Projector (if available)
Preparation
- Review the photos on each iPad used in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity. Identify several in each category to share with the class.
- If using, set up a projector to display the iPad.
Directions: Lesson 2
Circle Time: Wrap-Up
Previously, in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity, children found and photographed shadows on the ground, on walls, and on both surfaces, shadows made by something small, and shadows big enough for their own shadows to hide in.
- Share examples of shadows different teams of children found in each category of Shadow Hunt. With each photo, encourage children to predict what or who made the shadow. Use science talk strategies that encourage children to listen to, build on, and comment on the ideas of their classmates. Possible discussion ideas:
- What surface(s) is the shadow on?
- What do you see in this shadow?
- What do you predict made this shadow? Why do you think that?
- Does anyone agree with what (child’s name) said or do you have a different idea?
- Which shadow is the biggest? Which is the smallest?
- Point to a shadow and ask, Can you find a bigger shadow? A smaller shadow?
Directions: Lessons 4, 5, 10
Learning Center
Previously, in the outdoor Shadow Hunt activity, children found and photographed shadows on the ground, on walls, and on both surfaces, shadows made by something small, and shadows big enough for their own shadows to hide in.
- Invite children to explore the Shadow Hunt tool in pairs or individually. Use prompts such as those above to engage children in science and math talk.
- Model language to describe the shadows and predict what object made each one.
- Encourage children to listen to and build on each other’s ideas.
