"It's My Shadow!"

Last week B noticed a shadow being cast on one of our classroom walls. 

"Shadow!"

He sparked the interest of others and they explored using flashlights in the dark room. 

Today, the class was introduced to a bright shining light coming from an overhead projector. 

What could we possibly do with just a light being projected on the wall?

B first looked at the projector and stuck his hand on the flat surface with the light bulb. He rubbed his hand back and forth over it until he noticed his hand being projected onto the wall. He giggled with delight. B pulled his hand back and walked over the the wall where the light was being cast. 

First, he made small movements, noticing how the shadow seemed to imitate his actions. 

B giggled some more and gradually made bigger movements and then started to dance. 

E watched B as he teetered back and forth, waved his hands in the air, and stomped his feet with glee. E decided he wanted to make his shadow move too. 

"Look, it's my shadow!" he exclaimed as he made his shadow move back and forth. 

In the video below you can see E testing out different movements. It was as if he had his own music playing in his head as he moved fluidly in front of the light. Such a fun way to spend the first part of our morning!