Shade a Little Sunshine (home learning)

Shade a Little Sunshine (home learning)

Activity 5 of 11 in this unit

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Health and Physical Education
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  • Physical Education
  • The Arts
  • Media Arts
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Mindfulness and Meditation
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Lesson summary

What is as big as you are but weighs nothing at all? Your shadow! In this activity you will explore shadows. You will look at how shadows are made, and you will experiment with creating shadows. You can then create an artwork around the shadow of one of your favourite toys, and then spread a little sunshine by sharing your artwork with your friends and family.

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Curriculum mapping

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Ideal for: Ages 4 to 7

Themes: 

  • investigate 
  • be creative 

Time required: 30+ minutes (time will vary according to how much time kids spending creating their artworks)

Curriculum connections: Science, Visual Arts, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking

Additional info

Learning@Home resources are designed for parents and teachers to use with children in the home environment. They can be used as stand-alone activities or built into existing curriculum-aligned learning programs. Our Learning@Home series includes two types of resources. The first are fun and challenging real-world activities for all ages, the second are self-directed lessons for upper primary and secondary students. These lessons support independent learning in remote or school settings.

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