chasing shadows

Been creating shadow(ish) puppets today. We kept it simple - one moving part only. Unfortunately no black card so not the full, silhouette effect. We used an old frame, G-clamped to the table edge, with the back removed and tracing paper taped over the glass. It still had the 'wow' factor with the children though.

Silhouettes

In Y3 science this week, we looked at light travelling in straight lines, shadows being created and consequently linked it to Art via silhouettes. We briefly discussed the history of silhouette imagery before having a go at creating some of our own. We found cutting intricate shapes a little tricky but managed to produce some recognisable images - this is a dragon.