The activity that I have chosen to focus for this module is the Sun and Shadows.
There are many elements to the module which can be explored in many cross curricular areas. By teaching the children the song The Sun Song on YouTube, I’d introduce the basic concepts of the sun’s movement, the earth’s rotation, and how shadows are formed by travelling in straight lines using a globe and a flashlight.
we could progress on to making sundials outside on a sunny day, children will have to find a suitable sunny location, , marking the yard with coloured chalks to show each hour, children could take not of the length of the sticks shadow over time.
we could conclude by reading the book ‘What makes a Shadow’. The children could explore shadows in art by drawing silhouettes of on another. Other areas to explore the sun would be exploring how plants react without sun vs those with sun.