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my class love playing chase the shadows in pe class, trying to catch another Childs shadow or evading having their own shadow caught. we have also created dramas in class using shadow puppets that the children have created. they really are excited by working with shadows.
I really like the simplicity of the activity introduced here explaining how day and night occur. After asking groups to discuss how they believe or what they know about how day and night occur I would use the flashlight activity introduced here to explain in a simple what is happening. I would give each child a small ball and ask them to draw a person or house on their ball they would be able to try the activity themselves and to explore when their figure is experiencing day or night. I would finish by asking each child to draw a picture of their neighbourhood at night or during the day, showing us where the sun or moon is in the sky.
I think a great activity to support this in art class would be asking a group to create their own model to explain how day and night happens to younger children and asking them to visit our infant classes to show what they have learned and use their model to teach.
I am currently teaching 2nd class in Galway – an interesting fact about space is that the coldest place in the universe can measure -252 degrees celsius.
Inquiry-based activities are an exciting way to engage the children’s curiosity and to better understand our universe. After introducing them to the solar system using a NASA video I would split the class into groups to explore information about one of the planets to fill in a space explorers logbook of facts. Using these facts they can prepare a presentation for the class using a 3D model that they create, a poster or report by an astronaut who has visited this planet. One child from each group would then come together with a child from each other group as a representative to discuss the similarities and differences between their planets. I find that children love to learn and share interesting facts about space and other planets!
