How Does the Wind Make You Feel?

When have you enjoyed feeling the wind? (A cool breeze on a hot day, flying a kite, when it keeps the mosquitoes away…) When have you been afraid or frustrated by the wind? (When it blows smoke from a campfire in your eyes, when there’s a storm, when it blows the...

Observe the Wind

While we can’t see the wind, we can see what it does. Observe the wind for several days. What are some things that we can see the wind do? (Move the branches of the trees, makes waves on a lake, chase clouds across the sky…)

Shadow Puppet Theatre: Cats

What you need: light source (lamp) cardboard/construction paper pencil scissors glue/tape sticks (straws, unsharpened pencils, dowelling, or wooden skewers) a light-coloured wall to project onto cat templates from Appendix B How to: Trace the shapes of the cats from...

Shadow Pictures

What you need: a sunny day sidewalk chalk a safe paved street, sidewalk, driveway or parking lot How to: Working in pairs, have one person stand with their back to the sun so that they cast a shadow while the other person draws with the sidewalk chalk around the...

Hand Shadow Puppets

Create shadow shapes of different animals using the instruction sheet included in Appendix C.