Sun & Shadows
Students will do a day and night dance and recognize how this is a cycle.
Resources
- Drum
- Flood light
- Big yellow balloon
- Shadow walls – optional
- The Sun – Our Nearest Star by Franklyn M. Branley
- Nothing Sticks like a Shadow by Ann Tompert
- Walking on Sunshine for the day song
- Goodnight Moon by John Tesh for the night song
Fine Art Standards
- DANCE STANDARD 1: Students will develop a sense of self.
- OBJECTIVE 2: Develop skills in gross and fine motor movement.
- b. Explore a variety of fundamental and manipulative gross motor skills (e.g., hop, skip, twirl, dance, throw, catch, kick, strike).
- d. Maintain personal space and boundaries while moving.
- e. Create and perform simple dance movements that express who one is, knowledge of the body, feelings, senses, and ideas in time and space.
Integrated Standards
- SCIENCE STANDARD 2: OBJECTIVE 2: Observe and describe changes in day and night:
- a. Compare and contrast light and dark in a day / night cycle and identify the changes as a pattern.
- b. Investigate, interpret, and explain to others that the sun provides heat and light to Earth.
- c. Examine what happens when you block the sun’s light. Explore shadows and temperature change
Objectives
Kindergarten students will understand the difference between day and night (the lightness, darkness and contrasting activities) and they will also dance about the sun giving off heat and light. Finally they will watch their shadows to dance as they gain an understanding that their bodies block the light of the sun which creates the shadows.