Creating with Shadows – Home Learning Video
I’ve created this ‘Creating with Shadows’ video as a home learning project. I had great fun making this and experimenting with different media. Your students will too. I’ve deliberately selected different media that your students might have at home, such as coffee, ball point pen and food colouring.
Play the video and then start getting creative!
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fantásticos trabajos, enhorabuena, bellísimas ejemplos artísticos. Gracias
Thank you for your kind feedback 🙂
I found the techniques you demonstrated so exciting and useful. Can’t wait to try it. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Nandini, I’m pleased to read that you are excited! It’s a fun technique.
Great and inspiring!!!
Greetings from Germany
Thanks Frauke.
Wonderful, very inspiring. Can’t wait to get started.
I’m so pleased to read this. Thanks for commenting.
This is very helpful and useful for my students art they love it.
Thanks for this lovely feedback Gabriel. Gald to hear your students loved it.
This is wonderful! Thank you so much. The children in a school in Thailand are going to try this.
Thanks Jenny. It’s great to think that my blog posts are being used in every corner of the globe! Sarah
Hi Sarah – I’ve recently discovered your site and cant tell you how useful and inspiring it’s been for me. I am currently transforming schemes of work for September to incorporate distance learning, and videos like this are going to be an invaluable resource for me and my students.
Just wanted to say a big thank you for your hard work and generosity in sharing these wonderful videos and ideas. Hope you and your family are safe and well. Best wishes, Hannah x
What a lovely message. Thank you. I’m really pleased you’re finding the videos useful. Sarah
This is very cool. I’m curious, as a teacher, how would you go about marking/grading a student if they did this project?
Hi Shelby, Thanks for your comment. To grade the work I would ask students to photograph their work and upload it to Showbie (which is what I use). I would then assess the photo. I know that’s more difficult than assessing the real thing. I’d look at how complex their shadow was and how they had controlled the media. I would be generous with the grade as it would have been completed without me.
Love your videos! Great resource for me and the students. Thank you!
Hi Laura, Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad you’ve found the resources useful. Sarah
I couldn’t wait to post this on my e-learning page! I really hope some of my kiddos try this! Too many projects – not enough time! LOL
Thanks for your positive feedback. I hope your students try it too!
This lesson is simple so useful- thank you for your creativity, Arty Teacher! I just stumbled upon this while searching for examples of shadow painting. So happy to have found it!
Thanks Dominique. I’m glad you’ve found it useful.