An interactive STEAM project that encourages children to explore light, reflection, colour and shadow.
About the show
The Light Box is a purpose-built sensory installation and open-ended interactive environment that gives pupils the time and space to explore light, colour, shapes and shadows through a multi-sensory series of activities and play. Using the EYFS and Key Stage 1 curriculum, this activity enhances learning through creative play and curiosity.
The Light Box: Sensory Exploration and Light Play installation focuses on zones of activities that use a series of stories as prompts for the environments and work areas created.
Please note that for this show, the installation will need to be set up for the entire day so will require a space that can be used without interruptions.
Key Stage / Year Groups:
- Reception, KS1 and SEND
SEND Show Adapations:
- Duration of the session can be shortened, number of participants in space reduced.
Relevant areas of the National Curriculum:
- English
- Writing and speaking,
- Wellbeing
- Developing a growth mindset
- Communication in speaking and listening
- History and cultural understanding
- PSHE
- British values
- Democracy
- Creativity
- Pupil voice.
About the pupil workshops
The class workshop will look at shadow puppetry and will combine both the science curriculum (Light, Shadows, Colours, Shapes and Patterns) with literacy and storytelling through puppets from existing stories or through a child’s own imagination. The workshop will look at different puppet designs. Pupils
can explore how opaque and translucent objects affect the light being seen, as well as how distance and light sources can change the shapes and patterns being projected.
Workshop SEND adaptations:
- Greater focus on play, use of a variety of sensory shadow puppets.
Teacher twilight CPD
The twilight session will complement the shadow puppetry work being done in the classroom and will look at different ways to create shadow puppets using a variety of materials. Puppets will include 2D and split pin shadow puppets, acetate and laminate puppets, and the use of wax paper, crayons and oil to create different effects that can be used in the classroom to create characters and develop stories.
This CPD can accommodate up to 1 to 20 members of staff.
About Groundswell Arts
Groundswell Arts facilitates creative arts experiences, giving time and space for children, families, artists, and practitioners to connect and see each other in new ways.
