Explore light and shadow while building science observation skills with a printable early years Shadow Walk Activity Pack.
Explore Light and Shadow With a Shadow Walk Activity!
Bring the wonder of light, shadow, and science inquiry into your classroom with this hands-on Shadow Walk activity pack!
Designed for foundation and year 1 learners, this pack encourages students to become shadow hunters as they explore and observe how light creates shadows. With fun picture cards, observation sheets, and interactive challenges, your students will actively discover how light behaves and how shadows form in different environments.
This activity is designed to teach early science skills, including making scientific observations, using graphic organisers, and recording scientific data in an organised format. It is also a perfect science activity for getting students up, moving, and engaged in scientific exploration.
Science Observation Activities for Foundation Year & Year 1
Your students will build their knowledge of light, shadow, and science observation skills through a series of interactive and sequential activities. This resource pack includes the instructions and printables needed for the following activities:
- Introduction & Picture Card Review – This component features teacher instructions and a small collection of picture cards to discuss sources of light.
- Be a “Light Detective” – This component requires students to walk around the classroom while searching for and observing additional light sources.
- Outdoor Shadow Walk – This component explores the sun as a natural light source and guides students on a shadow walk outside. Students will complete the Shadow Hunt sheet(s), choosing one or both, depending on the time available.
- Shadow Challenge – This component invites students to work in pairs to complete the Shadow Challenge, using their observation and recording skills to track their completion.
Through these activities, students develop critical scientific observation and recording skills while having fun exploring the world of light and shadow.
Download This Exploring Shadows Activity Pack
This ready-to-use Exploring Shadows Activity Pack is easy to prepare—simply print the picture cards, observation sheets, and challenge pages, then guide your students through the activities.
This resource is available in both easy-to-use Google Slides format and printable PDF format. To obtain your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select the preferred file format.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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Enhance your science teaching toolkit with engaging science printables for Foundation and Year 1 students! Pair this shadow walk activity with other printable science investigations, worksheets, and observation activities. Make sure you check these out before you go!
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