In the second half of the Summer Term, we will be making a movie using shadow puppets. This will link all the learning we do in Design and Technology, Computing, Science and English.

Use the link below to study how shadows are formed by blocking a light source and how a professional puppeteer uses shadow puppets to retell a traditional folk tale about a man who is helped by magical fairies.

http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/video/3332

Why not retell a favourite story yourself using shadow puppets? The links below illustrate how to do this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zkqw2hv

http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/CT_Shadow%20puppets.pdf

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/videos/shadow-puppets.aspx