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Sunshine Shadows Tracing Activity for Kids

November 22, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

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Kids can learn about the letter S with this fun Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadows Tracing. It’s an easy and educational activity to set up and enjoy on a sunny day!

Kids can learn about the letter S with this fun Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadows Tracing. It's an easy activity to set up and enjoy on a sunny day!

For some reason, shadows never scared me as a kid. I was always excited to see what kind of shadow an object would cast. I would do shadow plays with my own imagination and my own body, telling a story out loud to myself while moving into different positions. I loved using chalk to trace my shadow on the ground, too. Playing with shadows can lead to quite an adventure when you are a kid with a big imagination! This Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadows Tracing is a good one for kids to do just that!

While this is a fun activity for little kids to learn about the letter ‘S’, older kids might enjoy this activity to solve simple math problems like space and area. This would also be a good one for science minded older kids who want to make predictions and watch the shadow change in side and length throughout a day. This activity only requires a few things you probably already have so let’s get started!

Letter S Activity for Kids: Sunshine Shadows Tracing

Materials Needed:

  • 1 large sheet of paper
  • 2×4 piece of wood or something similar
  • poster putty
  • pencil
  • table outside
  • sunshine
  • small items that start with the letter S (Sheep, Shark, Saw, Square, Star, Shoe, etc.)
Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadow Tracing- materials needed

Directions: 

1. Place your paper on the table. If there is a breeze, make sure to affix it with the poster putty.

2. Place your wood on one end of the table.

3. Use poster putty to affix items to the wood if necessary.We had to attach the saw and the shark.

Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadows Tracing- set up objects on wood beam

4. When the sun is right (usually morning or evening sun, depending on your region) use a pencil to draw the shadows onto the paper.

Letter S Activity: Sunshine Shadows Tracing- trace shadows onto paper

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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