Watch and Discuss: Shadow Play

Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover their shadows—then use them to teach Tom, the trouble-making cat, a lesson.

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Shadow Play (video)

Directions

Before you watch: Tell children that they are going to watch a video of Peep and his friends discovering their shadows for the first time.

After you watch: Ask,

When could Peep and his friends not see their shadows? Why do you think that happened? (A cloud blocked the sun.) When were they able to see their shadows again?
Can you think of another time during the story that their shadows disappeared? (When they took a nap under a shady tree.) Why couldn’t they see them? How were they able to see them again?
How did Peep and Chirp change their shadows? What did they make their shadows look like?

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Week 2, Day 1

Morning Circle
Indoor
15 - 20 minutes

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