Form an intention
Know what you want an audience to see and feel.
Art & Expression
Story & Art Studio
YOUR FIRST FOUR-SESSION UNIT
Can a shadow tell a story?
Children explore light and shadow, design characters, shape a plot, and rehearse with partners until an idea can truly be seen by an audience.
- Ages
- 6–9
- Format
- 4 sessions · Project-based
- Outcome
- Shadow theatre
ASK · TEST · EXPLAINNOT JUST THE ANSWER
What will children take with them?
Choose an expressive form
Use shape, distance, and movement in service of the story.
Listen and adjust
Keep improving with feedback from partners and audiences.
ONE QUESTION · FOUR STEPS
One question, four deeper steps
Every session leaves visible progress and opens a new question for the next attempt.
What hides in a shadow?
Explore how light, distance, and shape change a shadow.
Turn a story into characters
Design shadow characters and define the central conflict.
Rehearse and listen
Share roles, test the performance, and gather feedback.
My shadow theatre
Finish the set and perform for a small audience.
MAKE
SOMETHING
REAL.
SOMETHING
REAL.
THE FINAL PROJECT
A shadow play with a clear expressive intention
Children create characters, a stage, and a performance, then explain how their artistic choices support the story.
Materials we’ll use
Flashlights, translucent screen, black card, sticks, safety scissors, colored tissue
READY FOR THE FIRST TRY?