So I tried this today. I put the overhead under our loft where it's a little darker and put out our alphabet cookie cutters. Not all the kids were into it, but the ones who were got waaaaaay into it. Fantastic idea! Thanks.
There are lots of wonderful ways to use it - I was blown away by how creatively they use it in Reggio Emilia. I was especially interested in how they used it with the one and two year olds - the projecter was on the floor, and there were a variety or sensory materials to put on. So, not only were the items interesting to touch, they were also interesting to see manipulated on the wall.
I put it on the floor for my 2's today. It blew some of their minds. One boy kept carrying the letters up to the wall trying to stick them up there. He was getting frustrated so I started making sure he saw me putting my finger on individual letters then moving them . . . He kept looking at my finger, then the wall, then my finger. After awhile he started asking me to move, "this one," then "this one." It's still something of a magic trick for him, but I think he got some insight.
Sadly, my bulb burnt out today, so now I have to find a new one.
I got an overhead projector for $5 at a garage sale last summer, but I've never figured out how to use it in class. Now I have an idea. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSo I tried this today. I put the overhead under our loft where it's a little darker and put out our alphabet cookie cutters. Not all the kids were into it, but the ones who were got waaaaaay into it. Fantastic idea! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of wonderful ways to use it - I was blown away by how creatively they use it in Reggio Emilia. I was especially interested in how they used it with the one and two year olds - the projecter was on the floor, and there were a variety or sensory materials to put on. So, not only were the items interesting to touch, they were also interesting to see manipulated on the wall.
ReplyDeleteI put it on the floor for my 2's today. It blew some of their minds. One boy kept carrying the letters up to the wall trying to stick them up there. He was getting frustrated so I started making sure he saw me putting my finger on individual letters then moving them . . . He kept looking at my finger, then the wall, then my finger. After awhile he started asking me to move, "this one," then "this one." It's still something of a magic trick for him, but I think he got some insight.
ReplyDeleteSadly, my bulb burnt out today, so now I have to find a new one.