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Through the Skylight
This is a simple activity which confines the act of looking to within a single frame. A piece of landscape is seen from indoors looking out through a window or doorway to perhaps a tree, a building, or a piece of sky. At Kings Manor we asked groups to look through the skylight of the classroom and to record what they saw at intervals during the day. It works as a collaborative writing activity or as an individual writing or drawing activity. It can develop an awareness of the extraordinary within the ordinary. It can be used to show changes over a single day or it can form a series of pieces recorded across the seasons. Guidelines:
This can be extended into a whole group activity of re-drafting and editing to make a finished piece of collaborative work. The exercise also works in a range of contexts as a way of focusing attention and observation, including contexts such as prison or hospital where direct access to the outside world maybe limited or non-existent. MaterialsFlipchart or large paper for collaborative writing activity Lydia Fulleylove Follow this link Through the Skylight to download this resource page for saving to your computer and printing. You will need Adobe Reader available here http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader |