Light activities for preschool

These light experiments are great science lessons for 1st graders! Aligned with NGSS, the resource also includes books and related activities.

A full lesson plan for preschool or home school elementary about light and shadows. Includes crafts, song, and recommended books as well as experiments.

Learn how to make a light box and try out some cool colr and light experiments with your kids! This is a fun experiment that kids love.

Encourage learning through play with these STEM preschool activities using a flashlight and colors! Give kids the chance to explore on their own for fun!

Challenge your young learners to use these colorful cups, tubes, and balls to build their creations on the light table. It's art; it's engineering; it's fun!

Color Mixing with Lights with a printable worksheet set! This is an easy STEM experiment that combines science and technology. Do you know the primary colors of light?

24 Ways to Play and Learn About Concepts Related to Light - night and day, sun, shadows, etc. Includes related story book suggestions

Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an object. On sunny days, shadows of ourselves, trees, houses, and many more are visible. The light from the sun helps create these darker areas. Explore this fact through these ten enlightening shadow activities that are exciting and interesting for young children.

There are so many ways to explore light in the classroom with your students I have a small light table that is always out and available for play in my classroom. I use this light table for simple activities and try to keep something out and available for light table play every single day...