As always, her students researched a lighthouse and built a model. This year, however, they filmed their models from different perspectives to answer questions such as: “How would the lighthouse look from your own point of view while standing at its base? If you were a bird flying over it? If you were the captain of a ship many miles out at sea?” In the library we brainstormed a list of different perspectives, and then the students chose one to film (either from the list or of their own devising).
Not only did this activity give the students a hands-on approach to learning, but it also provided evidence of the students’ work even though the models have been taken home. In addition, it supported my unit on perspective using the picture book illustrations of Chris Van Allsburg (a Rhode Island author), especially the story Two Bad Ants. I hope you enjoy their video!
