Contrasting Views

Episode 45                                                              Planet: light and colour

Learning concept of the episode: It is easier to see something when it is against a background that has a different colour.  It is harder to see something when it is against a background of a similar colour.  For example, it would be easy to spot Bing and Bong if they lay down in a field of grass, but hard in a snowfield

Story Summary

Bing and Bong watch a show on the Tiny Planet of colour, but there is a problem: some of the actors are missing! Against a white background, no one can see the white locals being juggled by blue flockers. Bing has an idea: try another background. But against the blue background no one can see the blue flockers. Finally, Bing tries a red background, and everyone is happy….until a red local comes on stage. Bing and Bong eventually use a tri-coloured background, with the actors appearing and disappearing depending on the background. The show gets a thunderous applause!

Focus Early Learning Goal

Creative Development 1: Explore colour, texture, shape, form and space in two or three dimensions.

Linked ELGs

PSE6, KU4, KU9, KU10, C4

Preparation

• Watch the Tiny Planets episode 
• Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story

Talk about…..

• Why could you not see the actors?
• How did Bing and Bong stop this from happening?
• Camouflage

Focus Activity

 Camouflage patterns

Follow-on Activities

• Discuss things that use camouflage e.g. soldiers and different animals
• Discuss why camouflage is used
• Colour displays
• Colour sorting

Camouflage Patterns

Aim

For the children to understand how camouflage works and to make a picture disguising the pattern they are given.

Resources

• Small pieces of patterned wall paper or drawn patterns
• A4 paper
• Crayons, paints
• Glue

Guidelines

• Give each child a small piece of patterned paper
• Ask them to glue it to the plain paper
• Ask the children to then continue the pattern around the small piece or use similar colours to disguise the piece that has been stuck on

Key Vocabulary

Camouflage, disguise, colour, pattern

Health & Safety

Ensure that non toxic glue and crayons/paints are used