KlikKlak
Teaching materials for KLIKKLAK
For primary school groups 1-8:
The teaching materials incorporate the following learning areas and their associated core objectives: self-focus and world orientation, and artistic orientation. They focus on two aspects of the performance: content (the storyline and its meaning) and form (the projections, the magic lantern, and the music).
The magic lantern was invented around 1659 by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (history canon) and is part of the Dutch cultural heritage.
Education by Lichtbende and the Jan Kassies Prize 2005
Practical exercises for KLIKKLAK
Coloring pages
Spoon doll between the curtains
Make a doll out of a clear plastic spoon by decorating it with candy wrappers, beads, thread… Use tape. Add eyes, a mouth, hair, a hat, earrings, glasses, a scarf, a collar…
Color the curtains coloring page.
Cut two horizontal parallel slits, 4 cm wide, in the middle between the curtains, with a 2 cm gap between them.
Insert the stem of the spoon puppet through here and play between the curtains.
Butterfly sheet
Print the design on a piece of paper or trace it with a permanent marker. Decorate the butterflies with colored adhesive foil or transparent candy wrappers.
Cut out shapes, remove the foil from the white back and stick it onto the butterfly sheet.
Prick caterpillars
Prick out all the white parts.
On the back you stick colored transparent plastic from packaging,
carrier bags, candy wrappers or kite paper.
Light point drawing
Poke a light point drawing into black paper.
Keep distance between the puncture holes.
You can first make a line drawing with pencil.
Flashlight exploration
Explore a dark space with a small flashlight, for example, in your bedroom, in your classroom, through your house, in your closet… The small beam of light, in which you see fragmented images, allows you to see the world around you with different eyes.
Sun and shade
Discover your own shadow in the sun. Make it a game with friends, for example, by having the shadows shake hands without actually touching.
Recognition game
Creating and guessing shadow images of everyday objects.
Hang a white cloth on a clothesline. Place a light source (a large flashlight or desk lamp) on a table at one end of the cloth. Place an object on the table between the light source and the cloth so that you can see its shadow on the cloth. The audience sits on the other side of the cloth and has to guess which object it is.
Shadow play
Cut out shadow figures from black paper and stick a skewer behind each one to hold it in place.
Stand in front of a light-colored wall and shine a flashlight on your shadow figure. You’ll see its shadow on the wall! You can tell a short story and make sounds along with it.
Together with friends you can create a more complicated shadow game.
Hang a white cloth on a clothesline. Place a light source (a large flashlight or desk lamp) on one side of the cloth.
Kneel down and hold your shadow figures above your head, moving them. The audience sits on the other side of the cloth, seeing only the shadow play. You can create a story together, add sound effects, and create a backdrop.