Glimmer
SEE-THROUGH MAKES A FAINT SHADOW — *a see-through thing lets some light pass, so its shadow is soft and faint, not dark.*
Glimmer Lets Light Sneak Through
In the Shadow Nook shimmers Glimmer, a sparkly, see-through shadow-friend you can almost look right through! Glimmer has a gentle secret: see-through things make soft, faint shadows.
Watch! Hold up something see-through — like a bit of clear plastic or a thin scarf. The light doesn’t stop all the way. Some of it sneaks through! So the shadow is soft and pale, not dark. That’s Glimmer’s magic!
Can YOU find a Glimmer thing? Hold something see-through up to the light. Is its shadow dark like Block’s… or soft and faint? Soft and faint — because the light sneaks through!
Say it with a grown-up: “See-through things let light pass through — their shadow’s faint, a softer hue.”
See-through things let light sneak through and make faint shadows. That’s Glimmer’s secret! Try see-through things and solid things — dark shadows and faint shadows. Can you tell which is which?
The shadowtots ensemble
Glimmer is part of shadowtots's distributed-narrative cast. Each character embodies a different curricular primitive; together they teach the full subject.