Course Description: This exciting and creative course introduces kids to the world of photography through fun, hands-on lessons. Whether using a phone camera or a beginner digital camera, students will learn how to see the world with a photographer’s eye. They'll explore how to frame a shot, play with light, capture motion, and tell visual stories. With interactive activities and mini photo challenges each session, kids will build confidence behind the lens and discover their unique creative style.   Course Outline: Lesson 1: Meet Your Camera

• Learn the parts of a camera or phone camera
• How to hold a camera steady and focus a shot
• Practice taking clear, simple photos around the classroom

• Explore the “Rule of Thirds” and how to frame a subject
• Learn about angles, distance, and point of view
• Take fun portraits and object photos using creative framing

• Discover how lighting changes a photo
• Use natural light, window light, and shadows creatively
• Capture high contrast and soft light photos

• Look for color combinations in nature and everyday objects
• Capture textures
• Create a photo collage of color and pattern shots

• Learn how to take action photos (jumping, spinning, blowing bubbles)
• Understand shutter timing (with help if on digital cameras)

• Take pictures that show a beginning, middle, and end
• Add titles or captions to complete their visual story

• Go on a photo walk outside (school garden or park)
• Capture plants, bugs, sky, and close-ups in nature
• Build a mini photo journal of the experience