Superheroes

1. Superhero dress up
2. Superhero rules
3. Superhero description
4. A superhero of our own!

1. Sound effect words
2. Supertato to the Rescue!
3. Gadgets and gizmos
4. My superhero

1. Superhero swots
2. Design-a-hero
3. Supertato weighing
4. Gadgets and gizmos...

1. Share Superhero ABC enjoying the humour. Discuss the new vocabulary, ‘crooks, felons, duels,’ etc. Pick a superhero. What powerful words can we use to describe them?
2. Reread Superhero ABC. Pick a letter. Can children think of a superhero name which begins with that sound? What would this hero be like? What would they do? (I = Ice girl…).
3. Share Supertato. How can we tell that Supertato is a superhero? What does he do? How does he help?
4. Read a favourite superhero story or comic as suggested by the children. What do they like about this story?

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Five Superheroes
Introduce on Monday. Recite and act out, with 5 children being the superheroes. Rehearse and chant during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.

Essential text
Superworm by Julia Donaldson
Supertato by Sue Hendra

Resources
Fruit and vegetables
Stick-on eyes
Junk for modelling
Weighing scales