English Reception Summer Descriptive Writing

1. What is a Superhero?
2. Everyday Superheroes
3. Everyday Superpowers
4. Describe a Superhero

1. To the rescue...
2. Guided reading
3. My superpower
4. Superhero descriptions

1. Superhero school
2. Small world rescues
3. Look the part!
4. Imagine...

1. Share and enjoy Eliot: Midnight Superhero. What makes Eliot a midnight superhero? When is midnight?
2. Share and enjoy My Mum is a Supermum. Why does Milo think his mum might be a supermum? What superpower does he think she has? Do children have any suspicions that they have a ‘super’ relative at home?!
3. Reread My Mum is a Supermum. Look at the two illustrations, comparing the features of a mum and a supermum. Could we create a picture of a superkid/child? Draw a sketch, adding features with children’s input, e.g. ‘Invisibility jumper, X-ray glasses, turbo trainers’ etc. What superpowers might this hero have?
4. Discuss a time when children were helpful or solved a problem for someone else. Why did they need help? How could they tell the person needed help? What did they do? What superpower did they use? (being quick, kind, helpful, funny) How does it feel to help someone else, or to be helped?
5. Reread a favourite superhero book from the week, or read Supertato in preparation for next week.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: We are All Superheroes (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Rehearse and chant during week, waiting to go to lunch, to focus on carpet, for fun! Develop performance and add actions.

Group Reader: Superheros - All Sorts
A quite superb book which points out that there are many types of superhero – human and otherwise! All children (and adults) will love the illustrations which can make us laugh out loud. This text is perfect for beginning readers.

Essential Texts
Superheroes – All Sorts (Hamilton Group Reader)
Eliot: Midnight Superhero by Anne Cottringer

Websites
Superheroes - All Sorts Group Reader from Hamilton Trust
Superhero quick trick from bbc.co.uk

Resources
A selection of toys to be rescued
Superhero role play equipment
Slime, ice and foam
Playdough
Decorative art materials

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 (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). 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
Superhero ABC by Bob McCleod
Supertato by Sue Hendra

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