A simple printout worksheet for a cover lesson.
Students are given a faint template of a superhero and asked to design their own superhero. Students will also need to draw out an emblem/logo for their hero, list their abilities and weaknesses and write a brief story explaining how their superhero gained their abilities.
The resource contains both male and female superheroes. A perfect quick printout for a emergency cover lesson.
A creative writing unit suitable for High School, Middle School and Elementary/Primary level pupils based on the idea of superheroes. This is a detailed resource containing a range of writing activities: short story, informative, biography and comic strip. Contains a huge number of resources and detailed lesson plans for **16 lessons**. Also included are a selection of detailed, engaging powerpoint lesson presentations - but I suggest you also use clips of your favourite superheroes to highlight points, especially explaining character motivation etc.
With superhero movies continuing to take the box office by storm now's the perfect time to capture the interest of your students with a superhero themed creative writing resource. After all, who doesn't love a superhero? Pay homage to the legend that was Stan Lee by teaching your students all about the world of superheroes that he loved. With Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, Eternals, Black Widow and loads more all hitting cinema screens this year, comic book fever is gripping the world. Use this full stocked lesson pack to heat up your classroom. Although it might seem strange to ditch Dickens for Marvel or Shakespeare for DC, there's more to these popular publications than meets the eye. Comic books and superhero films explore the culture of our time, just as great novelists delved into the social issues of theirs.
**These resources have been recommended by TES several times over the years! They were even used as the basis of a competition in Irish schools.**
https://www.tes.com/news/tes-archive/tes-publication/english-resource-week-zap-pow-comic-book-classes
"The country that gave us Spider-Man, Batman and the Incredible Hulk is still obsessed with superheroes - particularly in the classroom. One of the nation's favourite resources is this series of PowerPoints and worksheets designed to help pupils understand the genre while developing their own storytelling skills. Pupils analyse film clips and comic books, develop character profiles by creating [top value] cards and design a map of a fantasy city for a superhero to live in. They then create their own superhero, write their biography and develop a short story on the theme "The day I discovered I had superpowers"." Victoria Grace Walden - TES article
*UPDATED* All new lesson plans looking at disability, body image, gender and ethnicity with regards to superheroes. Perfect material for tackling sensitive subject areas by using the medium of comics and superheroes to get students to critically engage with PSHE and reflect upon their own lives.
A writing resource for KS1 and KS2 children aimed at encouraging reluctant writers to use powerful adjectives to create descriptive sentences using superheroes and villains as stimuli.
The resource comes with a total of 8 heroes, 4 villains and 1 create your own hero template.
Heroes included: Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Thor, Miles Morales, Black Panther, Captain America, Black Widow and Iron-Man
Villains included: Rhino, Dr Octavius, Thanos and Green Goblin
‘Create your own hero’ template included
Social story for primary school aged children. This story focuses on superhero play in the plaground. It teaches children how to play their superhero games in safe way without hurting others.
What is a Social Story?
A Social Story is a carefully crafted, personalized narrative designed to help children understand and navigate various social situations and emotions. Each story provides clear, straightforward explanations about what to expect in a particular scenario, such as starting a new school year, making new friends, or dealing with feelings of frustration or excitement.
Why Use Social Stories?
Social stories are powerful tools for teaching social skills and emotional understanding to primary school-aged children. Here’s how they can benefit your classroom or home:
Enhances Understanding: Social stories use simple language and relatable scenarios to help children comprehend social cues, rules, and expectations, making abstract concepts more concrete.
Builds Confidence: By preparing children for different social situations, social stories empower them to navigate new experiences with confidence and ease.
Encourages Positive Behavior: With clear examples of appropriate behavior and positive reinforcement, social stories promote good decision-making and encourage children to act thoughtfully and respectfully.
Supports Emotional Regulation: These stories help children recognize and manage their emotions by providing strategies and coping mechanisms for handling various feelings and reactions.
Inclusive and Adaptable: Social stories are perfect for children of all abilities, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other social-emotional challenges, as they can be easily tailored to meet individual needs.
Make Social Learning Fun and Effective
Our collection of social stories is designed to be simple for the child to understand. We suggest printing them and reading them repeatedly with the child. Each story is a step towards fostering a more understanding, empathetic, and socially capable child.
Explore our range of social stories today and see the difference they can make in your students’ social and emotional development!
A collection of 3 lessons looking at the Science of Superheroes and students designing their own superhero. Used with year 7 students, but could be used for the rest of KS3 and higher up KS2. All worksheets are included within the PowerPoint (as hidden slides, that just need printing off).
Lesson 1:
Starter-listing superheroes and thinking how we can group/classify them.
Activity- look at origins of powers, types of powers and features to think about in designing a costune. Introduce task of designing a superhero, start some rough planning work.
Plenary- thinking how magnetic powers might be useful in day to day life.
Lesson 2:
Starter- true or false activity about real life 'superpowers'.
Activity- designing superhero, thinking about powers and origin of powers.
Plenary- what does groot need to grow/survive.
Lesson 3:
Starter- peer assess each other work around the classroom using post it notes, then making some improvements.
Activity- A story/cartoon strip about an accident in the lab where their superhero is first on the scene.
Plenary- answer the questions before magneto pulls the objects to him (questions could be changed to cover topics done recently).
Superheroes | Colourful Semantics & Blank’s Levels | Speech and Language | Ready to Print
DESCRIPTION
Ready-to-print superheroes speech and language pack for EHCP and SEN pupils. Colourful semantics cards and Blank’s Levels questions in 5 picture scenes.
SCENES INCLUDED
• Helping the cat
• Stopping the villain
• Clearing the path
• In the superhero workshop
• Flying over the village
A highly motivating theme for reluctant talkers. The superheroes help animals, clear paths, work together and deliver parcels, so the Level 4 questions open up conversations about kindness, teamwork and helping others.
WHY THIS RESOURCE?
Many children with speech, language and communication needs, and many pupils with EHCPs, have targets linked to colourful semantics or Blank’s Levels of questioning. This pack was created to give you a ready-made way to work on both, helping children develop their language and understand how sentences are built. It can be used as a speech and language intervention, within the classroom, or sent home for parents to use with their child.
WAYS TO USE IT
• As a speech and language intervention, 1:1 or in small groups
• In class as morning work or an early morning task
• As a short daily language session to keep targets going little and often
• As a home learning pack to send home, so parents can practise the same skills with their child
WHAT’S INCLUDED (11-page PDF)
For each of the 5 scenes:
• A full-page, realistic picture to look at and talk about together
• 12 questions across Blank’s Levels 1 to 4, so you can start where the child is secure and build up
• A choose-and-build page with colour-coded picture cards (WHO? DOING? WHAT? WHERE?)
• A sentence strip to build sentences onto
THE FOUR LEVELS OF QUESTIONING
• Level 1, Naming and finding: “Find the…” “Show me the…”
• Level 2, Describing: “What is the superhero carrying?” “Where is the cat sitting?”
• Level 3, Thinking and predicting: “What might happen next?”
• Level 4, Reasoning: “Why might the superheroes work together?” “How can we show kindness?”
COLOURFUL SEMANTICS COLOURS
Uses the standard colour coding: orange (who), yellow (doing), green (what), blue (where). This makes it easy to use alongside other colourful semantics resources already in your setting.
HOW TO USE
Look at the scene together and talk about what you can see.
Ask the Level 1 questions first, then move up the levels as the child is ready.
Turn to the choose-and-build page and pick a card from each colour.
Place the cards on the sentence strip and say the sentence together.
Extend by swapping one card at a time to make new sentences.
IDEAS FOR DIFFERENTIATION
• Start with just WHO and DOING cards for 2-part sentences, then add WHAT and WHERE.
• Offer a choice of two cards rather than the full set.
• For confident children, ask them to say the sentence without the cards, or to write it.
• Use the Level 4 questions for group discussion.
Set of 32 superhero cards with their genotypes so that your class can predict superhero baby traits. Great way to demonstrate inheritance, alleles, homozygous, heterozygous, punnet squares etc.
Includes 4 different sheets of pictures on superhero speech bubbles to write the matching words (focusing on CVC and phase 2 sounds).
Great for use with any superhero theme.
Downloads as PDFs.
The first PowerPoint in a series to help students explore the idea of superheroes, and the comic genre. This PP asks students to explore what makes a superhero so super.
An extensive introduction into comics and superheroes, showcasing its history and origin in the Victorian era. There is opportunity to discuss the full historical context, supported with videos. Marvel and DC Comics are referenced, with opportunities to explore the origins of the space-race and its impact on the comic book. The recent explosion and fashion of superheroes is placed in a modern context too. There are suggested activities, building a character, their strengths and weaknesses, as well as, a homework.
Children often fantasise about becoming a superhero or creating their own comic book hero. This is their chance to use their imagination and bring their character to life! They can use this activity sheet to design a costume and draw their superpowers in action.
Superhero Brag Bracelets, Superhero Resources, Superhero Rewards, Superhero Theme
Brag Bracelets are a great way to celebrate the students in your class. Using these brag bracelets help to raise children’s self-esteem and foster an environment of positive reinforcement in your classroom.
In addition, these brag bracelets are a quick and effective way to send a positive note home.
Simply print, cut out and secure around the wrist.
This listing includes 16 pages with bracelets suitable for girls and boys. Messages on these brag bracelets include:
I am responsible
I am a hard worker
I am a good sport
I am kind
I am a playground hero
I had an awesome day
I am helpful
I am brave
Superhero Brain Breaks, Superhero Theme, Superhero Activity, Superheroes, Brain Break Lollipops
Use these 30 Brain Breaks with your Superheroes between activities, as breaks in the middle of an activity, as motivators, for team-building activities and more.
Each Brain Break is made up of two circles - the front has the title and the back has instructions on what to do.
To assemble print out the A4 sheets, cut out the circles and then stick back to back with a lollipop stick sandwiched between the two circles. The front should show the title of the Brain Break and the back, the corresponding instructions. Makes 30 Brain Break Lollipops
I’ve also included a PowerPoint file for you to edit and create your own.
When the Brain Break Lollipops are made up, place in a container in your classroom so that they are handy when you need a Brain Break.
Enjoy!
MissPepperPot x
A powerpoint introducing monologues to the students. This follows on from previous work on Superheroes, and asks them to create a monologue as their superhero persona.
Cheaper and more affordable than a posh cocktail or craft ale on a night out (because we all know how much of our own money we spend on our class already!) :)
‘Superheroes!’ is one of a series of outstanding assemblies created for primary school children, which includes full script songs and prayers with a part for every child. This assembly is ready to go!
‘Superheroes’ links with many areas of the National Curriculum, including the: English, Music, Drama, History and PSHE spheres, with a theme that is rooted in upstanding values and is relevant to the children’s everyday lives and interests - including a healthy ‘self-esteem’ injection for all! This assembly is all about recognising the ‘superhero’ in you, giving each child the chance to shine by stating their own unique ‘superhero’ power - from amazing reading skill or artistic genius to the sports star or reliable friend. This assembly also teaches to spot the ‘superhero’ in others and to be thankful for those who support and save us in a hundred little ways every day.
There is a part for every child - whether acting, singing, dancing or leading a prayer!
Plans created by an Ofsted Good - Outstanding primary school teacher - History and Drama coordinator with over ten years of experience. These outstanding assemblies have consistently engage and excited all 30 performers in class… and have even got the adults in the audience up on their feet!
I have created a word bank to support children in creating their own superheros. This resource can be printed off and laminated. If you want to see how I used this resource you can follow the link below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlfSP1geUA/?igshid=6rhs0znypc6u
A bundle of work loosely themed around superheroes. You can easily adapt the wording an images to suit the interests of your students. covers creative writing, persuasive writing and using speech.