Superheroes - All sorts...Look for pairs of words in Superheroes – All Sorts that are opposites.o Look at the words in the two columns at the top of Opposites.o Read each word. Draw

Superheroes - All sortsStory by Ruth Merttens

Illustrated by Anne Holm Petersen

Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes....

There are big superheroes...

... and small superheroes. There are boy superheroes....

...and girl superheroes. There are fat superheroes....

... and skinny superheroes.

There are long superheroes.... ... and short superheroes.

There are mummy superheroes.... ... and daddy superheroes.

There are nana superheroes.... ... and granddad superheroes.

There are teacher superheroes... ... and nurse superheroes.

There are plumber superheroes... ... and computer superheroes.

There are town superheroes.... ... and country superheroes.

There are superheroes at the beach....

... and superheroes at the park.

There are even bedtime superheroes....

... and morning superheroes.

There are night-time superheroes....

BUT Do you know what?

YOU are the best superhero of all!

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Sounds and letters/c/ as c, /t/ as t, /a/ as a/d/ as d, /g/ as g, /o/ as o/m/ as m, /n/ as n/i/ as i, /s/ as s and ss/u/ as u, /r/ as r /h/ as h, /l/ as l and ll/e/ as e, /b/ as b/f/ as f and ff, /sh/ as sh/p/ as p, /c/ as k and ck /ee/ as y, /p/ as pp (+ mm, dd, rr, nn)/ee/ as ee, ea, e/w/ as w and wh*, /ch/ as ch /th/ as th, /ng/ as ng /tthh/ as th, /v/ as v and ve/oo/ as oo, u and oul/j/ as j, /ar/ as ar and a* /ou/ as ou, ow and ough/or/ as or, ore, aw and a /ay/ as ay, a-e, ai/ie/ as y, ie, i-e, i and igh/cw/ as qu/, /cs/ as x, /y/ as y/oa/ as ow, o, oa, oe and o-e /ooh/ as oo, ew, o/z/ as z, zz and s, /g/ as, gu and gh/er/ as er, ur, ir, ear and or/s/ as c, se and ce/j/ as g, ge and dge/l/ as le + tt, gg, bb/ue/ as ew, u-e and u/ch/ as tch, /oy/ as oi, oy

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What to do today

1. Story time Read the poem My Mother is a Superhero by Pie Corbett. o Talk about any words you don’t understand. o Can you suggest other words for these that mean the same thing?

2. Answer questions about what you’ve read Look at the set of My Mother is a Superhero Questions. o Carefully read each question in turn and give your answers. o Take the first of today’s Superhero Challenges and write your answers

out in your best handwriting in the spaces provided. 3. Write a poem similar to one you have read Decide who in your family is a bit of a superhero! o Follow the instructions to write your very own Superhero poem. o Use the poem paper provided. o Take the Superhero Challenge: can you write the same number of

lines as in Pie Corbett’s poem? Well done if you can! Now try this Fun-Time Extra

• On My superhero’s costume would be..., design a costume for your family superhero.

• Write some sentences about it: It has a mask so that they can...

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My Mother is a Superhero!

My mother is a superhero because she can – clean a house at the snap of her fingers, fly to the moon and back in the blink of an eye, extinguish a fire with her icy breath, see into the mind of a robber, foretell any disaster, avoid a collision with the power of thought, turn back the snow and warm up icy paths, rescue a drowning man without a second thought, create joy where gloom has taken grip and even halt a war before it has begun, all without moving from the sofa.

Pie Corbett



My Mother is a Superhero Questions

When the poem says that the mum can clean the house at the snap of her fingers, does that mean she can do it very quickly or very slowly? _______________________________________________________________________ What can the mum do with her icy breath?

_______________________________________________________________________ What sort of disaster in the house do you think the mum could foretell? (Foretell means knowing it was going to happen before it actually did.) _______________________________________________________________________ If you could see into the mind of a robber what sort of thing might they be thinking of? _______________________________________________________________________ Suggest another word that means the same thing as: rescue __________________________

halt ____________________________

Which of all the mum’s superpowers sounds the best? Why do you think that? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________



My _____________________________ is a Superhero!

Follow these instructions to write your very own Superhero poem o On the poem paper below, fill in the title with their name, e.g.

brother: My Brother Is a Superhero.

o Write the first line of your poem, spelling because correctly: My brother is a superhero because he...

o Write your poem, listing the reasons why your brother is a hero:

...makes pizza/ reads to me at night/ is amazing at football/ can blow big bubble gum bubbles/ helps Mum in the garden.

o In at least one of your lines, use the word and to join two ideas

together: makes amazing pizzas and reads to me at night. o Take the Superhero Challenge: can you write the same number of

lines as in Pie Corbett’s poem? Well done if you can!



My _____________________________ is a Superhero!



My superhero’s costume would be...



What to do today

1. Story time Read and enjoy the Hamilton Group Reader, Superheroes – All Sorts by Ruth Merttens and Anne Holm Petersen. 2. Looking at opposites Look for pairs of words in Superheroes – All Sorts that are opposites. o Look at the words in the two columns at the top of Opposites. o Read each word. Draw a line from a word in the left-hand column to

its opposite in the right-hand column. o Now read the words in the second table on Opposites. o Write in an opposite word of your own for each of these words. o Write a sentence contrasting your favourite opposites: A feather is

light but an elephant is heavy. 3. Expressing your opinion Look at the Pictures of the Town and Country Superheroes from the book. o Which would you like to live in, the town or the country? o Think of at least two reasons for your choice and write these on Town

or Country?. Link your ideas with a conjunction. Now try this Fun-Time Extra

• On Map, draw a “bird’s eye view” picture of your town, village, road or area, like those in the story.

• Add in a picture of yourself as a superhero. • Label different things on your picture: The swimming pool; The shops I

go to; My friend Ben’s house; Our closest park, etc.




Opposites

and

rough tiny light full huge heavy sad laugh

empty smooth cry happy

asleep

kind

strong

thin

loud



Town and Country Superheroes



Town or Country?

o Would you prefer to live in the town or the country? Think of two reasons. o Write a sentence to explain, linking your two ideas with a conjunction. I would like to live in the country because it is muddier and there are lots of animals there. o Write some more sentences explaining your opinion.



My Map of Where I Live



What to do today

1. Story time Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdKEz6p9Qg&t=2s and listen to the author Kes Gray reading his book Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea. 2. Verbs o Read Super Daisy’s Day. o Now read Hunting for the Verbs. Make sure you remember what a

verb is and how to recognise it. o Highlight the verbs in each sentence in Super Daisy’s Day. o Check with the Answers which are at the end of this document. o Turn each of the verbs on Daisy’s Verbs into the past tense by adding

-ed to them. o Write a superhero sentence using a past tense verb.

3. Comparisons Re-watch the section of the story which make ‘Super Daisy comparisons’ (2:36 to 3.14): Super Daisy is faster than an astro rocket, etc. o Think of a superhero you love and draw them on Comparisons. o Write comparison sentences like Super Daisy’s for your superhero: is

faster than, stronger than, fiercer than, smarter than... o Add some other comparisons of your own, e.g. braver than, kinder

than, tougher than. Now try this Fun-Time Extra

• Create your own made up numbers like Daisy’s gazillionpillionkillion. • Write them down on BIG Numbers!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdKEz6p9Qg&t=2s


Super Daisy’s Day

Daisy filled up her water bottle (with Super lemonade of course!) and

tucked it into her special backpack. She pushed open the door of her house

and climbed over the fence into the garden of her friends, Dylan and Gaby.

They rushed over to meet her. Together, the three children planned what

they were going to do with their day. They decided it was time for a race

across the rooftops between Super Daisy and her arch-enemy, Cabbage

Man! Daisy changed into her Super Daisy costume. She called Cabbage Man

on her phone and arranged the challenge. At 10 o’clock the race started.

Cabbage Man charged ahead and bounced from roof to roof but Super

Daisy leaped over him with a mighty jump and shoved the limp Cabbage to

the ground. The sun had steamed him into a mush! The children celebrated

and glugged down the super lemonade. Hooray for Super Daisy!



Hunting for the Verbs

Verbs are ‘doing’ or ‘feeling’ or ‘being’ words.

Often verbs have one of these in front of them

So now go on a Verb Hunt in Daisy’s day. There are 18 to be found! o Check with the Answers at the bottom of this document.

What two letters do all the verbs end in? -ed. This is because they are in the past tense – describing something that has already happened, in the past.

o Turn each of the verbs on Daisy’s Verbs below into the past tense by

adding -ed to them. The last two are a bit different. In the past tense for these verbs you don’t just add -ed. What are they in the past tense?

o Write a superhero sentence using one of the past tense verbs you have written: Daisy soared over the massive wall. Challenge: try doing the same for some of the other past tense verbs you have written.

filled glugged believed wondered

She He We I They You

The name of a person, animal or thing



Daisy’s Verbs

Uh oh! Daisy is cross because her verbs are not in the past tense.

Help her by rewriting her verbs in the past tense.

lift

kick

soar

chuck

shout

run

think



Comparisons

faster ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ stronger ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ fiercer ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ smarter

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



BIG Numbers



Super Daisy’s Day – the answers!

Daisy filled up her water bottle (with Super lemonade!) and tucked it into

her special backpack. She pushed open the door of her house and climbed

over the fence into the garden of her friends, Dylan and Gaby. They rushed

over to meet her. Together, the three children planned what they were

going to do with their day. They decided it was time for a race across the

rooftops between Super Daisy and her arch-enemy, Cabbage Man! Daisy

changed into her Super Daisy costume. She called Cabbage Man on her

phone and arranged the challenge. At 10 o’clock the race started. Cabbage

Man charged ahead and bounced from roof to roof but Super Daisy leaped

over him with a mighty jump and shoved the limp Cabbage to the ground.

The sun had steamed him into a mush! The children celebrated and glugged

down the super lemonade. Hooray for Super Daisy!



What to do today

1. Story time Re-open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdKEz6p9Qg&t=2s and listen again to Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea.

2. Spelling Draw and write the names of six vegetables you know on My Vegetables. o Put a star next to one vegetable that you really don’t like! o Write a sentence at the bottom of the page explaining which is your

favourite vegetable. 3. Story planning Tomorrow you are going to draw and write your own short Super Daisy comic. Today you will plan your comic. o Use the Planning to write a comic sheet below and follow the

instructions. o Now use the special Planner and complete it.

Now try this Fun-Time Extra

• On Ugghh – Gross!, write down some nasty menu combinations for your story vegetable: hot chocolate with cabbage; cabbage in ice cream; cabbage flapjacks, etc.

• Draw one of these not very nice foods!





My Vegetables

___________________________________________________________________________________________





Planning to write a comic! Tomorrow you are going to draw and write your own short Super Daisy

comic.

Today you will plan your comic.

o On the Planner, write down your super character’s name and the name of the vegetable planet that is threatening the Earth, e.g. Planet Cabbage.

o What does your superhero say? Oh no! Planet Cabbage is zooming towards Earth!

o Decide what two things your superhero uses to fight the vegetables. What does your super character say? I’m going to use my super strength and my super bin to defeat Planet Cabbage.

o Decide what your super character says to the veggie planet and what the veggie planet says back. Got you, Planet Cabbage! / Oh no, my plans are ruined!



My Comic Planner

1. My superhero’s name is: _____________________________ My Vegetable Planet’s name is: _____________________________ This is what the superhero says to their friends when they see the Planet: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

2. The weapons or skills my superhero uses to fight the Vegetable Planet are: 1. __________________________ 2. __________________________ The superhero says to the planet: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ The planet replies: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

3. This is how my superhero defeats the planet: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ My superhero says:

____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

The planet says: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________



Ugghh - Gross!



What to do today

1. Story time Go back to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdKEz6p9Qg&t=2s and watch Super Daisy for the last time. o Pause the story at 2:58, Super daisy is smarter than a space alien from

Planet Brainbox. o Who says, ‘How many ps in Planet Pea?’ Daisy does. o What is the alien’s answer? We know who says what because of the

speech bubbles. 2. Comic story writing You are going to draw and write your comic today on a comic page. o First create your very own comic page using Making a Simple Comic

Page. o Then follow the instructions in Writing your own comic story to create

a fantastic adventure of your own. 3. Reading aloud Show off your finished comic to your family. Read it aloud to them. Say the speech bubbles with a different voice for each speaker. o How would each one speak – bravely, crossly, cheerfully?

Now try this Fun-Time Extra

• Copy and send your comic strip to relatives by post or email. You can write a message to go with your comic, explaining what you did.





Writing your own comic story You are going to draw and write your comic today on a Comic Page. Look at the instructions on Making a Simple Comic Page below and follow them to create your very own Comic Page. Now you can get writing… o In the first empty panel, draw your superhero and your planet from

Part 1 of your planner.

o Add a speech bubble and write what the superhero is saying.

o Use your best handwriting and word spacing. Remember to start your sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop.

o Now do the same thing for the next two panels – one for each part of the remaining sections on your planner.

o Use the empty panel to make up your own ending. Maybe you can have Mum saying, ‘Suppertime, everyone! It’s [whatever your vegetable is]!’ and the children groaning, ‘Oh, no!’



Making a Simple Comic Page

1. Find a nice large piece of square or rectangular paper. A big piece of paper is important, as smaller pieces don’t allow enough space for drawings or writing in speech bubbles.

2. Fold the paper in half and then in half again.

3. Unfold the paper so that the creases make four panels or sections.

4. You can use a marker pen to go round the edges of each panel so that they stand out clearly.

5. If you want you can add text boxes in the top left hand corner of each panel for children to write in scene-setting story explanations. It was morning in Super Daisy’s house...


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Superheroes - All sorts...Look for pairs of words in Superheroes – All Sorts that are opposites.o Look at the words in the two columns at the top of Opposites.o Read each word. Draw