Super Otters...

 Let me tell you all about our spontaneous Super Hero/Otter day!

Yesterday William saw me move a large plastic bag from my cupboard. Being very inquisitive he asked me what was inside it. I explained that Tully and Finlay’s Mummy had very kindly donated lots of old fabric to our FS2 classes.

He didn’t let me pass without sneaking a look and couldn’t resist a feel of the different materials. Soon enough they were all tipped onto the floor and William was making himself and his friends laugh by putting an old pink sleeve on his head and declaring that he was ‘’Super Boy!’’

 Well, the mention of superheroes had everyone’s attention and soon enough there were children all over the fabric thinking of ways to attach capes. Paper clips worked very well, as found out by Jack.

 

My Easter activity soon went out of the window, as the scissor skills they were going to practice by cutting Easter shapes had been replaced by the much more engaging and complicated task of cutting eye holes in masks and creating Super hero badges and ‘’Power belts.’’

Joining materials were sourced from the junk modelling table and we soon had all kinds of creative ways to attach Super Hero paraphernalia. Hole punches and treasury tags were used to create a ‘’Power cuff’’ that slid over a wrist. Problems kept appearing, thinking of ways to keep a paper belt up proved incredibly complicated. We eventually agreed that stapling to our school jumpers was not the best idea. Super Boy did take a lot of convincing!

All the while, Wyatt had found the Avengers pencil case and pen and had decided that it was pertinent to take a Super Hero register. The sound of ‘’Good Morning Super….’’ was heard over the top of ‘’Whizz, zooms and Kapows.’’

Tyler had heard the commotion, and seen the zippy flashes of capes flying past Foxes class and wanted to join in the fun. He quickly made a costume and zoomed outside…where he plotted ways to ‘save’ the bewildered FS1 children.

 Zoe made a Super Hero unicorn to ride on and Erin and Rowan rode around the playground on their ‘’Superbikes’’ with their capes billowing out behind them. (They were very safe superheroes and made sure that they stopped at the zebra crossing.)

  

In the classroom there was a very serious discussion happening between three superheroes as to how to build the tallest marble run.

Super Boy was showing me his superhero ‘’stunts’’ in the corridor.

The Superhero frenzy lasted all day, a glance into Otters class would have shown you a very busy horde of Superheroes all making belts, badges, headbands and capes.

The skills I had wanted to teach today had all been covered but in a completely child directed way. I couldn’t have planned for the engagement today. Thank you to Tully and Finlay’s Mummy for the spark that started it all!