Knock Knock Superhero

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Knock, knock! There’s a superhero at the door! Pasta Man has run out of Pasta Power. . . Can our young hero help him get his powers back and defeat evil Madame Chilli, who wants to rule the world with lashings of chilli sauce?

English:

• Read some of the other books in this series*. Which is your favourite? Why?
• Could you create your own counting story in a format similar to this one?
• Look for rhyming words in the book. How many can you find?
• Retell the story from the point of view of Pasta Man.
• Create your own adventure story about Pasta Man.
• In the following video, which was recorded to celebrate World Book Day, Caryl Hart talks about her writing. What questions would you like to ask her?

Maths:

• Create some Maths questions based on the numbers in the story, e.g. if each member of the Glasses Girls team has three pairs of glasses, how many glasses do they have altogether?

Computing:

• Create an animation that retells part of this story.
• Design a game in which Pasta Man has to collect pasta.
• Record a ‘read aloud’ version of this book with music and sound effects. Here is an example:

Design Technology:

• Could you design and make a gadget or a vehicle for a new superhero?
• Design a new secret hideout for a superhero.

Art:

• Design your own superhero.
• Make a comic strip using some of the characters from this story.

Music:

• Compose a theme tune for a movie about Pasta Man!

Geography:

• Create a story map showing the main locations in this book. Label each place to show what happened.