Supertato

Meet Supertato! He’s always there for you when the chips are down. He’s the superhero with eyes everywhere – and he’s about to meet his arch-nemesis.

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

There are a number of stories that feature Supertato. Could you create a new book about him?
Create a prequel that explains Supertato’s ‘origin story’. Where did he come from?
The story begins with the sentence, ‘Some vegetables are frozen for a very good reason’. Use this as the opening for your own story.
Retell the story from the point of view of Supertato or the evil pea.
Turn the story into a playscript and perform this to an audience.
Write a newspaper report about the incidents that took place at the supermarket.
Create a character profile for Supertato. What special powers does he have? What is his personality like?

Find out the prices of items at your local supermarket and use these to create your own word problems.

Design a game in which Supertato has to catch the evil pea.
Design a poster to promote a Supertato movie.
Make some paper cutouts of the characters and use these to create a stop-motion animation based on the story.
Make your own short film using these characters, using this example for inspiration:

Can you design your own superhero character that is based on a different type of fruit or vegetable (or an animal)?
Create your own comic strip about a new adventure for Supertato.
Design a new sidekick for Supertato.
Design a vehicle that Supertato can use to travel around the aisles in the supermarket.

Draw a plan view of the supermarket and identify the different locations mentioned in the story.

Create a playground game in which a Supertato character has to capture runaway peas.