Superworm

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Never fear, Superworm’s here! He can fish Spider out of a well, and rescue Toad from a busy road. But who will come to Superworm’s rescue, when he’s captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard? Luckily, all of Superworm’s insect friends have a cunning plan…

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

English

• Make your own story about a different animal that becomes a superhero.
• Use the book to create a collection of rhyming words and phrases. Could you use these to create your own rhyming story?
• Make a list of words and phrases that are used to describe Superworm. Can you compare these to other descriptions of superhero characters?
• Write a newspaper report about one of the times when a Superhero comes to the rescue.
• Write a diary entry from the point of view of Superworm.
• Think of some questions that you might like to ask Superworm. How might he respond?
• How many different ways is Superworm used in the story? Can you make a new page in which Superworm helps a different animal?
• Write character profiles about Superworm and Wizard Lizard.

Maths

• Make a graph to show the number of each creature shown in the illustrations.
• Can you sort the creatures into different groups?

Science

• Choose one of the creatures from the story. Can you write a report about it?
• Create a food chain that includes some of the animals in the story.

Computing

• Create an animation about a superhero.
• Create a Superworm comic strip using publishing software.
• Could you program a Superworm game?

Art

• Design a superhero costume for Superworm to wear.
• Find out about the illustrator of the story. What other books has he illustrated? Which materials does he like to use? What questions would you like to ask him?

Music

• Compose a tune to accompany the Superworm chant that appears throughout the story.