Children in Reception at Rosendale Primary School and Children's Centre in Lambeth flew superhero play to new heights with a two-week project culminating in a short film.
In the first week, children read the story Superkid by Claire Freedman and discussed superheroes they already knew, making profiles for each one. Teachers then introduced lesser-known superheroes and encouraged children to start creating their own characters and profiles. Children created costumes for their new alter egos and learned a song and dance on a superhero theme.
Class teacher Meadhbh Hassett says that taking two weeks for the project was vital to develop confidence in the children across all the skills involved. 'We really broke it down day by day, so by the second week they were all very familiar with it as a topic,' she explains. 'They'd had so much scaffolding put in place in the first week that doing writing or role play wasn't intimidating any more. We deliberately didn't start filming until towards the end to make sure they were in their superhero prime.'
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