edte.ch » display http://edte.ch/blog Inspire Connect Engage Create Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Blue Kryptonite and our Superhero Display http://edte.ch/blog/2010/01/13/blue-kryptonite-and-our-superhero-display/ http://edte.ch/blog/2010/01/13/blue-kryptonite-and-our-superhero-display/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:56:37 +0000 tbarrett http://edte.ch/blog/?p=723 Angie is the teaching assistant who works with us in Year 5 – she is a star! Together we came up with the idea to do a skyscraper city scene for the backing of our Superheroes display. So far this long board has been a giant underwater scene and then a running track.

Today we re-introduced (after a little snow break) our Superheroes topic. The classes had some time working with the Head of Drama from the local secondary school, who came and did a short PSHE/Drama session with them. We spent some time learning about Superman, surely the ultimate superhero. I found out something that I didn’t know – there are lots of different types of Kryptonite, and they all have different effects on Superman.

“His only weakness is a radioactive rock from his home planet, called “kryptonite.” It makes him sick and weak. His enemies use it to hurt him. Blue Kryptonite makes people able to control him using hypnosis, green slowly kills him, black makes him evil, and red has many different effects on him (each piece of red kyrptonite affects him differently). There is also gold, white, and jewel kryptonite.”

You learn something everyday, and it is great that the children told me all about this – I love learning with them.

Anyway who do you think is the ultimate superhero?

(The text was taken from Simple Wikipedia which is a great alternative for kids.)

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Make sure you get a look at the laptop screens to see what the children are up to, what can you spot?

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