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Lead in
Read the story of Superworm to your child. Can they remember some of the useful things Superworm became during the story?
Look at the double page where Superworm becomes lots of different things such as a swing and a crane. Explain that we have days where certain people or events are celebrated – can your child think of any examples? Discuss what kind of things are done to celebrate events.
How do we to celebrate a person on their birthday? Suggest that today could be ‘Superworm Day’ and you are going to celebrate some of the wonderful things that Superworm became in the story with some fun activities.
Activities
Superworm belts and hats: Help your child to draw a Superworm outline on a large piece of paper or lightweight card (or stick several smaller sheets together). Supervise your child as they cut out and decorate by gluing on tissue paper or kitchen roll torn into strips. Children can draw on eyes to bring their Superworms to life – then try wrapping the Superworm around your child’s waist or head to create a belt or hat.
Superworm treasure finding: Whilst wearing their Superworm hat or belt, your child can take on the character of Superworm and dig for treasure. This treasure could be hidden inside or outside The treasure could be metal spoons, paper clips and you could bury other items such as bottle tops, corks and sweetie wrappers to spark discussions about whether each item is considered to be ‘treasure’ as your child uncovers them.
Superworm fishing: Encourage your child to draw pictures of some creatures in the book, or they may wish to colour in the outline of a butterfly on this Resource Sheet. They could use collage materials or crumpled tissue paper to create textured wings. Use a piece of string to create a Superworm fishing rod. Cut out either the butterfly collage, or one of your child’s own creature drawings, and attach to the piece of string. Hang it up in your learning area as a decoration that shows Superworm’s fishing rod rescues.
Superworm Chant: Help your child learn and sing the Superworm chant. They may wish to create their own mask to become their favourite creature from the story – a toad, beetle, bee, snails, slugs, ant, earwig, or of course Superworm himself. They could make-up actions to go with the descriptions ‘super-long’, ‘super-strong’, ‘wiggle’ and ‘squirm’ and you could video their performance to send to friends and relatives.