Superheroes, September 8th and 9th, 2011

Prior to storytime we dressed up as super heroes. We had a librarian walk into the room and tell the kids that she couldn’t find the storyteller, at which time she turned on the superhero music, a “Help” sign, and had the children all scream “Help!”  We flew into the room right on cue!

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Just a Daydream by Mercer Mayer.

Rhyme: The Superhero Rhyme by Paul, Patrick, and Deanna.

Superhero, Superhero, jump up quick.

Superhero, Superhero, give a kick.

Superhero, Superhero, fly around.

Superhero, Superhero, touch the ground.

Superhero, Superhero, reach up high.

Superhero, Superhero, wink one eye.

Superhero, Superhero, smash a wall.

Superhero, Superhero, try not to fall.

Superhero, Superhero, run real fast.

Superhero, Superhero, done at last.

Book: My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long

Jokes: We used puppets to tell several superhero jokes.

Activity: Superhero exercise!  In order to fight crime (and fit into that tight

suit) a superhero has to be in peak physical shape. We had the children do a few exercises such as running in place, jumping jacks, push-ups, sitting down/standing up, stretching, touching their toes, flying, and working out their ears (in order to hear when someone calls for help.) While we exercised we listened to the song, Mighty Mouse from the cd Toon Tunes: Action Packed Anthems.

Book: Super Sam! By Lori Ries; illustrated by Sue Rama.

Poem: Twistable, Turnable Man from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the

Attic.

Book: It’s Super Mouse! by Phyllis Root; illustrated by James Croft and found in the book, Mouse Has Fun. We made magnetic cut-outs that go along with the story which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard, in place of the actual book.

Book: Superhero Me! by Karen Katz. Prior to reading our final story we had the children become real super heroes by passing out capes.  We then had them think about what their superpowers might be.

Final Activity: Superhero dress-up and flight!  We used an overhead transparency which said, “Help!” and projected it onto the wall. Just then a librarian ran into the room pleading for help – her purse containing all sorts of jewels and cash had been stolen.  We flew over to one of our reading rooms, the Crystal Cave, where we found the purse and successfully returned it to her. Unfortunately, the jewel thieves got away.  It was still a lot of fun though.