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Today I had the kids come as a superhero. Heros are often ordinary people that can do extraordinary things! Heros can save the day! Heros are people you can look up to and try to be like.
YOU ARE A SUPERHERO!
In conjunction with this theme I introduce NUMBER ZERO! Zero is a hero! 0...0...0! This is the chant we say when learning about Zero in the Number Neighborhood Flip Chart. Review the story from the Flip Chart and talk about how important Zero is.
A creative way to learn the value of ZERO is to play simon says.
Simon says jump 3 times.
Simon says blink 2 times.
Simon says yawn 0 times. ;)
Simon says turn around 4 times.
Simon says flap your arms 0 times. ;)
You get the point. The kids just grin when you ask them to do things ZERO times,
and so do I! (try asking them to clean their room 0 times today, or eat 0 more bites of their least favorite food) We love ZERO the HERO!
In the Number Neighborhood Activity Book the Zero Activity gives instructions on how to draw the very best superhero out there. . .
I have the child use a black crayon or marker for the eyes, noes and mouth. Also color the super hero's clothes and hair with crayons. Now, for the part that REALLY makes it look good. {shhhhh...I'm going to share with YOU my little secret for art portraits today} Use watered down craft paint for the skin, and remind the child not to color the whites of the eye. I water the paint down to 50% water and 50% paint.
Another secret I have...try painting with q-tips. It is a lot easier for the child!
There is a Super Hero inside all of us,
we just need courage to put on the cape!
Thank you to all those SUPERHERO moms and teachers!
To the world you may be just a teacher,
but to your students you are a HERO!
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