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For the past two months I have been caring for my youngest grandchild who is now three years old...and a big super hero fan.
In fact, he has been wearing one of his super hero costumes everyday since September!
As soon as he gets home from Preschool, his costume goes on!
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| 3-yr old "super hero"! |
This 3-year old's intense interest in Super Heroes has inspired me to create some Montessori-style Activities to enhance learning in many of the curriculum areas of the traditional Montessori pedagogy. Since the authentic Montessori scheme is reality-based, I had not actually developed this type of "curriculum" during my years in the Preschool classroom.
However, I have found that there are these lovely teachable moments at home when "super hero kids" can enjoy my Montessori-style Activities and my little grandchild has had lots of fun with these while learning, too!
PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS
His favorite costumes are "Spiderman" and "Superman." Eventually, he combined the favorite parts of each of these and so he becomes "Super Spiderman!" That way he gets to wear a cape AND a mask.
Getting Dressed
Getting into the costume involves several steps that must be followed in a sequence. For example, the suit must go on before the belt and the cape can be put on.
Also, the gloves were very frustrating in the beginning! This very independent little one didn't like to have to wait for an adult to help him place his fingers in the correct parts of the gloves. Within three weeks, he had figured out how to put his own "Spider gloves" on!
This was a "Super Hero accomplishment" that he has been so proud of achieving. And, what a wonderful example of gaining Practical Life skills in dressing himself!
You can create an inspiring little booklet or set of cards with the following freebie Activity Pack featuring photos of DIY super hero costumes for girls and boys!
(for your book corner)
This new Activity Pack at my Subscribers Freebie Collection includes photos of people (and an animal!) dressed in a variety of DIY super hero costumes. You can print them on heavy card stock and put them together to create a book for your reading corner.
Is there a "Sensitive Period" for Super Heroes?
I am beginning to think so! With my grandson's "Sensitive Period for Super Heroes", I got inspired to create this Montessori-style "Parts of..." set of activities that are now part of my Subscribers Freebie Collection!
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
Pre-reading, Reading, & Writing
These Activity Packs include templates for you to create:
~ 3-part cards for the costume of both Super Woman and for Super Man
~ Templates for the child to make "Parts of..." Booklets to go along with the 3-Part Cards Sets
You can learn more about how to use Montessori 3-Part Cards at this link: Montessori 3-Part Cards Rationale
This Activity Pack includes templates for you to create an individualized Matching Activity:
~ Templates of 26 "Super Hero" capital letters
~ Templates of 26 line drawing pictures of objects with beginning sounds that correlate with the phonetic sound of each letter of the alphabet ("x" is represented by a picture of a "box", since there are no words in the English language that begin with the phonetic sound of "x")
LARGE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: MOVEMENT
This Activity Pack includes templates for you to create a set of Montessori-style Command Cards:
~ Templates of ten pictures of "Spiderman" in various action poses for the child/ren to enact
****There is a fun EXTENSION included for this activity, too!
ARTS/CRAFTS and DRAMA
This Activity Pack includes templates for you and the child/ren to create a Super Man and/or Super Woman stick puppet
~ Templates of Super man and Super woman in both color and also color-in outlined drawings that can be printed off on heavy card stock and made into stick puppets or ornaments to hang
My grandchild and I made these puppets and then we acted out some "rescue stories." Adding music makes it even more fun!(see suggestions below)
We also hung some of these on our Christmas Tree!
MUSIC
My little grandchild likes to pretend he is a super hero when he is wearing his costume.
He creates elaborate and very active scenarios both indoors and outside.
I've added some music to his drama play and here are a few songs I found on Amazon:
I invite you to download these wonderful new resources at my Subscribers Freebie Collection!
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