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Superhero Cape

Everyone has strengths that can be superpowers. Students will explore theirs and portray themselves in a superhero cape.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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Steps

  • Step 1

    Everyone can be a superhero. We all have innate or developed strengths and tendencies that can be considered a superpower, even if we might not yet realize it. Self-awareness can impel us to tap into these positive traits and help us develop superpowers. Have students think about strengths they have. Perhaps they're really good at sensing someone's mood and knowing the right thing to say. Or maybe they have the "magic touch" that can calm their younger sibling. Or maybe they're an amazing performer who delights audiences in school plays.

  • Step 2

    Ask students to draw a picture of themselves wearing a cape and engaged in their superpower. It could be something physical like performing a dance move or hugging someone who's sad, or something less tangible like reading a book with a concentrated focus.

  • Step 3

    Have students present their superhero art to the class and discuss the superpower they depicted.

Standards

SEL: Self-Awareness: Recognize one’s strengths, emotions, and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose.

SEL: Self-Awareness: Understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.

Adaptations

Have students learn about Mia Armstrong, a girl born with Down syndrome who wrote a book ("I Am a Masterpiece!") about how this condition is her superpower. Ask them to discuss how seeing the world differently can provide an advantage. How can our differences create a diverse and vibrant community?

Superman is a popular superhero in comic books, television shows, movies and more. Have students investigate his origin in the late 1930s and how his creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were compelled by increasing persecution and unrest in Europe to create someone to stand up for and help the downtrodden.