Yesterday you had a go at describing a villain from a book, movie or comic.

Today, you will create your own super villain thinking about the following things…

• Villain’s name
• Horrible things they do
• Special clothes, tools or powers
• How they can be defeated

Use this template to write about your super villain. You can be as creative as you like!

Willow Pattern Paper Plate 

Recreate a scene from a book or movie incorporating your chosen villain.

If you don’t have ink at home, you can use regular poster paint or even crayons/felt tips.

Here is a video to show you how it’s done!

This maths game is inspired by our literacy work on villains. 

The adult chooses three numbers, one of which is the villain. The villain is the number that doesn’t follow the pattern and is the odd one out. The child has to guess which number is the villain and explain their reasoning.

For example…

3, 9 and 11- 11 is the villain as it is not in the 3x table

16, 25 and 30 – 25 is the villain as it is not an even number.

13, 10, 21- 21 is the villain as it doesn’t have 1 ten.

This was a fun way to revisit some quick mental skills. You could even use this idea to revise the properties of shapes!

Can you name a story without a villain?

This is difficult because stories needs a villain for good to triumph over evil. Some villains are exceedingly sly and cunning, some are malicious and evil, and some are just troublemakers.

Villains are wonderful for character work – hence the focus of today’s learning. Start by talking through all the villains you can think of- these can be from books, movies, comics etc and pick your favourite one to describe.

Begin by brainstorming some ideas for your description. Try to focus on each element of a character and extend the idea with action or detail.

Here are my notes for Captain Hook:

• Hair as black as soot.
• Moustache curved like a crescent moon.
• Snaked hook reflecting the light.
• Eyes staring viciously
• Eyebrows a night terror flapping its wings.

Once you have done this you are ready to write your description.

Here is mine:

Out of nowhere, Hook jumped out, raising a snaked hook. His hair was as black as soot and bubbled into a ponytail. His crescent moon moustache curved and shook as his eyes stared viciously at me. Above his eyes, two night terrors flapped their wings. The gold treasure around his neck shone.

I hope you have fun writing about your favourite villain. Don’t forget to send in a copy of your writing to year2team@stgeorgesschool.org.uk

Today’s book is called ‘ Kindness is Cooler, Mrs Ruler’.

Follow the link to listen to the story.

Kindness Challenge

You will need:

• Mason Jar
• Various Sized Red Pom Poms

Your challenge is to fill the kindness jar by doing kind act for other people. Every time an adult notices you being kind they will add a pom pom to the jar. The larger the pom pom the bigger the act of kindness!

Can you fill the jar by the end of the weekend?

Good Luck!🤔

Today’s book explores the meaning of kindness. It is called ‘Be kind’ by Pat Zeitlow Miller.

Use this link to listen to the story on YouTube.

Kindness Activity

Decorate rocks with inspirational messages and leave them in random public places for people to find.

Don’t forget to take some photos of your rocks before you put them out and send a copy to year2team@stgeorgesschool.org.uk

Have fun painting! 🎨

Yesterday, you had a go at creating your own crossword puzzle. Continuing with this theme, today we will be looking at writing our riddles.

A riddle is a poem which describes something without actually naming it. The poem should include clues and hints to help the reader to figure out the answer. 

Here is an example of a riddle- Can you guess what I am describing?

Check your answer at the bottom of this post.

What am I?
A bridge, a bow, an arch.
Shining bright in the sky.
From sunshine and rain am I.
Look up or you’ll miss me.

Now its your turn…

Writing a riddle is the reverse of solving a puzzle – you have to start with the answer.  So first, choose something to write about (objects or animals are good for beginners).

Once you know the solution, you have to think of the clues that will lead someone to guess it.  Imagine you are that thing, and describe yourself.

You can use sentences such as:

• I look like…
• I sound like…
• You find me…
• I have…
• I am…
• I feel…

Try to use your imagination, and think of creative descriptions – if something is round like a ball, you could say ‘ I am shaped like the earth’. This is known as a simile (a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’) .

Have fun creating your riddles and don’t forget to send them in to year2team@stgeorgesschool.org.uk

Answer to the riddle- A rainbow.