My two older sons (eight years old and six years old) got into a superhero kick this weekend and they began making a ton of Superhero trading cards based on our family. What was interesting to me is how closely they figured out both the genre of superheroes (they all have a strength and a weakness, and an alias) and playing cards (complete with a picture on one side and some stats and info on the other). I wonder what kind of cards my students would make in writing class? (hmmm)
Here are some of our Superhero Family stats:
Name: SuperDad (who carried a guitar as a weapon)
Power: Playing anymusical instrument
Weakness: Having his instrument destroyed
Team: Band
Name: SuperMom (whose picture shows her having about 6 arms)
Power: To make 1,000,000 suppers at once
Weakness: A messy room
Name: SuperBella (our dog)
Power: To run faster than light
Weakness: Taking a bath
Name: SuperColtrane (our cat)
Power: To scratch
Weakness: Not being let in the house in the morning
Peace (through the use of superpowers),
Kevin