Onomato-what?! (Grades K-2)

Kaboom! Pow! Zap! Children sure to have fun finding onomatopoetic words through comic strips. What is Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. When you say an onomatopoetic word, it sounds like the noise you are referring to. For example: The clanging pots and pans scared the baby. The wolves howled at …

Superhero Swap (Grades 3-5)

In this activity, young artists will create their own superhero by combining elements of several famous superheros. What if you could create a superhero that could fly like Supergirl, had the endurance and strength of Black Panther, could change the weather like Storm, and maybe even had the wolf-like senses of Wolverine? Well, that would …

Superhero Logo (Grades 3-5)

In this activity, young artists will design logos for new superheros of their own invention. Every successful superhero needs a super logo. After all, it’s almost impossible to imagine Wonder Woman without her golden, intertwined “WW,” or the Flash without his iconic lightning bolt. What You Need Paper Colored pencils, crayons, markers or paints and …

Superhero Books in the Summer Adventure Virtual Library (Grades K-5)

Try out some new superpowers with the superhero section of the Summer Adventure virtual library. What’s your favorite superpower?! Could it be super strength? X-ray vision or the ability to fly? There are super powers you may have never heard of in the Summer Adventure e-book library! In the video below, Annie Gersztoff, BOCES School …

Super Strength (Grades K-2)

Try this experiment to see how you can make a simple piece of paper as strong as your favorite superhero. What does a piece of paper and The Hulk have in common? Their strength can quickly go from 1 to 10,000! In this experiment, you will turn an average piece of paper into something really …