1st Edition
Calling All Superheroes: Supporting and Developing Superhero Play in the Early Years
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction
1. “I can fly like Superman!”
The importance of fantasy play in child development
2. “I’m going to make a gun!”
Exploring aggression and violent play
3. “I’m gonna kill you.. you’re dead!”
Dealing with notions of killing and death
4. “Boys will be boys!”
Is superhero play a question of gender?
5. “Superheroes? British Values?”
British Values and early years provision
Dr Kay Mathieson
6. “My dad is my hero!”
Exploring the real heroes in our lives
7. “Where’s my cape?”
Creating a super learning environment!
8. “Freddy’s gonna ‘get’ you!”
Effectively managing superhero play
9. “He practically lives in his Spiderman costume at home…”
Engaging with parents about superhero play
10. “To infinity and beyond!”
Encourage your children to find their super powers!
Concluding remarks
Biography
Tamsin Grimmer is an experienced consultant and trainer, a director of Linden Learning and a lecturer in early years at Bath Spa University. She is based in Wiltshire, UK.
