Tell About Your Hero

black and white illustration of dog with superhero cape

Audience

This lesson is designed for younger campers who are in kindergarten through third grade. The site you'll be using, My Hero, will give you a chance to talk about positive influences in your campers' lives.

Objectives

Your campers will have the opportunity to think about people or things that have influenced them in their young lives. You may be surprised to discover the interesting and sensitive stories you will hear from campers who have only been alive for even six or seven years.

Web Site

My Hero
https://myhero.com/

Presentation

Although you will not need a great deal of formal presentation time for this lesson, you do need to start a dialog on the meaning of "hero." A possible presentation outline is offered below.

  • Present a captivating introduction to the lesson. Ask "What is a hero?" Let your campers work together to create a definition. Then encourage campers to share who their heroes are and why.
  • Provide an overview of today's activity. Tell them that today they will get to write stories about their heroes and post them on the Internet for others to see.
  • Distribute the activity worksheet and facilitate today's activity.
  • After the activity ask campers to share their hero stories with each other.

Activity Worksheet: Tell About Your Hero

Name(s):_____________________________________

Today you will write about a hero in your life at the My Hero Web site. Follow the instructions to find the site and write a story about one of your heroes.

  1. Use your Web browser to find the My Hero Web site at the following URL:
    https://myhero.com/
  2. Think about what a hero means to you. Now read some stories other kids have written about their heroes. Are there stories about teachers, parents, athletes or pets? Decide what you want to write about. Here is an example of a story written by Kay in Seattle.

     

    Why Bunnies are Best
    I have a bunny as a friend. I don't call her a pet because she really is my friend. She makes me feel better when I'm lonely, and she reminds me to enjoy all the good things in my life. She gets great pleasure in waking me up in the morning, and then she enthusiastically nibbles her breakfast of banana and oats. She leaps with joy when she plays and stretches out for the most luxurious naps. Although some people think of people as heroes, I nominate my bunny because of all the good things she contributes to my day. But remember an important lesson, if you have a pet or animal companion, that animal depends on you for all its health and happiness. Be a caring and responsible pet owner and you will be a hero to your animal friend.
     

  3. Add a hero story to the collection. To do this, select You can be part of the My Hero Project! Then, select SIGN THE MY HERO GUEST BOOK. Fill in the information requested and type the name of your hero. Then explain why this is your hero - this will be your story.
  4. Press the Submit Hero button and your work will be added to the My Hero guest book.