Weekly Activities

Summary:

Super Satya is ready to have a super day, including finally conquering the tallest slide in her park. But her day takes a not-so-super turn when she realizes her superhero cape is stuck at the dry cleaner. Will she be able to face her fears, help her friends, and be the true hero everyone knows she is?

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the story mostly about? Share the most important details of the story.

2. What do you notice about the illustrations? How do they help you better understand the story?

3. Where does the story take place? What do the illustrations share?

4. Who are the main characters in the story? Who are some of the other characters? What are their relationships to Satya?

5. Do all the characters look the same in the story? What distinct and unique things do you notice about them?

6. How are Satya and her friends similar and different to you and your friends?

7. Name some traits the characters in the book demonstrate throughout the story. Can you support your ideas with an example from the story?

8. Why did Super Satya feel a knot in her stomach when she realized her superhero cape was at the dry cleaners?

   • Can you share a time when you had a knot in your stomach?

   • What did you do to make it go away?

9. The story says, “Today was the day she had planned to conquer the tallest slide in Hoboken.” Does anyone know what conquer means?

10. When Satya was at the top of the slide, the narrator said that Satya “...was scared, but she was also super excited.” Can you share a time when you were both scared and excited?

11. Why did the slide look so big to Satya?

    • What other things might the slide represent?

    • Can things sometimes seem bigger than they are?

    • Can you share an example of this in your own life

12. What made the knot in Super Satya’s stomach feel better?

13. What does kindness mean to you?

14. When was the last time you did something kind for someone else?

    • How did that make you feel?

    • What would have happened if you hadn’t done that act?

    • What are some kind things that you can do today?

15. What made Super Satya go down the tallest slide?

16. How did Super Satya realize she was brave?

17. When you have felt nervous, were you able to be brave?

    • Was it easy or hard?

18. What is the last brave thing you did?

    • How did that feel?

19. What is community?

    • Does everyone in a community have to be the same or can they be different?

20. What communities are you a part of?

    • Can we be part of different communities at the same time?

21. How can different communities work together?

    • Have you seen communities come together to reach the same goal?

Writing

1. List some of the qualities of a superhero.

2. Write a story, or draw a comic strip about a superhero from your own imagination.