A COCKENZIE Primary School teacher has been sharing messages to the school community. . . while dressed as a superhero!

Alison Blevins, a primary four teacher at the school, posted a welcome back message on social media after the Easter holidays.

It read: “Welcome back to the summer term. Please don’t feel any pressure to complete work in what are challenging circumstances. I’d sooner you went outside and enjoyed the good weather. See you in our virtual classroom ready to be curious, positive, successful and respectful.”

Attached to the message was a picture of Alison as a superhero, with a cape and buildings drawn around her on the ground in chalk.

Two days later she shared a ‘fun Friday challenge’ and asked her pupils to dress up as their favourite superhero.

She dressed up as Spiderman and her son took several pictures of her climbing and hanging from various buildings.

Alison, who lives in a bungalow, said her son stood on top of a flat piece of roof to take the images – but stressed that she doesn’t recommend people try the same at home!

Inspiration for the pictures came from an art project she did with her primary four class last year, which saw them lie on the ground, draw around their head, then stand back up and add something to the drawing such as a hat or crazy hair.

Then the pupil would lie back down and take a photograph. Other ideas for her pictures came from the social media site Pinterest.

Alison said: “It’s just a different spin on it and I’m trying to engage with the pupils as much as possible, really. It’s easy and just a bit of fun.”

One drawing for an image can take as long as a couple of hours to complete. They are also planned out on a piece of paper to make sure they will fit into the space.

While some pictures are based on the topic being looked at that week, others, such as her Spiderman picture, are for entertainment.

Alison said: “People have responded really well. It’s a different way of getting in contact with the children and keeping them engaged in their learning.”

She hopes to post at least one picture a week.

 

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