Monsters

 

Activity: This is Addison and Maggie's Art lesson that they presented to us. What we did for this lesson was we listened to a read-aloud about monsters. Then we had our neighbor come up with characteristics that our monsters have to have. My neighbor told me that I needed to have multiple arms and legs, lots of eyes, and a pet. Then we had to come up with a rough draft of our monster and then we drew our real monster on the piece of drawing paper. Then we had to name our monster and draw our monster. Then we had to find a color for our monster that represented their emotion. My monster was feeling happy and the pet is feeling calm. After we colored it we had to write a short paragraph about what our monsters were doing on the monster's day off. 

Extension Activity: An engaging extension activity for this monster art project could involve creating a "Monster Adventure Storybook." After designing and describing their monsters, students would work individually or in pairs to create a short illustrated story about their monster and its pet going on an adventure. The story would expand on the monster’s characteristics, emotions, and personality introduced in the original project. Students could brainstorm exciting events—such as visiting a monster amusement park, solving a mystery in Monster Town, or helping a friend in need—focusing on how their monster’s traits and emotions influence the story.

Each page of the storybook would include one or two sentences and a colorful illustration. To tie in literacy skills, students could practice sequencing by organizing their stories with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Once completed, the storybooks could be shared during a "Monster Storytime," where students read their adventures aloud to the class or a buddy. This activity fosters creativity, storytelling, and collaboration while allowing students to deepen their connection to their unique monsters.