Monster Pets:K and 1st
In this lesson students focused on the use of shape to create form, and creating a personal narrative by making their very own pet monsters! We began by singing along with the book, If you're a monster and you know it, by Ed and Rebecca Emberley. Then, we looked at the pictures and discussed what shapes we thought the illustrator used to create the monsters in the book. Next, we talked about what our own friendly pet monster would look like if we could each have our own. Specifically we discussed what physical features our pet monster would need in order to be able to do all of the things we like to do with us. For example, one student said he likes to play basketball so, his monster would need long legs to reach the basket. Finally, we went back to our seats and used only shapes to sketch what our pet monster could look. After creating a sketch, students used a variety of pre-cut paper shapes to build a big version of their monster pet. Once everyone was finished, we all took turns sharing with the class the big adventures we planned to go on with our new monster pets.
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To the left is a student referencing her sketch to assemble the final version of the monster she thought up. Students started this project by making simple sketches of their monster using only shapes. Once they came up with a sketch they were happy with, they began assembling their monster using colorful shapes of all different sizes.
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To the right is a table of students discussing their monster pets narrative while putting together their final work of art. After creating a preliminary sketch, students were excited to get to work putting their monster together. As you can see in the picture many students found it helpful to reference their preliminary sketch as while completing their monster pets.
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To the left is an example of how students found that they could modify the shapes provided to better communicate their idea. This kindergarten student wanted a star shaped head for her monster but struggled to cut out the shape herself. Instead of cutting out the shapes for her, we observed her neighbors star together and discussed the smaller shapes we could identify. She noticed that the star had five points and was able to put triangles together to create a star for herself.
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Once students finished the final details of their monsters, we practiced our story telling skills by writing stories about our monsters. Students could write what ever they wanted, however they wanted as long as it pertained to the monster they created. The only requirement was that they had to try tell the class as much about their monster as they possibly could. Pictured left you can see one of the students sharing what she wrote down. Students responses included everything from tales about wild adventures they went on, to an explanation of why the monster looked the way it did. No matter what they included in their story, students could not wait to share their creations with their peers!
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