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Creature Features

Students will put their imagination into action as they compose a story for a creature they will create out of Model Magic.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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Steps

  • Step 1

    Read a book to the class such as the classic "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak or have young readers choose a book to read on their own such as "I Used to Be a Fish" by Tom Sullivan or another book about fanciful creatures. Have students notice the characteristics of these creatures. Can they be compared to real animals? What makes them unique? What features stand out?

  • Step 2

    Ask students to create a fanciful creature out of Model Magic and embellish them using markers.

  • Step 3

    While the Model Magic dries students can write a story about their creature. When the creatures are dry have students introduce their character and present their story to the class.

Standards

LA: Develop real and imagined narratives.

LA: Add drawings or other visual displays to written text to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Adaptations

Ask students to classify animals by their habitats. For example, animals that live underwater, animals that live in the desert, etc. Then have them draw some of them in their environment.

Have students work in small groups to create a play about the creatures they designed.