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My Monster is Hungry

My Monster is Hungry

Create a 3-D monster based on Matt Mitter’s book, Hungry Monsters. What will your monster eat?

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Apron/Smock
  • Bright Colored Paper
  • Paper Scraps
  • Recycled Plastic Containers

Steps

  • Step 1

    Read Matt Mittler’s book, Hungry Monsters. Allow students to try to guess what each monster is eating. Ask the students to think of something their monster would eat if they had one. Review the illustrations and discuss the characteristics of the different monsters.

  • Step 2

    Distribute large pieces of construction paper, plastic containers filled with tempera paint, and brushes. Students will paint their own monsters.

  • Step 3

    While the paintings are drying pass out small scraps of paper, scissors and markers. Students will draw an object that they want their monster to eat. Cut out objects.

  • Step 4

    Give each student a piece of construction paper that will fit on the head of their monster when folded in half. Fold the paper in half and cut off the corners on the edges that open.

  • Step 5

    Hand out scraps of paper and glue for the students to cut teeth. Glue inside the mouth.

  • Step 6

    For the pop up inside of the mouth, fold a small strip of paper in half. Fold it in half again and glue one end to the top inside of the mouth. Fold the rest of the strip under and glue the other end to the bottom inside of the mouth, forming a square with the strip.

  • Step 7

    Glue the object that the monster is eating to the top of the strip inside of the mouth.

  • Step 8

    Glue the mouth to the monster’s head.

  • Step 9

    Give each student a pencil. Curl long strips of precut paper around a pencil. Glue the end to the body or head of the monster for hair.

  • Step 10

    Make eyes from scraps of paper. Glue to the head.

  • Step 11

    Add eyelashes, eyebrows, a nose, noses, nostrils, claws and other creative details with markers.

Standards

LA: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

LA: Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify a text.

LA: Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

VA: Use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories.

VA: Describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses.

Adaptations

Collaborate to write another monster verse to add to the story.

Write a story about your monster and why he likes to eat what he eats.

Create a pop up card.