Make a Monster!

Objective & content

This activity sheet is all about monsters. Pupils meet Zog, a purple monster with yellow spots, one big eye, two teeth, four arms and two legs, and read four short sentences about it. Then they read about Max and draw him, and finally they invent a monster of their own. By the end, pupils describe a creature with has got ("It has got three eyes."), using body words, colours and numbers.

Pedagogical guide

Everything turns on one structure, It has got ..., which pupils first read, then turn into a drawing, then write and say. Task 1 is the model: the picture of Zog sits next to the text, so pupils can point at each part as they read. Task 2 turns it round: five sentences describe Max (green, three eyes, two big ears, four arms, four legs, a big mouth and five teeth) and pupils draw him in the frame, which shows at a glance whether they understood every sentence. Task 3 gives five sentence starters ("My monster's name is", "It is", then "It has got" three times) for pupils to describe their own monster. The sheet ends with speaking: pupils read their text to a partner, who draws the monster on the back of the sheet without looking, and the two compare. Page 2 gives the answer key for Max and the teacher notes.

Suggested procedure

1. (5 min) Draw a quick monster on the board as the class tells you what it has got: "It has got ... eyes!"
2. (5 min) Task 1: read about Zog together; pupils point at each part in the picture.
3. (10 min) Task 2: pupils read about Max and draw him; check the drawings against the answer key.
4. (10 min) Task 3: pupils invent their monster and complete the five sentences.
5. (10 min) In pairs, pupils read their text aloud; the partner draws the monster on the back of the sheet without looking, then they compare the two monsters.

Adaptations

[S] Keep "It has got ..." on the board with the body words and a small picture of each.

[A] Pupils add a sentence with a colour or a size: "It has got big blue ears."

Materials & prerequisites

One copy per pupil of page 1, in colour or black and white, printed on one side only: the back of the sheet is where the partner draws. Pupils need a pencil and colouring pencils. Page 2 is the answer key with teacher notes: keep it. Pupils should know the colours, the numbers one to ten and a few body words (eye, ear, arm, leg, mouth, teeth). Pin the finished monsters on the wall for a class display.