Creature Life Story 1st Grade
Objective
Think of an Imaginary Creature and build a story that will describe the creature’s spirit and interests.
Concepts (Students Will Know)
Creatures are organisms that are alive. We can use our imagination to invent ideas that don’t yet exist.
Skills (Be Able To)
Describe the Character, Plot, and Setting.
Create and invent Imaginary Creatures.
Use Pastel to illustrate their idea.
Think of an Imaginary Creature and build a story that will describe the creature’s spirit and interests.
Concepts (Students Will Know)
Creatures are organisms that are alive. We can use our imagination to invent ideas that don’t yet exist.
Skills (Be Able To)
Describe the Character, Plot, and Setting.
Create and invent Imaginary Creatures.
Use Pastel to illustrate their idea.
Lesson 1
Art Problem:
Use your imagination to draw a Creature that you will write also write about.
Guiding Questions: What does your creature look like? Does it have five noses? Two left feet?
What are some animals you might make a hybrid of to become a creature?
What does your creature like to do for fun? Does your creature like the same things you like?
Supplies: Library Children’s Books
There is a Nightmare under my bed, Where the Wild things Are, etc.
Copies of both Handouts,
Computer paper,
pencils.
Vocab:
Your Creature is an animal that you will invent or create on your own.
A Hybrid animal is when 2 different species of animals are combined into one.
Assessment:
Did they draw what their creature will look like?
Where they able to write about their creatures?
Standards:
National-
#3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
#6. Making connections between art and other disciplines
Rationale:
Read story to inspire students about creatures, monsters, and other imaginary things.
Use your imagination to draw a Creature that you will write also write about.
Guiding Questions: What does your creature look like? Does it have five noses? Two left feet?
What are some animals you might make a hybrid of to become a creature?
What does your creature like to do for fun? Does your creature like the same things you like?
Supplies: Library Children’s Books
There is a Nightmare under my bed, Where the Wild things Are, etc.
Copies of both Handouts,
Computer paper,
pencils.
Vocab:
Your Creature is an animal that you will invent or create on your own.
A Hybrid animal is when 2 different species of animals are combined into one.
Assessment:
Did they draw what their creature will look like?
Where they able to write about their creatures?
Standards:
National-
#3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
#6. Making connections between art and other disciplines
Rationale:
Read story to inspire students about creatures, monsters, and other imaginary things.
Lesson 2
Art Problem:
Use your imagination to Draw a full picture of your “What Your Creature is doing for fun”
Share out loud to your class about your drawing.
(By standing up at the front with Ms. Arocho while you describe what’s happening in your drawing.)
Guiding Questions:
Does your creature like to do what you like? Or is it your opposite?
If he is doing “this” (what’s in drawing) for fun does he also does this at work?
What is his job?
Does he protect you from harm? Or does he help you make a mess of your toys?
Supplies:
Cut Art Paper
Oil Pastels
“Teacher” stool for children to sit on while they describe their drawings aloud.
Standards:
National-
#3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
#5. Making connections between art and other disciplines #5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
#6. Making connections between art and other disciplines
Use your imagination to Draw a full picture of your “What Your Creature is doing for fun”
Share out loud to your class about your drawing.
(By standing up at the front with Ms. Arocho while you describe what’s happening in your drawing.)
Guiding Questions:
Does your creature like to do what you like? Or is it your opposite?
If he is doing “this” (what’s in drawing) for fun does he also does this at work?
What is his job?
Does he protect you from harm? Or does he help you make a mess of your toys?
Supplies:
Cut Art Paper
Oil Pastels
“Teacher” stool for children to sit on while they describe their drawings aloud.
Standards:
National-
#3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
#5. Making connections between art and other disciplines #5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
#6. Making connections between art and other disciplines
Extra
Art Problem:
Use your imagination to Draw with Colored Pencil, your Creature eating Dinner at your house.
Use your imagination to Draw with Marker, where your Creature lives.
Use your imagination to Draw with Colored Pencil, your Creature eating Dinner at your house.
Use your imagination to Draw with Marker, where your Creature lives.
