Subject: Monsters
Glad Monster, Sad Monster : A Book About Feelings by Ed Emberley
Monsters of different colors explain what makes them feel glad, sad,
loving, worried, silly, & angry.
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
A scary green monster begins to disappear, piece by piece and page by page,
in a die-cut picture book that lets youngsters take control of the monsters in
their lives.
A Halloween Mask for Monster by Virginia Mueller & Lynn Munsinger
Monster tries on girl, boy, cat, and dog masks at Halloween but since they
are all too scary he decides to go as himself.
Halloween Monster by Catherine Stock
As Halloween draws near, Tommy starts looking under his bed and in his closet
for monsters. Happily Tommy's mother understands his fears and helps him to
make a super costume so that he can join his friends for his first night of
trick-or-treating.
If You Are A Monster (tune-If You're Happy and You Know It)
If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.
If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.
If you're a monster and you know it,
then your arms will surely show it.
If you're a monster and you know it, wave your arms.
(Children can suggest other verses--show your claws, gnash your
teeth, stomp your feet.)
Slip feet into large paper bags and tie around ankle with yarn these can
be your monster feet it is very noisy but fun to dance around in
Five Monsters In My Family
Well, there are five monsters in my family
And we all have a lot of fun
Two furry sisters, scary husband
Fuzzy wife and hairy son (that's me)
Oh five is such a scary number
I'm awfully glad that I've
Five monsters in my family
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Yes, there are five monsters in my family
Make it six, counting Uncle Fred
And then there's Jerry, and Aunt Mary
Better make it eight instead (that's right)
Oh eight is such a scary number
But still I think it's great
With eight monsters in my family
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
(Family dinners are really great.
We eat the food and then the plate.
Roses are red, violets are blue
So are Mommy and Daddy, too.)
Oh there are eight monsters in my family
Maybe I ought to count again
Because with Grandma and the baby
We have got it up to ten (you bet)
Oh ten is such a scary number
But still I have a yen
For those ten monsters in my family
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Eleven?
The Grover Song
(Monster in the Mirror)
Saw a monster in the mirror
When I woke up today
A monster in the mirror
Though I did not run away
I did not shed a tear
Or hide beneath my bed
Though the monster looked at me
And this is what he said:
He said, "Wubba, wubba, wubba, wubba, woo, woo, woo."
Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do.
He sang, "Wubba, wubba, wubba" so I sang it too
Do not wubba me or I will wubba you
Do not wubba me or I will wubba you
Told the monster in the mirror,
"No, I am not scared"
Then I smiled at him and thanked him
For the song that we had shared
Well, the monster thanked me, too
He smiled right back and then
The monster in the mirror
Sang his song again
He said, "Wubba, wubba, wubba, wubba, woo, woo, woo."
Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do.
He sang, "Wubba, wubba, wubba" so I sang it too.
Do not wubba me or I will wubba you.
Do not wubba me or I will wubba you.
If your mirror has a monster in it
Do not shout
This kind of situation
Does not call for freaking out
And do nothing that you would not
Like to see him do
For that monster in the mirror
He just might be you
Singing wubba, wubba, wubba, wubba, woo, woo, woo
Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do.
Wubba, wubba, wubba, you can join in, too
Yes, if you wubba me then I will wubba you
If you wubba me then I will wubba you.
Going wubba, wubba, wubba, is the thing to do
Every time you wubba us we'll wubba you
We wubba you
Monster Madness
*Read the book Go Away,Green Monster by Ed Emberley or Where The Wild
Things Are by Maurice Sendak (The illustrations are super!)
* Make monster individual pizzas with English muffins & carrot shavings,
pepperoni, green & red peeper strips, mushrooms, etc, tomake the features.
* Make juice can puppet monsters: One clean frozen juice can per puppet
Construction paper or fabric for body Glue Felt or paper strips for arms
and legs Buttons, feathers, fabric, glitter, paper, and other assorted
decorations. Cover the juice can by gluing on construction paper or fabric,
then place the can upright on a table (with the opening at the bottom).
Glue felt "arm" strips midway down both sides of the can and "leg" strips to the
front of the lower edge. Set out the rest of your decorations and watch as
your children create some interesting characters.
* Use halloween monster costumes in the dramatic center
*A great idea for monster madness is to get a paper bag (large enough to
fit over a childs head) Cut an oval shape around where their eyes are
(this shape makes it easier for them to see) Collect recycled material
and let the children create their own monsters.
Recycled material:
wires
bread ties
egg cartons
wool
straw
packing styrafoam
*The Monsters Are So Loud
(Tune: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")
The monsters stomp around the house,
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The monsters stomp around the house,
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The monsters stomp around the house,
Their brothers and sisters send them out
And they stomp some more outside around the house.
The monsters yell around the house,
Eeeeeeh! Eeeeeeh!
The monsters yell around the house,
Eeeeeeh! Eeeeeeh!
The monsters yell around the house,
Their brothers and sisters send them out
And they yell some more outside around the house.
*Five Little Monsters
Five little monsters by the light of the moon
Stirring pudding with a wooden pudding spoon.
The first one says, "It musn't be runny."
The second one says, "That would make it taste funny."
The third one says, "It musn't be lumpy."
The fourth one says, "That would make me grumpy."
The fifth one smiles, hums a little tune,
And licks all the drippings from the wooden pudding spoon!
by Eve Merriam, from Read Along Rhymes
*UGFUZZ (Remodel a fast-food sandwich container into a toy monster.)
Materials (per monster):
1 small plastic foam box, glue, dryer lint, construction paper, scissors,
tape, pencil
1 bendable plastic drinking straw
1. Use the front of the box, where it opens, as the mouth. To make
the fur, spread some glue over part of the box. Firmly press a piece of dryer
lint into the glue. Keep gluing dryer lint onto the sides and top of the
box until it is covered.
2. Use construction paper to cut out eyes and teeth for the monster.
Tape the eyes and teeth to the box.
3. Punch a hole near the center of the bottom of the box. Push the
bendable end of the straw partway through the hole. Bend the straw and tape
it to the inside of the top of the box. Push up on the straw to make the
monster's mouth open. Instead of dryer lint you could use these ideas to
dress your monster: cotton balls, pipe cleaners, strips of ribbon, tissue paper,
pom-poms, fiberfill, and fabric strips.
Monster Mulch
While we're talking about gardening--this ties in perfectly especially ifyou
have some fresh veggies growing-
you'll need:
a green pepper or cucumber for each monster
toothpicks-(naturally be VERY careful--when using these around small children)
pieces of carrot, celery, turnip, etc.
Have each child make a monster by using the pepper for the head or body.
With the toothpicks attach other veggies to make arms, legs, eyes, horns, etc.
(spiral sliced things are wonderful too)The children come up with amazing
little creatures--When the are finished--say" your monster is finished, now
lets munch him/her up!!" ( i gave the kids some dip to to make it a little
more tasty) They had a blast making and especially "munching" them.
Anthony the Perfect Monster by Angelo Decesare & Angelo De Cesare
Anthony always does everything he's supposed to. Then one day, he cracks from
the strain & becomes this horrible monster who rants & roars & won't do
anything he's supposed to. When he turns back into a nice little boy, he
discovers that his family still loves him because, whether he's a perfect
boy or a perfect monster, he's always perfectly himself.
The Blue Monster
by Ingrid Ostheeren & Rosemary Lanning
When Anna's parents refuse to give her a puppy for her birthday and she wishes
for a monster instead, an enormous blue (but very nice) monster appears in her
room, but he is not always well behaved and Anna has a hard time explaining
her mishaps to her parents, who refuse to believe that her monster exists.
Ed Emberley
Monsters of different colors explain what makes them feel glad, sad,
loving,worried, silly, & angry.
THE BLOB (Paint a picture with a sponge)
1. Draw a shape on a piece of paper. Cut out the shape. Place the Blob
Patter on top of another piece of paper (can tape down).
2. Use a sponge to dab paint along the edges where the pattern and
piece of paper meet. Remove the pattern.
3. Use crayons to draw a face on your Blob any way you like it.
* Monster Pizza.
Toast an english muffin. Spread on pizza or spaghetti sauce. Add cheese.
Cut several pieces of pepperoni into triangles. Place 1/2 slice for eyes and
nose. Place them overlaping for smile. Cut thin slices of black olives for
the eyeball and thin slices of mushrooms for the ears. Place long thin strips
of green peppers around the top to resemble hair.
*Horns and Fangs
(sing to "Head and Shoulders")
Horns and fangs,
knees and claws,
knees and claws.
Horns and fangs,
knees and claws.
Eyes and ears and tail and paws.
You Are My Monster (sing to (You Are My Sunshine")
You are my monster,
My only monster.
You make me happy,
When I am sad.
You never know dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take
My monster away!
* What Do Monsters Do?
What do monsters do?
They stretch and touch their toes.
What do monsters do?
They comb their purple hair.
What do monsters do?
They stick out their green tongues.
What do monsters do?
They brush their teeth with a broom.
What do monsters do?
They rub their yellow eyes.
What do monsters do? They rub their yellow eyes.
What do monsters do?
They wiggle their orange ears.
Boy, am I glad that I'm not a monster!
The children pretend they're monsters who don't know what to do. They repeat
the first refrain to the leader who tells them what to do. The children follow
the suggested actions.
* Beautiful Beasts
You will need: tissue paper, glue, jumbo rickrack, styrofoam balls and
luncheon size paper plates.
Scrunch up and glue tissue paper squares to the back of a paper plate.
Cover the whole plate. Allow for drying time. Cut a styrofoam ball in
half. Using black permament marker, colour a pupil on each ball half.
Then glue the halves to the tissue paper for eyes. Also glue rickrack to the
tissue paper for a mouth. You can also add a tissue paper mane or beard,
ears, or accessories. Display on a black bulletin board background.
*MONSTER COOKIES
Yield: seven 8 inch or 10 dozen "drop" cookies
4 sticks of butter or margarine
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
Cream together
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Add and mix
2 cups flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups oatmeal
2 tsp baking soda
Add and mix
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins
12 oz chocolate chips
Add and mix all together
Shape into 7 gigantic cookies (1 1/2 cup each) 7 inch round and 1/2 inch
thick on ungreased cookie sheets, or 10 dozen drop cookies.
1 cup coconut flakes Sprinkle on top.
Bake 375 degrees for 6-10 min. until just beginning to brown. Don't overbake.
Contact your local pizzaria for some 10 inch pizza boxes to put yourmonster
cookies in. They will usually sell them to you for .25 each, some will even
donate them. If the boxes are printed on top, glue a piece of paper to cover.
Monster Munchies
Ingredients: bread, raisins, shredded carrots or shredded cheese, peanut
butter or cheese spread, bananas, celery, round cookie cutter (an upside down glass)
Using the cookie cutter, cut out a circle from a slice of bread. Spread peanut
butter or cheese spread over the entire circle. Cut two slices of bananas for
eyes. Place a few raisins for nose and mouth. Cut celery pieces to use for
eyebrows and/or ears. Use shredded carrots or cheese for curly hair. Let
the children be as creative as they want. You can add new ingredients and let
the children experiment!
The Hungry Monster by Phyllis Root
When a scary monster comes to planet Earth, no one is sure whether he will
eat a rock, a daisy, a tree, or a certain little girl, who offers the monster a
banana to eat instead.
Is There a Monster in the House? (Sesame Street Monster Tales) by Richard U. Scarry
Exploring a spooky mansion that is hilariously haunted, a very nervous Grover
moves from room to room & finds a very silly collection of monsters,
including himself.
M & M and the Halloween Monster by Pat Ross
While getting ready for Halloween, Mandy and Mimi observe a number of creepy
things in their apartment building and conclude that a monster is lurking in
the basement.
The Monster Bed by Jeanne Willis & Susan Varley
A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him
while he is asleep.
Monster Manners : A Guide to Monster Etiquette by Bethany Roberts
Three lively monsters demonstrate the ins and outs of good and bad behavior in
a wide range of situations, including playtime, mealtime, reading, bathtime,
and cleaning house.
Monster Brother by Mary Jane Auch
When Rodney--who hates monsters--overhears the family discussing whether his
soon-to-be baby brother will have Grandma's buggy eyes, Grandpa's huge nose,
or aunt Velma's scrawny legs, he begins to fear that the baby is a monster.
Ten Scary Monsters (Sesame Street-Monster Tales) by Richard U. Scarry,
Inviting young Sesame Street fans to join in the countdown, a lift-flap story
features a silly rhyme and witnesses the gradual disappearance of fun-loving
monsters
Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak
Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his
exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild
Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king. Soon Max
tires of this and sails home, only to find his supper, still hot, waiting for him.
Andrew's Amazing Monsters by Kathryn Hook Berlan
Green and scaly, yellow and slimy, monsters of every description coverAndrew's
walls. Andrew loves monsters, and the ones he draws with his special magic
crayons are so real that they seem to wriggle and roll their eyes. Then one
night Andrew finds that the monsters have disappeared from his drawings.
Mysterious giggles and thumps draw him to the attic, where the monsters are
having a party just for him.
Boris and the Monsters by Elaine MacMann Willoughby
Boris is afraid of the dark and can't convince his parents that there are
monsters in his room. They finally get him a puppy for comfort, but Boris
winds up protecting the puppy and overcoming his fear.