Time of Connection (including time zones)

Oct. 29, 8:30 CST, 9:30 EST--

 

Classroom A: Allene Graves (Hubbard ISD, TX)

 

Fifth Grade Monster

HEAD & FACE:  The head is two balls of crumpled pink bulletin board paper.  Each ball is 25-26” in circumference.  The balls are glued together toward the bottoms of the balls so that it looks like the head is split in two. There are 3 pieces of 21 ½” pink yarn squiggled on top of the balls.

Eyes: Bottom of plastic 6oz. cup cut 1” deep . In the middle of each eye, with the bottom of the cup upward, place 1 ½ “circles of black for the pupil of the eye.  Place three 2” pieces of pink yarn from pupil of each eye to look bloodshot.  Then use red marker to make more squiggly lines for more a more blood-shot look. Glue one eye on each ball about 1 to 2” from top edge of balls and 1” from inner edges of balls.

Nose: A blue piece of construction cut in in two 1 x2” rectangles.  Glue one on each ball 3” from tops as close to the inner edge as you can get.

Mouth: Cut a black onstr.paper circle 2” wide in half.  Using the top half of the cicle, cut that piece in half.  Glue each half on each of the balls touching the bottom inner edge of the nose. Cut a circle of red constr.paper 1 ½” wide.  Cut in half across circle.  Using the bottom half of the circle, cut that in half.  Glue each half on the black mouth.

Horns:  Cut two  3 “ long horns out of red const. paper.  Glue on top of outer edge of each ball, so that each horn is curved inward.  Glue head on the body (the box should be standing up.)

BODY:  Wrap a shoe box that is approx. 9 x 12 x 5 with ping bulletin board paper.

In the center of the box, glue a 5 ½” diameter circle made of white const. paper. Then make ½ of a heart of read const. paper that is 1 ½” at its widest part and 3 ½” long.  Make a half of heart out of black const. paper the same size.  Glue the heart together in the center of the white circle with the red half on  the monster’s right and the black on the monster’s left.  

ARMS & HANDS: Using 2 pieces of yellow construction paper make a cylinder that is 19” long and 2” in diameter.  Repeat that step to make other arm.  Trace the hands of a student on orange constr. paper and cut out.  Glue each hand with fingers pointing up on

each of the yellow cylinders. On each side (long side) of box glue the arms 3”f rom the top edge and 2 ½” from the front edge.

LEGS:  Using 4 pieces of green constr. paper roll each piece lengthwise in to cylinder 2” in diameter. Glue two cylinders end to end for one leg.  Repeat step for other leg. At one end of each of the cylinders glue edge to a 6oz. clear plastic cup, open side down.  Glue each leg to body ,( bottom edge of box), 1” from front edge, ½” from side edges and 4” apart.

 

Classroom B: Amy Czech (Lakeshore Middle School, Stevensville, MI)

 

Mrs. Czech’s 3^rd  Hour (6^th Grade Language Arts)

 

Monster Description

 

Lakeshore Middle School, Stevensville, Michigan

 

 

Our monster’s name is Smeagle.  He comes from the planet Worktropolis.  Smeagle is no ordinary person but a monster, yes a monster. Don’t be afraid, he’s only a business monster. He goes door-to-door selling customized paperclips. After slow business on Worktropolis, he chose to move to Earth.

 

 

Head Description:

 

 

 

 

• Get a 12 ½” by 8 ½” shoebox.

   

• Cover it in orange paper.

   

• Glue 3-green 8 ½ x 1” stripes on the top, bottom and middle of the box.

   

• Using scissors, cut two holes for eyes toward the top of the box.
• Blow up a little air in pink and yellow balloons.

   

• Draw a pupil with zig-zag lines coming from it.

   

• Stick the balloons in the holes where the regular eyes should be and glue them there.

   

• Cut out the middle of a small party plate as a circle.

   

• Color it with 7 crooked teeth on the top with one black tooth on the left, one tooth away from the middle.

   

• On the bottom draw five teeth, all white.

   

 

 

 

Body Description:

 

 

 

 

• Tape two shoe boxes together, one on top of the other horizontally.

   

• Wrap the bigger box in orange paper and the smaller box in black paper.  (The orange part is on top.)

   

• Make a V-shaped vest out of green paper. Glue this to the front of the box.  Put a pocket on the right side of vest using orange paper. Use black yarn to create a belt between the orange and black paper-covered shoe boxes.

   

 

 

 

Arms Description:

 

 

·        You will need 6 clear plastic cups.

 

·        In 1 of the cups at the top of the cup punch 2 holes across from each other.

 

·        You will need cob webs.  (To make cob webs you cut a long piece of string and

      shred it.)

 

·        Put the cob webs in the cups with no holes and tape them together.

 

·        Tape the third cup to the bottom of the second cup.

 

·        With the one that has two holes tie string through each hole and tie them together.

 

·        Then tie a piece of string to a small balloon.

 

·        Tie the other end of the string to the cup that has the string. 

 

·        Cover tape surrounding cups with black paper.

·        Attach the arms to the side of the body by punching small holes in the body and running string through the body and top of arm.

 

·        Do the same thing to make a second arm

 

 

 

 

Briefcase Description:

 

 

 

 

·        Take a small box and wrap it with black paper.

 

·        Make a handle of an N shape and glue it to the top.

 

·        Cover the box with cob webs (shredded green yard) and glue it to the top.

 

 

 

 

Legs and Feet Description:

 

 

 

 

• Take a large sheet of black paper (1 ½ feet x 12”) and fold it. 

   

• Cut out leg shapes. (Fold paper like a “hot dog” and cut a curved line following the open side of the paper.). 

   

• Staple the two legs all around but leave the top unstapled and open.

   

• Stuff it with torn newspaper. 

   

• Staple the top closed. 

   

• Do that for each leg. 

   

• For shoes, use two shoe boxes and wrap them in black paper and glue them to the legs.

   

• Glue green yarn to the top of the shoe boxes for shoelaces
• Glue the completed leg to the front, bottom part of the body.