Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli

The second graders read the story, "Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli" by Barbara Jean Hicks. That was the starting point for their mixed media collages. We talked about how monsters could look, what kind of characteristics to add, etc. I had them start out drawing in pencil on white card stock. They then added texture and details using crayons, but not too much as the next week they used water color paints on them.

After they painted their creatures, they cut them out and then began to build the city. They were giving rectangles of different sizes and black and white crayons. They also had scissors and could choose to change the shapes of the buildings if they chose to. We discussed skylines and how to make different types of windows to add visual interest to the skyline. When they finished that, they glued their monsters in place.