👾Roll a die, check the chart and draw the part it lands on. With two leveled charts, every child ends up with a one-of-a-kind monster, then writes about it, names it and argues for why someone should adopt it.
You'll check out and download on Teachers Pay Teachers. Prices there may include a sale.
Roll and Draw a Monster is a free Halloween art center and creative writing activity for kindergarten through 5th grade. Students roll a die, follow a chart to find which body part to draw, and build a monster that is completely their own.
Two leveled charts make it work for a whole school. Younger learners in K–1 use a Level 1 chart with four monster parts. Students in grades 2–5 use a Level 2 chart with six categories and 36 drawing options, which adds up to 46,656 possible combinations. Example monsters show what completed rolls look like, and a no-dice spinner option helps when dice are not handy.
The drawing is only the start. Students record their rolls on a monster drawing mat, place their creature in a spooky cave or design their own lair, roll a monster name and fill in a Monster ID Card. The All About My Monster page builds descriptive writing, and Adopt-a-Monster asks students to persuade a reader.
Extras turn the center into a full week. A Listen & Draw partner game practices listening and following directions, a Class Roll Graph brings in a little data, and a Make Your Own chart lets students design their own roll and draw. A Master Monster Maker Award celebrates the finish.
A 5-day art center plan, teacher directions with four ways to play and student picture directions are included in the 21 black and white pages. It fits Halloween art centers, classroom parties, indoor recess, early finishers, sub plans and homeschool.
📖 Teaching guide · 12 min readHow to Run a Roll and Draw Art Center in October: Monsters, Descriptive Writing and Persuasion for K–5Read the guide →Chance does the deciding, so even children who say they cannot draw get started right away. The writing pages then give them something real to describe and argue about, which makes the writing easier to begin.
Yes, it is a free download on TPT.
K–1 students use a Level 1 chart with 4 monster parts. Grades 2–5 use a Level 2 chart with 6 categories and 36 drawing options.
A no-dice spinner option is included.
A Monster Name Roll, Monster ID Card, All About My Monster descriptive page and Adopt-a-Monster persuasive writing.
🌳
Created byActivity ExpressA free Thanksgiving thankful tree for K–5: 3 tree templates, 4 leaf pages, 24 prompt cards, leveled gratitude writing and a giant class tree display.
☕
Created byActivity ExpressA Thanksgiving hot cocoa gratitude craft for K–5: 4 mug designs, leveled marshmallow writing, talk cards, writing pages and a bulletin board kit.
💛
Created byActivity ExpressA collaborative K–5 Thanksgiving wreath: 2 wreath sizes, 8 card designs, thankful and kindness writing cards, 24 kindness ideas and a family mini-wreath.
🦃
Created byActivity ExpressA Disguise a Turkey family project for PreK–5: English and Spanish letters, 3 templates, leveled K–5 writing, gallery walk, voting ballots and awards.