My fourth graders enjoyed creating these monster booklets to practice Spanish vocabulary for body parts, colors, and shapes. Each student will imagine a "scary" monster and write a description in Spanish. Next, each student will read his/her description out loud. Classmates will draw a monster based on the description they hear. Students had a great time drawing each other's monsters and holding up their booklets at the end of each description to compare their drawings. It was fun to see different interpretations of the same monster! At the end of the activity, students will have a lovely keepsake booklet with a monster representing each classmate. Materials needed: Each student will need a booklet (large or small) with enough room on each page for a drawing. Each booklet should contain the same number of pages as students in the classroom. Staple the corners or do a single-hole punch and tie with yarn. While this PowerPoint is geared toward elementary aged learners, the activity can be adapted for language learners of all ages.

1. Los Libritos de
los monstruos
Monster Booklets
By Stephanie Dodson

2. •You and your classmates
will write Spanish
descriptions for scary
monsters!!
•You will draw your
classmates’ monsters, and
they will draw yours.

3. First, write your Spanish
name and class on the back
of your booklet.
Miguel
4A

4. Next, write a title on the front
cover. You can decorate the
cover later.
Mi librito de
los monstruos Los monstruos
de mi clase

5. •Open your booklet. On the first
page, write a description of a
monster.
•Use at least 5 sentences or
bullet points.
•Include body parts, shapes,
colors, etc.
•Keep your description a secret
from classmates!

6. Por ejemplo…
“Mi monstruo tiene tres
ojos morados. Tiene una
cabeza grande, rodundo y
azul. Su cabeza es su
cuerpo. Tiene mucho pelo
azul por toda la cabeza.
También tiene una boca
negra y una lengua rosada.
Tiene dos brazos azules y
cortos, dos piernas azules
y morados y dos pies
negros”.

7. Now, we will write a
classmate’s name at the top (or
bottom) of each page.
Ignacio

8. Dibujar cada monstruo
según la descripción.
Each classmate will describe their monster.
Draw the monster on each classmate’s page
according to the description you hear.

9. ¡Muchas
gracias!

10. ¡Muchas
gracias!