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Monsters 2009
Join the Project and
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Monster Wiki Page - Please add your comments/reflections on doing this project. | ||||||||||||||
Elementary classes work with schools from the United States and around the world. After choosing a Monster part, each class writes a description of that part and sends it to this project web. When all descriptions are in, each class builds a single MONSTER using everyone's descriptions from the table below. Students discover that designing and building a monster together is a very big job. It is a major lesson in working together and learning to compromise in a group decision process. For example, the kid responsible for the head has to plan with the kids doing the eyes, nose, neck, mouth, ears and hair. So kids must collaborate to construct their class MONSTER . The result is satisfying proof that a community of kids can accomplish anything!! Elissa Gerzog began the project in the 1990's calling it Monsters Monsters Monsters© using e-mail as the main interface. I began running the project in 2000 and modified it to a web-based interface, which has grown to include podcasts, wikis, and video. In its current form, the project is known simply as Monsters. If this sounds like fun, please send an email and join - smithterryk@gmail.com.
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Sample descriptions HEAD: circular, black, red dots,
blue triangles,
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 Video from Mrs. Black |
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HEAR a Monster message from Sizwe in Kwazulu Natal , South Africa | ||
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Monster Wiki Page - add your comments and reflections on doing this project in your classroom.
[See example descriptions from a previous project]
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1. ARMS - Mr. Ferguson's class, New Hampshire: one arm sticking out of the chest, splitting into tentacles, bloody spikes sticking through |
2. HANDS - Miss Knight's grades 3 & 4 - Puahue School, New Zealand: Left hand: small, metallic, purple and black spots -- Right hand: large, blood-stained, warts |
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3. Right EYE- Melissa Superty's 4th grade - Wilmore Davis Elem. Wheat Ridge, CO: large, bulbous, droopy almond shape, fiery red iris, star shaped icy blue and black swirled pupil, blood shot white, oozing. |
4. Left EYE - Sarah Jordan's 4th grade - Wilmore Davis Elem. Wheat Ridge, CO: bulging left side, dry, cracked-like-desert, glowing yellow pupil, fiery crimson eye, blood dripping, spider webs in eyelashes, eyeball dangles |
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5. FEET - Miss Hope's Pre-K, Paramus, New Jersey: round purple feet.2 feet wide and 1 foot tall.3 blue spots and 2 red spots on each foot |
6. TAIL - Mr. Landrum & Mrs. Hinton's 3rd grades-Hannibal, MO: Rectangular,10 ft long,12 " wide, purple, green stripes,10 spikes on top, spaced evenly apart 3" bloody spikes, bloody chains wrapped, veiny |
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7. HEAD - Mrs. Lammers' & Mrs. McGuire's 5th grades, Eugene Field School, Hannibal, MO: 3D, layered blue-scaly skin, 5 zits,green slime, 10 red forehead stitches, 2 brown moles (animals) |
8. EARS - Rachel Verdicchio's class - Rowsley Primary, Derbyshire, UK: Semi-circular, red and white flesh with green and yellow snakes hanging down |
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9. NOSE - Ms. Kinniery's art class- South Elementary School, Stoughton, MA: Bell-shaped, scaly, green, purple and orange, black scar, bugs in nostril, wart, nose ring, stitches, 12 spikes around edge, spider hanging |
10. FINGERS - Mr. Greenberg's 2nd grade - Bridgeport, CT : 12 inches/30 cm One hand bony fingers. Other hand fingers with brown fur. Both hands webs between the fingers |
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11. LEGS - Mr. Humble's 5th grade, Burneside, England : Four tubular legs, black hairs, eyes and spikes all over, muscular calves like a ballerina. |
12. TEETH - Ms. Smith's 5th grade, Voyager Academy, Durham, NC: yellow and crooked in shark-like rows, and also have long fangs and cavities |
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13. BODY - Rose Gardon and Ms Jurnack's 1st grade, Elmwood Franklin School - Buffalo, New York: big, red, apple-shaped, polka dotted covered with eyeballs, hair and spikes |
14. LIPS - Mr. Smith's 4th grade - Hannibal, MO: light-blue, 43cm long, 25 cm tall, red-orange flames, cracked & bloody |
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15. NECK - Mrs.
Baker's 1st grade & Ms. Rays' 1st grade, |
16. HAIR - Mrs. Cassidy's
1st grade - Moosejaw, Canada:
Long, curly, dirty, dusty, red and
green with purple polka dots |
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17. KNEES - Ms. Huseman's Class - Eugene Field School - Hannibal, MO: Real twig covered rectangular cheetah spotted meatballs, bone sticking out, spider webbed |
18. ELBOWS - Ms. James' 4th & 5th grades - Will Rogers Elementary, Oklahoma City, OK: Misshapen, warty, 4 in. purple spikes and 2 in. multi-colored hairs. |
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19. BELLY BUTTON - Ms. Gallo's 4th grade classes - Roosevelt Children's Academy - Roosevelt NY on Long Island: Spiky, big, hairy, fat, flappy, green, diamond, scared, fluffy, linty, wrinkly, snotty |
20. HORNS - Ms. Sheraden's 4th grade, Geff Grade School, Geff, IL: black, red flames, 3 sharp spikes, 1 foot tall, green streamers. |
| 21. NECKLACE - Zimmerman-Swisher-Szarka 2nd grades - Hannibal, MO: 3-D 6ft colorful snake with rings of bloody fingers, toes, and eyeballs hanging down | 22. BELT - Mrs. Herrin's 4th-5th Class, Hannibal, MO: red triangular oozing eye buckle, blood covered teeth with maggots hanging down |
| 23. WINGS - Ms. Peterson's 2nd grade, Arctic Light Elem - Fairbanks, Alaska: Diamond-shaped, 50 centimeters long, green and purple diagonal stripes |
24. TOES - Mr. Simonsen's 4th grade Ford
Elementary,
Indian Wells, CA: different
colors/shapes, green fungus, cow manure, toxic waste, nose hairs
growing out,. so stinky hairs stick straight up! |
| 25. EARRINGS - Miss Duygu's 5th Grade, Ozbag Orcun Primary School - Kirsehir, Turkey: huge round metal earrings with hissing, sharp-fanged snakes, dripping blood , curled around them. | 26. FINGER RINGS - Ms. Namata's Class, Kampala, Uganda: green and yellow colored 1 inch round 1inch wide with blades each side |
| 27. TONGUE - Mrs. Ragar's 4th grade, Veterans, Elem, - Hannibal, MO: 1 yd long, 7 inches wide, 1/2 red, 1/2 black, skulls, spikes | 28. CELL PHONE - Mrs. Shelby's 4th grade - Mt. Erie Elem., Mt. Erie, IL: Frankenstein head, bat-like wings; flaming eyeball camera, fingernail shaped number keys, black hair, pink hairy legs, tiger stripes, top of antenna is nose. |
| 29. MP3 Player -Mrs. Magdos' 1st grade-P.H. Greene Elementary, Webster, Texas: 7"x17" blue rectangle, 9" pumpkin screen on top, 8" ghost wheel below | 30. NINTENDO - Mrs. Black's 4th grade - Naches, Washington: Controller, Buttons, hairy, games,colorful, polk-a-dots, spikes, blood stains, eyes, warts, mold |
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31. TOE RING - Shara Cherniak, Academia Internacional de Cabrera, Cabrera - Dominican Republic: toe ring(1): round, yucky black, brown and yellow with 10 worms and a snake. |
32. DIGITAL CAMERA - Mrs. Lowe's 4th grade, Oberthur Primary, Bull Creek, Australia: large, nine-sided, checkered, hairy, eye for lense, skull-shaped buttons with viney strap |
| 33. NOSE RING - Ms. Tai's class, Kang Chiao Bilingual School, Taipei, Taiwan | 34. EYE GLASSES - Ms. Tarasevich's Class -Abanskaya Secondary School 3 - Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia: Fluffy,bright, pink and blue, decorated with buttons, one in the form of a heart, the other in the form of a star. |
| 35. TOE NAILS - Mr. Lee's Classes - Harvest Hills Elementary, Oklahoma City, OK: Toenails---Right: 7 in., heliotrope, sharpened to 2 points -Left: 12 in., lime green, cracked, bloody, sharp | 36. SKATEBOARD - Mrs. Shih & Mrs. Weiss - Stevens Creek Elementary, Cupertino, California: Black/purple striped rectangle of soft cloth, fire underneath, a rocket shooting candy, 10 spiky-mint-candy wheels, 5-foot sandpaper handle |
| 37. CANE - Mrs. Oleksy's 4th grade - Hannibal, MO: 5 feet tall, 20 cm diameter, skull-carved handle, spike tipped, chain design |
38. PASSPORT: Mr. Higgs' class in
Reading, England and Mrs. Morris' 3rd in West VA
partnership. (Note: this one is a BIT
different! Front cover: country crest - Back Cover: home of
monster - Page 1: name, birthdate, photo --Page 2: height, birthplace, nationality, gender --Page 3 & 4 places visited |
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| 2008 Monster Names | Votes |
| 1. Eyeziahh - England | 12 |
| 2. Mr. Kazilla - Missouri | 11 |
| 3. Monster Lisa - Turkey | 9 |
| 4. Moostackwierdo - New Jersey | 13 |
| 5. Spooky Skipito Scary Face - Texas | 12 |
| 6. Ms. Swamp - Alaska | 8 |
| 7. Zeemore Seemore - New Hampshire | 9 |
| 8. Mr. Slobberface - Canada | 14 |
| 9. Fluffy - Oklahoma | 16 |
| 10. Mrs. Dead Eyes - Mr. Landrum | 16 |
| 11. Franken-eye-guy - Australia |
36 |
| 12. Fancypants - Missouri | 3 |
| 13. Spika Wika - New Zealand | 4 |
| 14. Mrs. Nosey - Missouri | 5 |
| 15. Mrs. Oompaloompalingmooncake - Kansas |
39 |
| 16. Chucky - Connecticut - Mr. Greenberg |
47 |
| 17. Shabalobadingdong - North Carolina |
40 |
| 18. Ugly Buger Ghost - California | 7 |
| 19. Akhyun Kha Maaran - Pakistan | 7 |
| 20. Midnight Chickadee - Taiwan |
32 |
| 21. Mrs. Doo - Washington | 15 |
| 22. Crazy Dude - New York | 16 |
| 23. BOB - North Carolina | 5 |
| 24. Killarex - Missouri | 16 |
| 25. Invincible Tootie - North Dakota | 2 |
| 26.Old 80-Toes of 21st Century - North Dakota | 13 |
| 27. Abella - California | 5 |
| 28. Bloody Dangling Cyclops - Missouri | 12 |
| 29. Eye-mazing Eye-gore - Michigan | 6 |
| 30. Kenya | 0 |
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