Kindergarten Art Lesson - Monsters
"Monsters" is a topic that has a high level of interest for elementary students. They don't have to be scary monsters, though some kids love, love, love the scary ones. Think of all the Sesame Street Monsters. Some are on the scarier side than others, but they're all basically furry and sweet.
Since monsters of the imaginary sort are not real, there is an infinite amount of ways they can be drawn. That is what makes them such a good art sub lesson. High interest. Endless possibilities.
Finding art sub plans for kindergarten is a little hard. Here's a great lesson that a sub could easily do. Find Monsters at the Artisan des Arts blog.
Books You Might Like to Accompany this Lesson
As introductions to the topic, you might lead in with one of these picture books:
If You're a Monster and You Know It, by Rebecca Emberley
The Monster at the End of this Book, by Jon Stone
My Monster Momma Loves Me So, by Laura Leuck
Spider Sandwiches, by Claire Freedman
Monster Needs a Costume, by Paul Czajak
Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
A Fun Video to Go with the Lesson
Now, even more fun than a book as an intro to a kindergarten lesson is a video with singing and kids' artwork, based on a book. Here is a video of If You're a Monster and You Know It, based on the book of the same name. If you have a sub who can maneuver to YouTube and project a video, this is a great one. Check it out at Kris Handley's channel on YouTube: If You're a Monster and You Know It Ready-Made, No Prep Lessons in my TPT Shop: Art Sub Lessons
If you like this lesson idea, you might also like this primary level art sub lesson about Chinese Dragon Parades: Dragon Dance
