Grades

3-5

Hours

Math Monsters

Art

Math

STE(A)M

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Students will be given a ‘Math Monster Recipe’ consisting of fractions and asked to design simple paper puppets monsters.

Concepts at a Glance

Math Content:

• Fraction concepts

• Ordering and comparing fractions

• Multiplication and division concepts

• Measurement using standard units

• Pattern rules using words and numbers

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Content:

• Elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form (visual arts)

• Principles of design: pattern, repetition, rhythm (visual arts), contrast, emphasis

• Processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques to support arts activities

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Curriculum Connections

Math Curricular Competencies:

• Reasoning and analyzing

• Understanding and solving

• Communicating and representing

• Connecting and reflecting

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Art Curricular Competencies:

• Exploring and creating

• Reasoning and reflecting

• Communicating and documenting

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Materials

Consumables:

• Construction paper – variety of colours

• Popsicle sticks and other craft materials (pompoms, feathers, googly eyes, etc.)

• Paper fasteners (to make moveable joints if desired)

• Adhesive (Glue/glue sticks/hot glue guns)

• Monster Recipes

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Non-Consumables:

• Scissors

• Rulers

• Pens/pencils

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Activity Instructions

Introduce the activity to the class, describe how the students will be assessed (e.g. marks for correctly following their monster recipe, marks for a journal reflection, etc.). Put students into pairs (students may also work individually, larger groups are not recommended). Give each student/pair a ‘Math Monster Recipe’. Students will then use construction paper and simple craft materials to make paper puppets of their math monster. Students should also give their monster a name!

See the the full lesson plan for further details and for example monster recipes.

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Extension:

For older students, you may extend this activity by asking them to write a story with their math monster as the main character.

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Lesson Plan

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