Year 3 Term 2
Fiction: Myths, legends, parables & fables
Objective: Whole Term
 
Resource Title
  Monster Motel
 
 
Type of Resource
  Link to Kids on the Net
Online Resource
 
 
Project
  Monster Motel  
 
Summary
  Here is an imaginary house full of monsters created by children: there are descriptions of hundreds of monsters, which inhabit the various rooms. There is also a monster menu with recipes for the disgusting dishes on offer.  
 
URL of project
 

http://www.kidsonthenet.com/motel/

 

 
Downloadables available
  Yes  
 
Downloadable teachers notes
  Word file
PDF file
 
 
Downloadable worksheets
 

Word file : Monster Portrait
PDF file :
Monster Portrait
Word file : Create a monster
PDF file : Create a monster
Word file : Monster Recipe
PDF file : Monster Recipe

 

 
In the Classroom
 

Write a portrait character of a monster to feature in a myth etc.
Base a revamped traditional tale on a monster from the motel.

 
 
Online activities, instructions or forms
  Send poems to the site using the form provided  
 
URL of online activities
  http://www.kidsonthenet.com/motel/submit.html  
 
Summary - extended information in notes or worksheets
  Write an instant monster story online  
 
Extension activities URL
  http://www.kidsonthenet.com/motel/interactive2.htm
 
 
Linked activities
 

Write traditional recipes in the Kids' Castle Kitchen
Create character portraits for characters in Kids' Castle

 
 
Keywords for extensions: Adaptations for different age groups and abilities, special needs
  KS1 – Choose a monster out of a well known story / fairy tale and produce a group character portrait of it
KS2 – Create detailed character descriptions of monsters in stories that have been read
Art & Technology – Create pictures or 3D models of monsters
 

 
NLS framework objective (Year)
  3  
 
NLS framework objective (Term)
  2  
 
NLS framework objective (Number)
  Whole Term  
 
NLS framework objective (Name)
  To generate ideas relevant to a topic by brainstorming, word association, etc
To investigate and collect sentences / phrases / for story openings and endings – use some of these formal elements in re-telling and story writing
To collect suitable words and phrases, in order to write poems and short descriptions; design simple patterns with words, use repetitive phrases, write imaginative comparisons
 
 
Year group(s) UK - Starting Year group range
  3  
 
Ending year group range
  6  

 
Curriculum Links
  English, Literacy, Technology, Art  
 
ICT Skills
 

Word Processing
Webforms

 
 
Teacher experience level
  Basic  
 
Length of time required
  Several lessons  

 

 

 


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