FreeChildrenStories.com Monsters, 4-5 Warm-up Top Ten Movie Monsters Ask the students which Monsters they think are the scariest. Games Make Your Own Monster An interactive game with body parts and colours. The Gruffalo The Gruffalo Book Trailer Watch the trailer to learn what the book is about. The Gruffalo’s Child The Gruffalo’s Child Trailer Watch the trailer to learn what the book is about. Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are – Trailer Watch the trailer to learn what the book is about. Other Stories Go Away, Big Green Monster! More Viewing Kids’ Scariest Movie Monsters (6:40) A funny interview with kids talking about scary monsters Writing Minibook: The Friendly Monster Printable book to write in Draw your own monster and write about it: (Click on the image to make it visible on an interactive whiteboard) More Materials ESL Printables.com and ESLsmartboard.com have worksheets, Power Point Presentations and Smartboard activities about monsters for registered members. Related
Francis by Richard Hickey Written by novelist & screenwriter Dave Eggars, for the ever-popular radio show This American Life, animated film Francis is the tense tale of the unexplained happenings on a lake in the middle of an Ontario nature preserve. Brought to life by Not to Scale director Richard Hickey and a team of 40 animators, this captivating short perfectly blends the worlds of outstanding production values with engaging storytelling. Her mouth went dry. She held onto each side of the boat, and now she could only wait to see if it happened again. One night on a family camping trip to Quetico park, the reckless raven-haired Francis waits until her family have fallen asleep and takes a rowing boat out to the middle of the lake. With a voiceover so rich and detailed that you could close your eyes and let your imagination run wild, it’s impressive that Hickey’s short feels so perfectly realised.