Beasty Books

Students go wild filling Beasty Books and their brains with fun facts and figures about their favorite creatures.

• 1.

  Which animal makes you curious? Look up facts about your animal. Where does it live? What does it eat? How big do these animals grow? Find a picture of your animal.

• 2.

  Use Crayola® Construction Paper Crayons to draw the animal on construction paper. This is your Beasty Book cover. Cut out your cover with Crayola Scissors.

• 3.

  Trace the cover several times. These pages will make the inside of your book and the back cover. Cut out all the animal-shaped pages.

• 4.

  Decorate your Beasty Book's front cover with crayon drawings. Give your book a title and include the author's name (that's you).

• 5.

  Organize and write your information on the animal-shaped pages. Illustrate the facts whenever possible.

• 6.

  Staple all the pages together to create your Beasty Book.

Benefits

• Students research and organize facts about selected animal habitats, diets, sizes, and lives.
• Students create a visually appealing book in their animal's shape.
• Students record information gleaned from their research in the books.

Adaptations

• Create dioramas of habitats for the creatures.
• Find Internet sites about the specific animal, as well as books and stories that feature the creature, to share with classmates.
• Students with special needs may find it helpful to work in pairs or to use a computer to write their material.