Organic Shape Monster (2nd Grade)

In this lesson we talked about shapes! Particularly organic shapes.  We also talked about textures and patterns that we could design our monster with.  Here is how it works:  Each student was given a string that was tied end to end into a circle.  They students laid the string on their paper to make a natural organic shape.  They then used a black oil pastel to trace around the outside edge of their string.  They then took the string off the paper to reveal their shape! They used the shape to create a monster out of oil pastels.  They then cut them out and glued them onto a piece of colored paper of their choice.