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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
Open a Monster Restaurant
Write the menu, draw the dining room and invent the specials for monster customers.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- creative writing, persuasive language, silly thinking
What kids do
“Monsters are hungry! Open a restaurant just for them.”
- Restaurant name:
- The menu
- The dining room
- Today’s special, and what it costs:
How to run it
- Menus can have prices in odd money, like toenails.
- Use mouth-watering words.
- Role play ordering.
Talk about it
- What does a monster love to eat?
- Who’s your best customer?
- What would you never serve?
Take it further
Write a review from a picky monster.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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