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| Alphalary for Monsters/Creatures (304) |
| A) | Abhorrent, Abode, Abracadabra, Afraid, Alchemy, Amulet, Annihilation, Apparition, Appearance, Apprentice |
| B) | Banshee, Bats, Beast, Berserk, Bewitch, Black, Black cats, Bloodcurdling, Bones, Brew, Brutalize |
| C) | Cackle, Candle, Captivate, Carvings, Cast, Cauldron, Cave, Cemetery, Ceremonies, Chalice, Chimerical, Clairvoyant, Concoction, Conjure, Conspirator, Coven, Creak, Creature, Creepy, Cringe, Crone, Crow, Crypt, Crystal ball, Curious, Curse |
| D) | Déjà vu, Death, Decapitated, Decomposing, Dematerialize, Demon, Disappearance, Disembody, Disembowel, Disgusting, Disturbing, Doomed, Dose, Dragon, Dragon, Dread, Dream, Dunk, Dwarf |
| E) | Eerie, Elf, Empire, Enchanter, Entomb, Escapade, Exhume, Exorcist |
| F) | Fairy, Familiar, Fantasy, Feasting, Fiend, Folklore, Force(s), Foul, Freak, Frozen |
| G) | Garb, Gargantuan, Gasp, Ghastly, Ghost, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Goose bumps, Gooseflesh, Grave, Graveyard, Griffin, Griffon, Grisly, Grotesque, Growling, Gruesome, Gryphon |
| H) | Hackles, Hag, Hair raising, Hallucinate, Haunt, Headless, Heinous, Herbs, Hex, Hideous, Horrible, Hover, Hysteria |
| I) | Imagination, Incantation, Infest, Infestation, Influence, Invisible |
| J) | Jabber, Jargon, Jeer, Jinx, Joke, Jug |
| K) | Karma, Keen, Kettle, Kingdom |
| L) | Lantern, Legend, Legerdemain, Lore, Lucky, Lunacy, Lunar, Lycanthrope |
| M) | Macabre, Maggots, Magic, Magic carpet, Magical, Magician, Majesty, Malevolence, Maniac, Manifestation, Maraud, Masked, Medieval, Medium, Miasma, Mischievous, Moan, Moldy, Monster, Monstrous, Moon, Mummy, Musings, Mutilate, Mysterious, Mystical, Myth, Mythical |
| N) | Necromancer, Necromancy, Nemesis, Newt, Nightmare (ish), Nonsense, Numismatist |
| O) | Obliterate, Obscure, Occultism, Ogre, Oracle, Owl |
| P) | Paralyzed, Parchment, Pendant, Performance, Petrify, Phantasm, Phantom, Phenomenon, Poison, Poisonous, Possessed, Pot, Potent, Potion, Powder, Power, Premonition, Prey, Prophet, Prowl |
| Q) | Quail, Quake, Quest, Quiver |
| R) | Raconteur, Rasping, Rattle, Realm, Reign, Repel, Repugnant, Revolting, Ritual, Robe, Rote, Rule, Rune |
| S) | Sage, Scare, Scared, Scream, Screeching, Scroll, Seer, Shaman, Shiver, Shrew, Shrieking, Sibyl, Sinister, Skeleton, Skitter, Skull, Slayer, Somber, Soothsayer, Sorcerer, Sorcery, Specter, Spell, Spider, Spirit, Spirits, Spook, Spooked, Stars, Story, Supernatural, Superstition, Swarm |
| T) | Talisman, Tarantula, Terror, Toad, Torch, Transform, Transformation, Tremors, Trickery, Tricks, Troll |
| U) | Ugly, Unbelievable, Unicorn, Unique, Unleash, Unmask, Unusual |
| V) | Valiant, Valor, Vampire, Vanish, Venomous, Vicious, Visionary, Vixen |
| W) | Wail, Wand, Ward off, Warlock, Watchful, Weird, Werewolf, Whine, Whisk, Whisper(ing), Wicked, Willies, Wince, Wisdom, Witch, Wizard, Worship |
| Z) | Zap!, Zealous, Zigzag, Zombie, Zowie! |
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CREATURES/MONSTERS activities:
face painting, fortune telling, game booths, haunted house, jump house, scavenger hunt, sponge painting
Have students, friends:
1. Draw or find pictures of items suggestive of creatures/monsters:
2. Make, buy or cook some food that would be "unusual"
3. Name groups of things that are scary
4. Create a list of safety procedures to avoid creatures/monsters
5. Find/bring into class something a monster might own, wear etc.
6. Discover as many words as possible that include the letters in creature/monster. Write a story or poem using the first letter of the word!
7. Carve/decorate masks and have a contest with "prizes."
8. Make-up or find a scary story you can share using books, newspaper or something you've heard
9. Have a contest to name items to be put in a brew, pot.
10. Make a list of ways a creature could move or "travel."
11. As a group, decide what kinds of people could get along with monsters/creatures (someone in the news, a cartoon figure, a comic character or someone you know!)
More Discussion questions
1. Do you know the legend of Jack 'O Lantern, an Irish folktale? Explain
2. Mary Shelley wrote a book in 1818 about a famous monster. Can you name this creature? What do you know about the story?
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