Who knew an alligator could have so many different looks? For this activity, youngsters choose a set of eyes out of eight choices and cut and paste them onto an alligator. They color their creatures after the eyes have been attached.

Concepts

cutting skills, alligators, toads, octopuses, monsters, Fine Motor Skills

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use these cut-and-paste pages as a fun reward activity after learning about alligators, frogs, and octopi
• The cut-and-paste monster would make a great Halloween activity
• Extend the activity by discussing the different emotions that go with the various sets of eyes; kids can even write little descriptions about what their creatures are thinking or feeling

Classroom Considerations

• See the materials for this resource for frog, octopus, and monster printables that also ask pupils to choose a set of eyes to paste

Pros

• The art is fun and there are plenty eye choices to pick from

Cons

• None