Where the wild things are. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

This Caldecott Medal winner is a whimsical fantasy about a young boy whose imagination transports him far away from problems at home to a land where almost anything can happen

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We had been working on setting for several weeks so I said, "Who can tell me what a setting is? Inside all of us is Adventure

Could you get different colours of leaves and arrange them to make a picture? Max is a great model of a boy using his imagination

Could you record your own reading? I'm not going to step on your head.

Where the Wild Things Are (TV Episode 2008): For this lesson you will need the book "Where The Wild Things Are"
20 Memorable Where The Wild Things Are Quotes By Maurice Sendak by Kidadl: We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents
20 Memorable Where The Wild Things Are Quotes By Maurice Sendak by Kidadl: Perhaps the most appealing element is the wordless series of illustrations in which, after Max begins the "wild rumpus," he and his new friends dance and cavort through six pages of some of the most whimsical, enchanting, and unique artwork in children's literature

In this story some asked "Can you clarify the word gnashed? Fortunately, the Wild Things do not eat Max; instead they make him their king

Max: I have a sadness shield that keeps out all the sadness, and it's big enough for all of us

After the first several pages I stopped and said, " How could we describe Max? Carol: So, what are you? But unexpectedly a forest grows in his bedroom and Max is taken away to a land of Wild Things

We discussed that there were several settings in the story - Max's house, his room, and the forest

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Where The Wild Things Are: They also said he used his imagination when the forest appeared in his room
20 Memorable Where The Wild Things Are Quotes By Maurice Sendak by Kidadl: Person 2 - you are now the speaker
Where the Wild Things Are: Who can describe the forest for me? Children of all ages will be enraptured by this wonderful fantasy story

For example, the author doesn't specifically state how Max is wild

That means that students should not only be reading texts at their independent reading level, but they should also be exposed to more complex texts above their level with appropriate supports, such as in a read aloud setting

You will be less stressed because you aren't doing all the work, you can all become familiar with the standards as you create lessons, and all of your students benefit because you have many Common Core lessons to work on

There's a reason why this won the Caldecott Medal.

Where the Wild Things Are: I mean you're the king, and look at me, I'm big! The judgment of the residents is skewed by a competition, Meredith tries therapy and a bear attack may be more than it appears
Where The Wild Things Are: Person 1 - you are the listener
20 Memorable Where The Wild Things Are Quotes By Maurice Sendak by Kidadl: Can you write a diary from the point of view of the 'King of the Wild Things'? We also link to other websites, but are not responsible for their content