Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Sendark, Maurice. (1963). Where the wild things are. New York: Harper Collins.

Max is feeling under-appreciated at home and is causing mischief so his mother sends him to his room where he conjures a magical kingdom in which he is King.  He goes wild but then decides that it's not easy being king and he is missing home and a warm meal.

Assignment #1

Evaluation Criteria:  Theme

The theme of Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a great example of the simple and embedded message of the difficulty children give their parents at bedtime. Max sasses his mother and gets sent to bed without any dinner. Max retreats to his room and imagines a wild forest where he’s the “king” or parent of all the wild things.  He enjoys that for awhile until he decides he is hungry and lonely. From a parent perspective, he decides to behave himself and then imagines himself back in his room where his mother has left him a meal that is still warm and all transgressions seem to be forgotten.

Interview with Maurice Sendak:  http://www.pbs.org/now/arts/sendak.html

Lesson Plan Ideas:  http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-1-2/68865-activities-for-where-the-wild-things-are/

Teaching Ideas:  http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/where-the-wild-things-are

Printables: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/WhereTheWildThingsArePrintables.htm

Crafts and activities:  http://www.icanteachmychild.com/where-the-wild-things-are-crafts-and-activities/