Where the Wild Things Are, Part I: Reading the Story

This creative stimulating book will kick their imaginations into high gear after this story about a boy on a journey to where the wild things are.

Objectives

Children ages 4-5 years can appropriately sequence and relate the story Lang. IIB
ages 2 ½-3 years can give uses of an object Cog. I
children ages 2 and up can look at and enjoy the pictures in the book Lang. IB
children 2-2 ½ years can identify objects and actions in story Lang. IB
and children 1-2 years can imitate simple gestures and actions Lang. IB

 
 
 

Materials

Book, Where the Wild Things Are, (Scholastic Press, paper; Harper and Row, hard cover) by Maurice Sendak

Procedures

1. Gather children in a comfortable story-reading area with pillows, sofa or rug (to sit on & define area). Introduce story--"Who's heard this story before? Did you like it? What is your favorite character or part?" Read story, making sure the kids are settled in their places and can see pictures without straining.

2. As teacher reads, ask children to point to various items and objects in the story. Show the picture and ask children to describe the actions. Ask them to imitate gestures or actions of characters in the story, e.g. "Be a wild thing.

Roll your eyes, gnash your teeth, and show your claws."

3. As children become familiar with story, ask them if they know what will happen next and why this or that character did what he did. (Why Max's mother sent him to his room? What happened when Max arrived at the land of the Wild Things?

4. Introduce idea of acting out a story. "Which character do you want to be? What does he look like? What scenery do we need?" Make a group decision on what you will do next to prepare for presentation of the play.