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Short Description: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. By Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins). Themes: Imagination/Feelings. Grade Level: PreK – 2. Running Time: 8 minutes, animated ...
Content Inside: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE gone? Supply paper plates and other art materials, including By Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins) pipe cleaners, crayons, yarn, glue, tongue depressors, Talk with children about things they may have done Themes: Imagination/Feelings and scraps of fabric that children can use to create their that they shouldn't have and the ways their parents may Grade Level: PreK 2 own Wild Thing masks. Have children design "Wild have punished them. Ask: How did you feel after Running Time: 8 minutes, animated Things" faces on the paper plates and attach tongue doing something you shouldn't have? How did you depressors to them to complete the masks. Later, play SUMMARY feel about being punished? How do you think your some lively music, have children hold the paper plates WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is about a little boy mom/dad/caregiver felt about punishing you? in front of their faces, and have a "Wild Things parade" named Max who misbehaves and is sent to his room by Discuss feelings with children. Give them an opportu- around the classroom. his mother, without his supper. While Max is alone in nity to talk about when they might have felt frightened, his room, his imagination takes him far, far away to a Have a "Wild Things Day." Help children create life- angry, happy, safe, and content. Ask: What might land where wild things live. These large, strange- size Wild Things from large sheets of cardboard and have helped you feel better when you were looking creatures are tamed by Max, who stares prop them up around the classroom. Then string long frightened/angry? What could you do the next time directly into their yellow eyes and becomes king of the lengths of colorful yarn from the classroom ceiling, and you feel this way? How would you help your little wild things. Soon Max grows tired of being in the land from wall to wall, to represent the vines and trees of brother or sister is he/she felt frightened? of the wild things and longs to return home "where the wild things' forest. At lunch or snack time, have someone loved him best of all." The end of the story AFTER VIEWING ACTIVITIES children sit on the floor, enjoy some light, happy finds Max back in his own bedroom, where his supper Supply clothing and props children can use to dress up music, and have a picnic in the land of the Wild is waiting for him, and "it is still hot." as adults. After children have had some fun with the Things! clothing, have them dramatize some simple situations OBJECTIVES Other Videos and Films about Imagination available involving parents and children. For example, have the · Children will explore the world of the imagination. from Weston Woods include: children pretending to be parents set down some rules · Children will investigate parent/child role reversals. The Amazing Bone by William Steig for the children about bedtime or play time. Have · Children will explore feelings including fear, anger, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson children representing young children respond to those happiness, and contentment. A Picture for Harold's Room by Crockett Johnson rules. Ask: How did it feel to be the parent telling Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson BEFORE VIEWING ACTIVITIES your children what to do? What other things would The Hat by Tomi Ungerer Share the book WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE with you like to say to your "children?" How did it feel to In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak children. Then ask: be the child? What other things would you like to say The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg · How do you think Max felt about being sent to his to your "parents?" Moon Man by Tomi Ungerer room? Talk with children about what it would be like to visit The Pigs' Wedding by Helme Heine · Why do you think Max wasn't afraid of the wild the land of the wild things. Then have children close The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed, ill. by things? their eyes as you play some lively music. Encourage Jim LaMarche · Why do you think Max decided not to stay with the children to imagine that they are traveling to a very Space Case by Edward Marshall, ill. by wild things? special place. After giving children a minute or two to James Marshall · How do you think Max felt after he returned home? imagine, ask:Where did your imagination take you? The Wizard by Jack Kemp · How do you think the wild things felt without What was it like there? What did you like most about Max? this imaginary place? · What do you think the wild things did once Max was?
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