Accompany a reading of the story, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, with an activity booklet featuring five worksheets created to continue to the learning experience. Scholars solve a maze, draw a picture, search for Max, locate differences, and match vocabulary terms to their appropriate picture.

Concepts

where the wild things are, responding to reading, responding to literature, reading, differences, Vocabulary, monsters

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Give each learner a copy of the packet, allow them to work on pages after they complete a task
• Design a Where the Wild Things Are bulletin board, display pupils' completed page 2 
• Invite class members to work individually or in small groups

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes pupils are familiar with the story, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• Make copies prior to assigning the packet

Pros

• Includes artwork by Maurice Sendak 
• Offers a variety of activities, each reinforcing a different skill  
• Provides easy-to-follow directions at the top of each worksheet

Cons

• None