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Where the Wild Things Are lesson
AGES 5-6

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak
Feelings & imagination

Vocabulary

BoatBoat
MonsterMonster
ForestForest
OceanOcean
CrownCrown
KingKing
MoonMoon
WolfWolf

Sentence practice

I sail in a ___.
The monster has ___.

Before reading

  • Look at the cover. What do you see?
  • What do you do when you are angry?
  • Are monsters real?

After reading

  • Where did the boy go?
  • Why did he want to go home?
  • What was waiting for him? Why?
  • How did he feel at the start and at the end?

How to teach it

  1. Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
  2. Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
  3. Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
  4. Ask the "after reading" questions.
  5. Finish with the printable project: Draw a Wild Thing.

Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.

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