Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Operation Student Teach“ZEE, We, Me” Lesson

“Let the wild rumpus start”

Before Reading

1. Vocabulary2. Text to Self Connection

Vocabulary

Introductory Think, Pair, Share

• Think of a time when you felt wild like a little wild thing.

• Fill in the sentence, When I feel wild, I _________.

• Tell me what you do when you feel wild.

Read with

While Reading

1. Stop to show vocabulary2. Stop to make predictions3. Stop to ask for Text to Self / Text

to Text / Text to World Connections

4. Stop for make inferences

You have many options… use post it notes in your book to remind yourself when to teach

Pause during reading to…

Pause during reading to…

Pause during reading to…

Sequence

Make text to self connections

1. identify unknown vocabulary2. Be able to share the story sequence-

beginning, middle, and end.3. Make an inference while reading (why

does Max leave the land of the Wild Things/ Did this really happen)

4. Make a text to self connection

Operation Student TeachYour student will…

Know your book

Characters:Max

Max’s MotherThe Wild Things

Settings:Max’s house

Max’s bedroomThe forestThe ocean

The Land of the Wild Things

Story StructureBeginning and Middle

Beginning:• He put on a wolf suite• His mother called him

“Wild Thing”• Max said, “I’ll eat you up.”• He was sent to bed

without dinner• A forest grew in his

bedroom

Middle:• He sailed off to where

the wild things are• The wild things roared

and rolled their eyes• Max stared into their

eyes and tamed them• He was the King of the

Wild Things• Let the wild rumpus start• He sent the wild things

to bed without supper• Max was lonely• He smelled good things

to eat

Ending • He gave up being King of the Wild Things• The wild things cried, “oh please don’t go,

we’ll eat you up, we love you so.”• The wild things growled and roared• Max waved goodbye and sailed back to his

bedroom• He found his supper waiting, and it was still

hot

The relationship between Max and the Wild Things

1st the Wild Things look scary so Max tames them Then, they say Max is the “most wild thing of all” Max becomes their King and they respect Max After that, they celebrate and have a wild rumpus Max likes the wild things but misses his home and mother He leaves them The Wild Things love Max and cry because they will miss him

The Wild Things and Max were unsure of one another when he first arrived but they became good friends.

Similarities of the Wild Things and People

Who noticed that each Wild Thing looked different? They are just like people. People do not all look alike either. We are different sizes, colors, heights, genders, and speak and act

differently too. Some of the Wild Things are different animals, wear different clothing, and

are different sizes.

Similarities between Max and yourself:• All children have misbehaved and have faced some type of consequence,

such as, going to bed without dinner• Children have dreams of far off places, such as, The Land of the Wild Things• Children miss their home and family when they are away from them • All children like to play and be wild

Text to Text Connection

Visualization Activity

After your lesson, your student should…

• Know the unfamiliar words in the book (eg. Mischief; Gnash; Wild)

• Retell the sequence of events in the story• Character motivation (eg. Why did Max

leave the Land of the Wild Things)• Should be able to summarize the story • Make a text to self connection (How did

Max act when he is wild and how do you act when you are wild)

Assessment

• Oral - Talk• Written- Quiz• Fluency Check -

.  What did Max's mother call him the night he wore his wolf suit? Max Wild Thinga naughty boy

What grew in Max's room that very night? a forest a flowera gardenWhat did Max's

mother call him the night he wore his wolf suit?

Max Wild Thinga naughty boy

What grew in Max's room that very night?

a foresta flowera garden

What hung from his bedroom ceiling?

clouds ropesvines

What did Max sail on in his private boat?

a river an oceana lake

How did Max tame the wild things?

He stared into their yellow eyes without blinking once. He snapped his fingers.He touched them with a magic stick.

The wild things called Max the most wild thing of all and

said he was mean. told him to go home.made him the king of all wild things.

What did Max do after the wild rumpus?

He sent the wild things off to bed with no supper. He sailed back home.He cried.

Why did Max give up being king of where the wild things are?

He smelled good things to eat. He was scared of the wild things.He was cold.

What did the wild things say to Max when he was leaving?

"Oh please go, and never come back." "Oh please don't go – we'll eat you up - we love you so!""We will miss you so!"

Max sailed back over a year and in and out of week and through a day and into the night and ended up where?

At his grandparents house. In the kitchen of his very own house.In his very own room.

What was waiting for Max?

his parentshis supperthe wild things

Who is the author ofthe story, “Where theWild Things Are”?

Wows!

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