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Where the Wild Things Are Resource Set
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Summary
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Max has caused a great deal of mischief in his house and hasn’t been very nice to his mother. So, Max’s mom sends him to bed without any supper, calling him a “Wild Thing.” That night, Max’s room grew into a forest and he became the king of all wild things, but it wasn’t everything he imagined it would be. This classic picture book is perfect for supporting early readers who are working on retelling and summarizing, visualizing, making inferences, and understanding multiple text structures.
Watch an online read aloud of Where the Wild Things Are on KidLit TV here or on Epic here.
Listen to an audiobook on Epic here.
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- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Beginning Consonant Sounds (w, s, m)
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- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Where the Wild Things Are Resource Set
Making Inferences with Where the Wild Things Are
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6E 1.6F 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
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Retelling and Summarizing with Where the Wild Things Are
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10A 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.8D 1.9C
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Understanding Text Structure with Where the Wild Things Are
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RL.1.6 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10B 1.10C 1.10D 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.1D 1.6A 1.6D 1.6E 1.6G 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8A 1.8B 1.8C 1.9C
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Visualizing with Where the Wild Things Are
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.6 RF.1.1 RF.1.2 RL.1.10 RL.1.3 RL.1.4 RL.1.7 SL.1.1b SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 W.1.5 W.1.8
TEKS Alignment:
1.10C 1.10D 1.10E 1.13D 1.13E 1.1A 1.1C 1.6A 1.6D 1.6E 1.6I 1.7B 1.7C 1.7D 1.7E 1.7F 1.8B 1.8D 1.9C
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Where the Wild Things Are Extension Activity
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Where the Wild Things Are Running Record
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Where the Wild Things Are Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Where the Wild Things Are Word Work - Beginning Consonant Sounds (w, s, m)
Common Core Alignment:
RF.1.3 RF.1.4
TEKS Alignment:
1.2A(ii) 1.2B(i) 1.2B(v) 2.2B(ii)
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Where the Wild Things Are Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.1.4a L.1.5c L.1.6
TEKS Alignment:
1.3A 1.3B 1.3C 1.3D 1.7F
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