Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are and other stories

Maurice Sendak
Biographical information and timeline.

Maurice Sendak: Imagination and Art
These standards-based lessons based on Sendak's work are divided into two parts. Part 1 is for grades K-2; part 2 is for grades 6-8.

There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak
This retrospective "focuses on Sendak’s personality as a storyteller engaging with difficult and mysterious themes and memories in his work. It explores Sendak’s prolific imagination through the characters, influences, and settings of his books, as well as Sendak’s quest to illustrate what he calls 'the Other Story,' the hidden meanings of a text that haunt and enrich his illustrations."

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Vocabulary, literacy, and crosscurricular activities for this book. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Elements of a Story
This lesson plan uses Where the Wild Things Are to teach concepts of setting, character, problem (event), and solution in a story.

No More Moldy Oldies: Appreciating Classic Texts
How can teachers help students push past boredom or disinterest and find value in literary classics? In this lesson, students reflect on their reading experiences and generate strategies to promote understanding, appreciation and enjoyment. This lesson uses Where the Wild Things Are as a starting point and incorporates a related article from the New York Times. It's aimed at grades 6-12.

Where the Wild Things Are
This lesson plan integrates science and math activities with language arts.

Where the Wild Things Are
A movie guide with lots of classroom applications from the National Wildlife Federation. This 15-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.

Wild Things
Students use Legos to create their own wild things, then write about them.