Where the Wild Things Are

• A copy of “Where the Wild Things Are”
  • If unavailable, use one of these online read-alouds:
    • Where The Wild Things Are READ ALOUD!
    • 👹 Where the wild things are - Read aloud and animated!  
• Vocabulary pages (Images from Open Symbols). For easiest use, print and compile them into a booklet.
• English Lesson for Children｜Learning About Our Feelings | Kids' Song | Sing and Learn
• Device to play video (phone, tablet, computer)
• Emotions coloring page
• Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
• Copies of extension activities you will use
• Vocabulary list (Share with school staff to help reinforce words throughout the day/week.)

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES
Feelings Song

1. Play the Learning About our Feelings video. Invite students to act out the emotions from the song (e.g. happy, mad, tired). Model the faces of each emotion, name the emotions out loud, and encourage students to copy you or the pictures in the video.
2. At the end of the song, instruct children to take a deep breath in and sit together in a circle.

Vocabulary Introduction
Using the vocabulary booklet:

1. Show a picture and ask the children to name the English word.
2. Encourage them to create an action and make the face for each emotion.
3. Choose one of the children’s representative actions/faces and repeat it as a group.
4. Repeat for each vocabulary word, inviting participation from several children.

READ THE BOOK
Consider how your students will most enjoy the story: Will you read the book without stopping or will you stop and ask questions or point things out? Will you read all the words on the page or briefly summarize?

1. Read each page aloud.
2. Point to the picture of each vocabulary word and say its name clearly.
3. Emphasize vocabulary words with your voice and if they make a noise, their sounds.
4. Use the children’s actions for vocabulary words to reinforce meaning.

POST-READING DISCUSSION

1. Who is this? Point to Max. (Answer: Max)
2. What happened after Max felt lonely? (Answer: Max went home)
3. Why did Max go home? (Answers: he wanted to be loved, he felt lonely, etc.)

POST-READING ACTIVITIES
Retell with Pictures

1. Show 3–5 pictures from the story (or draw simple scenes). 
2. Mix them up and display them to the class. 
3. Model putting them in the correct order. 
4. Have students help reorder the pictures. 
5. Retell the story together using simple words.

Emotions Coloring Page

1. Children may color the page with the emotions.
2. Optional: Sit in a circle afterward, show each drawing, and guess who made it. Have the artist name the emotions.

Reading/Writing Activity

1. Have children trace the vocabulary words on the worksheet.
2. Have the children point to each emotion on the worksheet and display it.

Closure
Review the vocabulary words learned today using the vocabulary booklet or by having the children state each word. If time allows, finish the lesson with one or more of the extension activities appropriate for the children’s age and ability level.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Level 1: Print the vocabulary pages or the coloring page in black-and-white and have the children color them.
Level 2:  Cut vocabulary pages so words and pictures are separate. 

For younger children: Cut in puzzle-like shapes so the pieces fit together easily.

For older children: Cut straight for a more challenging match.

Level 3: Print the flash card pages. Cut out the cards and use them to play a matching memory game. Children take turns turning over two cards at a time, trying to find pairs with the same picture. All the cards start face down, so players must remember where pictures are to make matches. The goal is to find the most matching pairs by using your memory. Encourage them to say the English word when they get a match. 
 

For all levels: Encourage use of vocabulary words throughout the day with examples such as:

• Ask the children to name your emotion (display the emotions on your face).
• Use a classroom poster of emotions with the English words and ask children to name their emotions throughout the day.
• Integrate vocabulary into other classroom activities.