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"Where the Wild Things Are"
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Maurice Sendak |
PreK-3 |
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| Summary of the story : |
"Where
the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak is a children’s
classic picture book that was awarded the Caldecott Medal.
Its vivid illustrations and colorful language make the main
character’s adventures exciting to read. Max, a
little boy, is sent to his room after misbehaving. His
imagination transforms his room into an ocean, where he
sails away to the land of the “wild things”. Max establishes
that he is the wildest of all and decides to head back home
on his boat when he smells dinner. Max realizes that home
is where he is best loved. |
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The sail design challenge will be
presented. Students are asked to imagine that Max’s sail
was not effective. Their challenge is to design and create
a sail that will be tested on a foam boat. They need to
consider the following: air movement (fan), surface area,
weight and size. The students will know if their sail
works if it the boat moves across a three foot span on
fishing string.
C Can introduce
the concept of friction by showing how rubbing on the string
slows the boat.
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Extensions:
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The students love to participate in a race
to see who created the best sail. They will
be given time to do this. They will be
asked to collect data regarding how far the
boat moved and the amount of time it took.
The students will then graph the data on a
line graph. I will collect all of the data
and display on one graph.
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In
writing, the students will be asked to
create another story in which Max is the
main character. The students will be asked
to create a different adventure for Max to
experience.
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