DO YOU HAVE A WILD THING AT YOUR HOUSE?
My "Historic Wild Things" Story
If you are fortunate like me, you have grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and even "godchildren."
Joplin, one of the little ones in my life, happens to be the youngest of one of my former preschool students in my Montessori program of the 1990's, Albion Children's House.
Joplin's mom brought Joplin over to my house every week during the pandemic and he and I had lots of fun making music during those unusual times.
His mom always tells me that her favorite memories of her own preschool years, were of our activities preparing for our little "production" of the story, "Where The Wild Things Are."
So, of course, Joplin and I enjoyed tremendously our own fun-filled months of exploring Maurice Sendak's classic picture book, Where The Wild Things Are.
Today's Video Story of The Wild Things with Joplin
I've actually created a lovely video capturing some of our "wild thing" activities, and I've even listed some of my favorite resources for you to create your own "Where The Wild Things Are" month of activities for your little ones.
You can view the video at this link: https://youtu.be/ZbBOftHiGjY
Or click on this video to see our Wild Things activities:
How The Activities Benefit the Child's Skills Development
Literacy Skills: Hearing & seeing the words and repetition/memorization of the story
Small Motor Skills: Creating masks, art scribbles, manipulating puppets, and playing instruments
Large Motor Skills: Drama-play of the actions in the story
Cognitive Skills: As a child grows older, s/he begins to understand the difference between "real" and "imaginary"
Resources for Creating Your Own
"Wild Things" Activities
Click on each link to find where I got the things we used in our activities. I receive a compensation for mentioning these. Thanks for your support!
- Where The Wild Things Are picture book
- Wild Things costume
- Wild Things crown, scepter & tail
- Wild Things art papers
- Wild Things art stickers
- Hand Drum Toca Djembe
- Wild Things Story on Youtube
- Wild Things Puppets on eBay
I hope you found some inspiration for you and the little wild things in your life!
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