By: Maurice Sendak
Grades: K-5
This is a book that consists of a poem for every month of the year. It is a book that can be read throughout the year while discussing each month or in a short period of time while discussing poetry.
About the Author:
Maurice Sendak became interested in books and fantasy when he was a child because he was sick a lot of the time and stuck inside so he turned to books. In the 1950s he published about fifty children's books. Sendak wanted the illustrations of his books to create more mystery rather than simply describe the pictures.
Theme: Students learn about months and poetry at the same time.
Pre-Reading Activities:
Work with the class to come up with a class definition of poetry. What does poetry mean to you?
Post Reading Activities:
At the end of reading each poem, ask the students why they believe that the author chose to write about the specific thing that they did for that month. Have them come up with other ideas that could have been used for that month.
Have the students write their very own poems. For the younger students have the class work together to make their very own Chicken Soup With Rice poems. For the older students have them work on their own to write their very own Chicken Soup With Rice poems for each month and put them together so they have their own book with a poem for each month.
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