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Jolène Fender

Real-Life Learning | Raising Curious Kids Without School | Content Creator

Free Wishtree Book Companion Guide

Free Wishtree Book Companion Guide

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Read Wishtree together. We made the rest easy.

This is the guide we use at our own kitchen table when we read Wishtree aloud. No worksheets, no answer keys. Just the conversations, games and hands-on projects that make a great book stick.

Inside the free 15-page guide:

  • Big juicy questions organized by story moment, so you know exactly when to pause

  • A New Words Dictionary kids fill in as you read

  • Vocabulary bingo with real words from the book, plus a caller cheat sheet

  • An open-ended Red diorama project, crafts and nonfiction book pairings

  • A book club game and a history extension on immigration then and now

  • An original reader’s theatre scene with a part for everyone

  • A red oak leaf ID page in two levels, for younger and older learners

  • Cut-out wish tags to make your own wish tree

  • 5 coloring pages to keep little hands busy while you read

Works for one child or a whole book club, ages 5 to 14. Just add a copy of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate.

Made by Jolene of @littlefenders, a homeschool mom of three in her 8th year of learning through great books.

made by Jolene of @littlefenders