Wishtree Novel Study | ELA | No Prep | Printable & Digital | Gr. 5-8

Bring Wishtree by Katherine Applegate to life with this comprehensive, no-prep novel study designed to make teaching the novel easy while giving students meaningful practice with reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and critical thinking.

This Wishtree novel study includes everything you need for a complete book unit—printable and digital resources, daily lesson plans, comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, writing assignments, assessments, answer keys, and Common Core standards alignment.

Whether you're teaching the novel to an entire class, homeschool, a small group, or an individual student, this ready-to-use unit saves you valuable planning time!

⭐ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS NOVEL STUDY

✔ No prep: Print and teach with minimal preparation.

✔ Complete unit: Everything you need is organized in one resource.

✔ Save time: Detailed lesson plans and pacing guides take the guesswork out of planning.

✔ Build comprehension: Students answer chapter-by-chapter questions that encourage deeper thinking.

✔ Strengthen vocabulary: Practice 88 vocabulary words in context.

✔ Develop writing skills: Multiple writing and analysis activities encourage students to think critically about the novel.

✔ Easy to differentiate: Use with a whole class, small group, homeschool setting, or independent learners.

✔ Print or go digital: Choose the format that works best for your students.

Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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✨ WHAT'S INCLUDED

Teacher Resources

• Detailed daily lesson plans
• Pacing and Standards Guide
• Chapter/Section Guide
• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
• Complete answer keys
• Common Core Standards alignment for Grades 5–8
• Parent letter

 

Student Resources

• Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions
• Vocabulary and grammar activities featuring 88 vocabulary words
• Spelling list
• 5 writing and literary analysis activities
• Critical thinking and text analysis activities
• Nonfiction reading activity connecting the novel to real-world history and current issues
• Story Elements Interactive Notebook activities

 

Assessments

• Mid-unit assessment after Chapter 26
• End-of-novel assessment
• Vocabulary and comprehension questions
• Critical-thinking writing questions
• Answer keys included

 

📱 PRINTABLE + DIGITAL

This resource includes both printable PDF files and Google Drive™ digital resources, giving you the flexibility to use the unit in the classroom, for distance learning, or with students working independently.

Google Drive resources include digital versions of the student activities, vocabulary materials, and assessments. Self-grading Google Forms quizzes are available for multiple-choice questions.

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📚 PERFECT FOR

• 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA
• Reading and literature classes
• Novel studies
• Literature circles
• Small-group instruction
• Independent reading assignments
• Homeschool
• Distance and digital learning
• Reading intervention and enrichment

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📖 COMMON CORE ALIGNED

This Wishtree book unit is aligned with Common Core standards for Grades 5–8, including reading literature, writing, speaking and listening, language, vocabulary, and foundational reading skills.

The standards alignment is included so you can easily see which standards are addressed throughout the unit.

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💡 SAVE TIME WITH A COMPLETE WISHTREE UNIT

Instead of piecing together comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, writing prompts, assessments, lesson plans, and answer keys from multiple resources, get it all in one comprehensive Wishtree novel study.

Just add the novel, and you're ready to teach!

📥 Includes 275+ printable PDF pages PLUS digital Google Drive™ resources.

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Are you looking for a printable version only? You can find this same product without the Google Drive™ formats HERE.

Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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