All Are arene ee Resources‘All Are Welcome Here’ Program Overview Wishtree by Katherine Applegate is the inspiring story of a com- munity coming fogether to welcome:people who are different from Fite NOC Ao Mm amo! oie Rom lee na by encouraging children to bring the message of Wishiree to life year-round. 1. Read and discuss Wishiree using this discussion guide. 2. Use the enclosed poster and take the pledge to welcome all. RECO el eR eM elma leicee Rem lee mele Reel Tinie} growing it year-round. 4. Register at WishtreeBook.com to receive,updates.Pre-reading éctivities _ pereeererrr a Sooo FUN WITH WORDS Oe gy aba gat ar Sais are . FEM re Wr eee MEL alee et Maelo sf - a Eptascieaeeesatee vs Seog Se enn a ior: introvert, pessimist, optimist, compromise, busybody, ee [eccel y eeet eeeen eree eeetet teeied ee ore TALKING TO TREESpreteen Questions: eaters ns comment: “Making others fee! safe Pere eget sca: bali Teal Meo a sec does the tree make others feel safe? 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(OCSS.EL5.2 Determine offs ofa sory dam, or poom fram dels inthe eer eet ee et eee eet ta rad ee ee ee ee ae ee ead re) [oe ee eee ea eet Moces areCommon Core Activities: THE SCIENCE OF TREES look up information about Quercus rubra, the red Ce ee eee ee ee ee ee red oak free can you discover? Write'a paragraph ee ee eee and where it is most likely to grow. LoL ears acer leanne eenptchs acta) repre! ee oo THE POWER OF WISHING Pees eo ae marek econ ss cultures. How many ways can you discover ees hee ety Dee ANU a ul ule du ees Deere RRR i Rel -ukgeoed De eel Mies cus ee Re RL] important element or symbol in a story. ee Ed ee eee ake eas a ee ee een ee ee ae ee Ca presences ar eerie ar mare c13 a ‘Create a wishtree for your classroom out of natural materials—branches, twigs, vines, eic.—that you find in your neighborhood. Have each person in the dass. attach a wish fo the “ies” and write a paragraph ‘about that wish and why if is important to them. De ee ee es ee en ed eee ee ieee ae eee ee eee eet ebayer ea Ce peered THE POWER OF NAMES Dec Es eee) Ce een RI te eh eee ae opossums, owls, squirrels, skunks, and crews. How Dee ete an Rees i atl each animal as Red describes them? Look up the collectivefnotins that are used for each animal group and make a chart of the animals, their habitats and hobits, and the names they are called asa greup. eect eee ee ee Jina sory cr chama, crowing on speiic cae in the tt fg, bow charters ot ty ey ee ee er) ee IMMIGRATION THROUGH THE YEARS Ce eee ee Ld neighborhood over the years and the wonderkil a ey a Cee eu beE eg es Rene Red says about the foods and customs the people ey ee eel eee) De ee eR cere Su pao think the neighborhood looks like when everyone comes to hang a wish on the tres. (eer) a ee eee ee ena eect ot ates sowing iene or Bo Ce ro ee ae ee Ren Pra eee reo Tee tend ee ote adCommon Core Activities: THE SCIENCE OF TREES look up information about Quercus rubra, the red Ce ee eee ee ee ee ee red oak free can you discover? Write'a paragraph ee ee eee and where it is most likely to grow. LoL ears acer leanne eenptchs acta) repre! ee oo THE POWER OF WISHING Pees eo ae marek econ ss cultures. How many ways can you discover ees hee ety Dee ANU a ul ule du ees Deere RRR i Rel -ukgeoed De eel Mies cus ee Re RL] important element or symbol in a story. ee Ed ee eee ake eas a ee ee een ee ee ae ee Ca presences ar eerie ar mare c13 a ‘Create a wishtree for your classroom out of natural materials—branches, twigs, vines, eic.—that you find in your neighborhood. Have each person in the dass. attach a wish fo the “ies” and write a paragraph ‘about that wish and why if is important to them. De ee ee es ee en ed eee ee ieee ae eee ee eee eet ebayer ea Ce peered THE POWER OF NAMES Dec Es eee) Ce een RI te eh eee ae opossums, owls, squirrels, skunks, and crews. How Dee ete an Rees i atl each animal as Red describes them? Look up the collectivefnotins that are used for each animal group and make a chart of the animals, their habitats and hobits, and the names they are called asa greup. eect eee ee ee Jina sory cr chama, crowing on speiic cae in the tt fg, bow charters ot ty ey ee ee er) ee IMMIGRATION THROUGH THE YEARS Ce eee ee Ld neighborhood over the years and the wonderkil a ey a Cee eu beE eg es Rene Red says about the foods and customs the people ey ee eel eee) De ee eR cere Su pao think the neighborhood looks like when everyone comes to hang a wish on the tres. (eer) a ee eee ee ena eect ot ates sowing iene or Bo Ce ro ee ae ee Ren Pra eee reo Tee tend ee ote adAbout the Book: CORO Soh So ee crrr is | Red is an oak tree who'is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood “wishtree”—people write their wishes Me ceo Rel RMN oN cree sice tel Nolte Madi ime Moucon as utero ecole MLC Melitta a Tuite cedars ators More eel ener ery ae relie e nC Ua iC Ma Te) sreluirorers An Con Malte] toy aL | ete Mime OT Remo LT ea(-o MN oR -to Le Reo uliisPelr Bet Ratti oule RATS Ree Mure Mu) sce ore eC ee New York Times-bestselling author Katherine Applegate at her very best— writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view. PNG arta lcten is is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her most recent noval, Crenshaw, spent ‘over Wwenty weeks on the’ New. York Times children’s bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone novel, Home of the Brave, continues to be included on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists. eli WN eye) 2 [lM ade MUM old tthe itt MALLU elu . ak