Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for I Wish You More will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of mindfulness, this I Wish You More picture book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with I Wish You More Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of I Wish You More. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with I Wish You More reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
I WISH YOU MORE SUMMARY
Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book, I Wish You More, is book about good wishes for readers. Throughout the book, Rosenthal shares “wishes” of what she hopes the readers experience in life. Some of her wishes include there being more ups than downs and more hugs than ughs. Paired with beautiful illustrations that demonstrate the wish, this book is sure to bring positivity to the classroom!
I WISH YOU MORE LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based I Wish You More reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- analyzing illustrations
- analyzing setting
- asking and answering questions
- author’s purpose
- cause and effect
- comparing and contrasting
- identifying theme, message, and moral
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- mindfulness
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- antonyms
- irregular verbs
- interjections
I WISH YOU MORE ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for I Wish You More?
- Lexile® Measure: AD280L
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It was illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld.
What genre is I Wish You More?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
