The Wanderer

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
• Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• ruler
• colored pencils or markers
• construction paper
• Something old that you can turn into something new
• cardstock paper
• glue

Lesson 1

• world map

Lesson 2

• stapler* (2.2 - Option 2)
• blank paper* (2.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 3

• blue, gray, and black seed beads
• fourteen 1 1/16" safety pins
• one 2" safety pin
• 3 rolled up socks, bean bags or tennis balls (optional)

Lesson 6

• string* (6.2 - Option 1)
• wire hanger* (6.2 - Option 1)
• origami paper in gray, red, and blue or 6" x 6" sheets of paper in gray, red, and blue* (6.2 - Option 2)
• hole punch* (6.2 - Option 1)
• hook screw* (6.2 - Option 1)

Lesson 8

• map of Europe
• postcards and pictures from past vacations

Lesson 9

• painting paper or canvas* (9.2 - Option 1)
• paints and paintbrushes* (9.2 - Option 1)

Final Project

• manila file folder

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used