Bridge to Terabithia Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Bridge to Terabithia Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

This Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of two unlikely friends; Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. The pair becomes inseparable and turns Jess’s love of drawing and Leslie’s imagination into Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods. When the unthinkable happens, Jess will need all of the gifts Leslie has given him to handle his grief. A modern classic about friendship and loss, this novel is an ideal anchor text for a Book Club focused on character analysis. Readers will quickly connect to Jess and Leslie’s friendship and the great impact her loss has on Jess’s character.

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  • Included in this collection
  • Lesson plans for 6 book club meetings focused on Story Elements
  • Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
  • Book Club calendar
  • Conversation prompts
  • Student self-evaluations forms
  • Reading response board
  • Culminating activity
  • Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
  • Running Record Assessment
  • Comprehension Assessment
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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This Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of two unlikely friends; Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. The pair becomes inseparable and turns Jess’s love of drawing and Leslie’s imagination into Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods. When the unthinkable happens, Jess will need all of the gifts Leslie has given him to handle his grief. A modern classic about friendship and loss, this novel is an ideal anchor text for a Book Club focused on character analysis. Readers will quickly connect to Jess and Leslie’s friendship and the great impact her loss has on Jess’s character.

Read the book of Bridge to Terabithia on Epic here.

  • Included in this collection
  • Lesson plans for 6 book club meetings focused on Story Elements
  • Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
  • Book Club calendar
  • Conversation prompts
  • Student self-evaluations forms
  • Reading response board
  • Culminating activity
  • Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
  • Running Record Assessment
  • Comprehension Assessment
  • This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Title:
Bridge to Terabithia
Book Author:
Katherine Paterson
Grade Level:
5
Genre(s):
Fantasy
F&P Guided Reading Level:
T
DRA Level:
40
Reading Recovery Level:
40
Theme(s):
Adventure, Award Winners, Family, Friendship, Decision Making, Relationship Skills, Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness
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TEKS
Common Core Alignment:
RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.7, RL.5.9, RL.5.10, RF.5.3, RF.5.4, SL.5.1a, SL.5.1b, SL.5.1c, W.5.8, W.5.9, L.5.4a, L.5.5, L.5.6
Vocabulary Connections:
L.5.4a, L.5.5, L.5.6
TEKS Alignment:
5.1C, 5.1A, 5.1D, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.6C, 5.6D, 5.6E, 5.6F, 5.6G, 5.6H, 5.6I, 5.7A, 5.7B, 5.7C, 5.7D, 5.7E, 5.7F, 5.7G, 5.8A, 5.8B, 5.8C, 5.8D, 5.9A, 5.9B, 5.9D(i), 5.9D(ii), 5.9D(iii), 5.9E(i), 5.9E(ii), 5.9E(iii), 5.9F, 5.10A, 5.10B, 5.10C, 5.10D, 5.10E, 5.10F, 5.10G, 5.13A, 5.13C, 5.13E, 5.13H
Vocabulary Connections:
5.7E, 5.7F, 5.3A, 5.3B
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