Bridge to Terabithia - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

By Marie-Helen Goyetche

Travel to an imaginary land to discover the true power of friendship and the heartache of loss. Provide open-ended application and journal prompts to excite students about the reading. Make a prediction on what the story will be about based solely on the front cover of the novel. Put events in order that led to the creation of Terabithia. Find the meaning of vocabulary words, then use each word in a sentence. Students describe how they would respond to someone bullying them. Then, students create their own imaginary place like Terabithia. Keep track of events as they happen month by month in the novel with an Events Calendar graphic organizer. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

About the Novel:
A dramatic and fascinating story of friendship! Jesse Aarons is a fourth grader who loves to run. Once the fastest and best runner at Lark Creek Elementary School in Virginia, until he was challenged by a girl—Leslie Burke. Leslie and her parents were new to this community, and they soon became best friends; their relationship was a strong one. Then, Leslie gets a great idea to create Terabithia, a secret place in the woods only for themselves. One day, while Jesse is not there, Leslie tries to cross the bridge to Terebithia, but falls in and drowns. When Jesse finds out, he is devastated. Soon after, the Burke family moves away, but Jesse believes that she has taught him something.

• Language: English
• Publisher: CCP Interactive
• Release date: Jan 2, 2007
• ISBN: 9781553198697

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A Literature Kit™ FOR

Bridge to Terabithia

By Katherine Paterson

Written by Mary-Helen Goyetche

GRADES 5 - 6

Classroom Complete Press

P.O. Box 19729

San Diego, CA 92159

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ISBN-13: 978-1-55319-333-3

ISBN-10: 1-55319-333-4

eISBN: 978-1-55319-869-7

© 2007

Permission to Reproduce

Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his or her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for colleagues, an entire school or school system, or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved.

SUMMARY of SKILLS

Bridge to Terabithia

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Bridge to Terabithia

Teacher Guide

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Introduction

Bridge to Terabithia is a Newberry Medal winning novel written by Katherine Paterson. It is a story of remarkable depth and richness about a friendship that develops between a young boy and girl. Together, Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke create a magical imaginary world, Terabithia, where they can escape the problems of daily life. It is a coming of age story in which Jess must come to terms with Leslie’s tragic death. Important themes include: strength and courage, the power of imagination, grief and loss, the role of religion or faith traditions in daily life, gender roles, etc.

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Chapter Activities (in the form of reproducible worksheets)