Bridge to Terabithia Full Unit of Work (14 Lessons)

This is a full unit of work to accompany your study of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. This unit of work is made up of 14 lessons that are perfect for a KS2 or KS3 English class. The download contains a scheme of work overview, Powerpoint slides to accompany each lesson and a variety or printables and worksheets.

The lessons cover a range of reading and writing skills and include plenty of opportunities for assessment.

Lesson 1: Context and making predictions
Lesson 2: Inference and deduction
Lesson 3: Finding evidence to support an idea
Lesson 4: Introduction to P.E.E
Lesson 5: Drawing conclusions about a text
Lesson 6: Introduction to persuasive techniques
Lesson 7: Persuasive writing
Lesson 8: Summary
Lesson 9: Proofreading
Lesson 10: Analysing mood and atmosphere
Lesson 11: Planning an answer to a ‘how’ question
Lesson 12: Writing an answer to a ‘how’ question
Lesson 13: Diary writing
Lesson 14: Research project

These lessons are designed to accompany your in-class reading of Bridge to Terabithia while introducing students to key literary techniques.

All lessons include starters and plenaries and the scheme of work overview lists all the materials you’ll need to carry out each lesson.