Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Family Under the Bridge Workbook
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Description
This is a two-week literature guide for the book titled The Family Under the Bridge, by Natalie Savage Carlson. In this book, Armand, a hobo in Paris who says he doesn't like children, finds three "starlings" in his niche under the bridge.
This is a Christmas Classic guide because the story occurs at Christmastime, but the book can be read, studied, and enjoyed at any time of the year.
The guide contains ten sections; these components are included:
- vocabulary activities
- discussion questions
- reading activities -- Students will: think critically, predict, analyze the prediction, examine illustrations, compare/contrast, read facts, complete a syllogism, draw signs, read background information, put events in correct sequence, write one-sentence descriptions of changes in thinking and add them to a diagram, read reviews, and write a review. Students will learn about: antonyms, the author, similes, irony, idiom, theme, and opinion.
- map work
- related activities
- life applications/Bible
- web links
- a crossword puzzle
- questions and activities that can be used as assessments
- an answer key
In this workbook version of the guide, space is provided for students to:
1) write answers to all of the questions
2) complete the activities
The guide is also available in interactive format (space is not provided for students to write all of the answers):
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Family Under the Bridge Interactive
NOTE:
- The content of the guide in interactive format and in workbook format is the same; the only difference is spacing.
Mini-guides are used in home schools, co-ops, and traditional schools. Click on the link to browse through all of the Mini-guides for Juniors: Mini-Guides for Juniors
MORE RESOURCES to USE at CHRISTMAS TIME:
Free activities for Beginning Readers:
Christmas Activities for Snowshoe Thompson
Activities & Links: At Home in a New Land
A free resource for Little Women:
Little Women: Questions and Activities for Christmas
Free activities for a picture book:
Boxes for Katje: Activities & Summary
Short Story Guide:
The Gift of the Magi Interactive
The Gift of the Magi Reproducibles
Short Story/Movie Guide:
The Greatest Gift/It's a Wonderful Life Interactive
The Greatest Gift/It's a Wonderful Life Reproducibles
The Greatest Gift/It's a Wonderful Life Workbook
FREE: It's a Wonderful Life Quote Poster
FREE: It's a Wonderful Life Poster
Guides for 4th-6th Grades:
MIni-Guide for Juniors: Star of Light Interactive*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: Star of Light Workbook*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: Treasures of the Snow Interactive*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: Treasures of the Snow Workbook*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Birds’ Christmas Carol Interactive
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Birds’ Christmas Carol Workbook
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Family Under the Bridge Interactive
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Light at Tern Rock Interactive
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Light at Tern Rock Workbook
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Tanglewood's Secret Interactive*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: The Tanglewoods' Secret Workbook*
Mini-Guide for Juniors: Twenty and Ten Interactive
Mini-Guide for Juniors: Twenty and Ten Workbook
*Note: The books associated with these guides contain the Patricia St. John stories, but the writing has been revised by Mary Mills.
NEW! Mini-Guide for Juniors/Middlers (4th-9th Grades**):
Mini-Guide for Juniors/Middlers: The Secret of the Fourth Candle Interactive
Mini-Guide for Juniors/Middlers: The Secret of the Fourth Candle Reproducibles
Mini-Guide for Juniors/Middlers: The Secret of the Fourth Candle Workbook
**A unique aspect of this mini-guide is that it was created for fourth graders through ninth graders. The reading level of the book is 4th-6th, but the content of the stories is appropriate for 4th-9th grades.
Mini-Guides for Middlers (6th-9th Grades):
Mini-Guide for Middlers: Little Women Interactive
Mini-Guide for Middlers: Little Women Workbook
Study Guides:
Study Guide: A Christmas Carol Interactive (9th-12th Grades)
Study Guide: A Christmas Carol Workbook
Study Guide: Star of Light Interactive*** (5th-8th Grades)
Study Guide: Star of Light Workbook***
Study Guide: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Interactive (4th-8th Grades)
Study Guide: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Workbook
Study Guide: The Tanglewoods’ Secret Interactive***
Study Guide: The Tanglewoods' Secret Workbook***
Study Guide: Treasures of the Snow Interactive***
Study Guide: Treasures of the Snow Workbook***
Study Guide: Two From Galilee (9th-12th Grades)
***Note: These are guides for the original books by Patricia St. John.
A list of excellent Christmas Books: