Welcome to The Family Under the Bridge website designed to help teachers

complete a unit on this outstanding novel. This novel is quite old, however, it

includes a variety of life lessons, key terms, and modern day phrases, and a

unique story line for students from Grades 4-7.


This website will provide you with background information, key vocabulary,

chapter activities, chapter reviews, lesson plans, and pictures that are

organized by each chapter of the novel. Each chapter offers different types of

activities to diversify the activities and lessons within the literature study.

On each chapter's page, you will find key terms that should be introduced to

your students prior to reading the chapter as a class, along with a variety of

diverse activities that can be completed after the chapter has been read.


This novel can be used as an excellent literature study unit, and is advised to

be read aloud to the class in order to ensure full comprehension.