Charlotte’s Web Activities

My all time favorite book is Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. I cry every time I read the ending. There is so much to the book; it is full of inspiration for learning. Have you read it recently? The friendship theme is simple enough to make the book worth reading to children as young as eight, but the nuances in the book make it worth reading with high schoolers. Here are a couple of ideas for what you could do with this wonderful classic book.

• Study spiders. The life cycle of the spider is really important in the book, so learning about them would enhance your children’s understanding of the book.
• Study pigs. Wilbur is a main character, after all.
• Start a vocabulary study. You can hang a web (web material is readily available this time of year) in your school space. Every day post a new vocabulary word on it. Have the children learn what it means and make it the word of the day; use it correctly as often as possible throughout the day.
• Use Charlotte’s Web as a starting point for reading other literature. For example, read the various versions of The Three Little Pigs. Read Anansi the Spider, a folktale. Read other friendship books such as The Secret Garden, Because of Winn-Dixie, or The Hundred Dresses. With little ones you can sing songs such as “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and “This Little Piggy”.

Have fun reading my favorite book!

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