Charlotte's Web: Part 1
Information About This Unit
Description of Learning Unit:
In this unit, you will begin reading "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. Your child will read aloud to you, read silently, and listen to you read chapters 1-6 in this book. Your child will answer comprehension questions for each chapter and will have fun completing a Charlotte's Web word search, creating a sticky spider web, and eating pig slop. In the writer's workshop, your child will describe an animal or pet, write about a pet he or she would like to own, and write about a special friend. For the language arts concept, your child will learn more about the setting of stories. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach language arts.
List of Objectives:
- Read "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White.
- Describe an animal that you have seen (or your pet), write about a pet that you would like to own, and about a special friend.
- Learn this week's spelling/vocabulary words: ancient, audience, budge, cargo, dazed, disgust, enchant, extreme, frantic, humble, morals and ordinary.
List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:
- White yarn
- Scissors
- White glue
- Water
- A bowl
- Wax paper
- A paintbrush
- Glow-in-the-dark paint (if you want your spider web to glow)
- A measuring stick
- Chocolate pudding
- M&M's
- Nuts
- Raisins
- Coconut
- Cereal
- Candy sprinkles
- Chopped apples and bananas
- A bowl
- A spoon
- A lidded container, such as a coffee can, and a scoop
- Fine-line permanent markers
- Up to 50 large dried lima beans
- A dictionary
- A timer (optional)
- Graph paper
- A pencil or pen
- Crayons or markers
- Scrabble game
- Writing journal
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- Lined paper (use your own or the Handwriting Paper resource)
Worksheets/Printables:
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil or pen
Links to Related Pathways (if any):
Language Arts Year 3, Week 8: Charlotte's Web: Part 2
Language Arts Year 3, Week 9: Charlotte's Web: Part 3
Language Arts Year 3, Week 10: Charlotte's Web: Part 4
Links to Free Learning Material
Literature Activities:
| Read "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White | (no rating) |
You and your child will begin reading Chapters 1-6 of "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White.
| Writer's Craft: Begin with a Bang | (no rating) |
Complete this comprehension worksheet to see how a great author hooks the reader.
| Charlotte's Web Story Summary | (no rating) |
Have fun completing the setting, characters, and conflict section in this worksheet about "Charlotte's Web."
| Sticky Spider Web | (no rating) |
Create this fun craft as a fun follow up to the story.
| Pig Slop | (no rating) |
Wilbur loved to eat pig slop. Make this fun pig slop snack with your child.
Language Arts Concepts:
| Vocabulary Word List | (no rating) |
Copy this week's spelling/vocabulary words on a piece of paper.
| Bueno Brother's Bean Dip | (no rating) |
In this spelling activity, your child will see how many words he or she can form from a scoop of beans.
| Surround Words | (no rating) |
In this activity, your child will write this week's spelling words on graph paper.
| Scrabble Spelling | (no rating) |
Have your child use Scrabble tiles to spell the vocabulary words.
| Vocabulary Spider Story | (no rating) |
In this spelling activity, your child will write a short story about a friendly spider using this week's vocabulary words.
| Setting Lesson | (no rating) |
Complete this worksheet to learn what the setting of a story is and recall settings from stories that you have read.
| The Setting of Cinderella | (no rating) |
Watch this interactive story of Cinderella that explains the setting.
| A Change of Setting | (no rating) |
Change the setting in the story of "Charlotte's Web" to see how silly the story would be if it did not take place on a farm. Some places to consider are outer space, the wild west, underwater, or in the future. Discuss with your child the importance of the setting for a story.
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Writer's Workshop:
| A Special Friend | (no rating) |
Using this worksheet as a guide, answer the questions about a special friend and then write two to three paragraphs about your special friend.
| My Pet | (no rating) |
Your child will write one to two paragraphs describing an animal he or she has seen or his/her pet.
| My Dream Pet | (no rating) |
Your child will write a story about the type of animal he or she would choose (and why) if allowed to have any animal for a pet.
| Writing Practice Page | (no rating) |
Use the resources found on this Spelling City page to provide extra writing practice for your student.
Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):
| Letter Drop Game | (no rating) |
Your child will have fun catching the letters to spell the vocabulary words in this fun online game.
| Charlotte's Web Interactive Word Search | (no rating) |
Play this fun, interactive word search.
| Runaway Pig | (no rating) |
Play this interactive game with Wilbur.
| Charlotte's Web Word Search | (no rating) |
Complete this word search using words from "Charlotte's Web."
| Handwriting Paper | (no rating) |
Use this printable handwriting paper for writing assignments.
| Spelling City | (no rating) |
Follow this link to Spelling City to practice this week's spelling words.
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Free Online Video:
Watch this video to gain a better understanding of why Mr. Arable had to tell Fern that Wilbur could not live in their house any longer. Stages of Pig Growth (no rating)
Stages of Pig Growth -- powered by eHow.com
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Free Online Audio:
Free E-Books (and classics available in most libraries):