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    Charlotte's Web - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

    By Brenda Rollins

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    In this State Standards-aligned Literature Kit, we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions. In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions. The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading. They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn. The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning. Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts. Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, test prep, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text.

    About the Novel: Charlotte's Web is a magical story about childhood, friendship, and loyalty. An eight-year-old girl named Fern saves the life of a newborn piglet named Wilbur and the adventure begins. Soon, Wilbur and the other animals in the barn cellar are a great part of Fern's life. Wilbur notices that everyone in the barn is busy except him. He becomes lonely and sad. A sweet voice comes out of the darkness of the barn cellar and says, "I'll be a friend to you." The voice belongs to a small gray spider named Charlotte A. Cavatica. Charlotte turns out to be a wonderful friend. She listens to Wilbur and enjoys his child-like ways. Soon he finds out what might happen to him when the cold weather comes. Charlotte promises to find a way to save his life. Through the wondrous writings in her web, Charlotte does save Wilburs life. And because he is her true friend, Wilbur saves Charlotte's future. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClassroom Complete Press Ltd
    Release dateFeb 1, 2008
    ISBN9781553198604
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    • 5/5
      Not only have I read it, but I have gifted it to niece's and nephews. A must-read right of passage!
    • 5/5
      Parents need to know that a major character dies, peacefully but alone. All children (and most adults) will cry, but especially sensitive children may be disturbed. This book can be used because it is a real life situation and students can learn from it.
    • 5/5
      I read this as a child and reread it recently for some light reading. I enjoyed the whimsical nature of the friendship of the barnyard friends, Charlotte, Wilbur, and Templeton. A delight to read.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book as a kid--and still do. I loved that my 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Wise, would read a chapter to us every day after recess. It is one of my favorite books to give as a gift.
    • 4/5
      The story of a farm girl who saves the smallest pig and how it grew into a prize-winner with the help of his animal friends. A good book to teach setting and theme. Friendships are important and this book helps to reinforce the theme of friendship.
    • 4/5
      A classic. But don't read it to your 5 year old in the same week his dad reads him Robin Hood (complete with Robin's death). Well...too late now, and the kid is in his mid 30's, but omigod, the heartbreak.
    • 5/5
      Bittersweet and incredibly powerful, this tale of friendship on a farm is a classic for a reason. The first time I read this book I was so young and though I loved it, I’m sure I didn’t catch all the wisdom, re-reading it as an adult is a different experience. A young girl named Fern saves the runt of a litter of pigs from death. She names him Wilber and he forms an unlikely bond with a spider named Charlotte. I adore their sweet relationship and all of the eccentric animals who populate the story. BOTTOM LINE: An absolute must in every child’s library. Read it to your kids or nieces and nephews, then re-read it for you. It is a book for children, but it doesn’t shy away from the reality of the world.  
    • 4/5
      Summary:This is about a little girl who helps save a spider along with the help of her farm pig. It is also a great story of friendship. As life happens the pig dies and I think it helps children understand such a difficult thing. My Reaction:My in laws live on a farm and I really enjoy taking my children there to learn the different lifestyle they live. I think this book is great to help children who cannot experience farm life understand and appreciate the lifestyle. Extensions:1. This is a great story about friendship and death and could be read to when someone close to the classroom has passed away. 2. This would also be a great way to open up discussion during such a time or writing about a sad time.
    • 5/5
      This book is about the friendship between a pig and a spider. Even though not many kids still live on a farm nowadays, I think kids appreciate animals, on their natural habit, in the Zoo, on a farm, etc… I believe kids’ connection with nature is so important and so rare that books like this one should be read to foster awareness and desire to play outside like suggested by the book “The last child on the woods”. Also, the friendship developed by the pig and the spider is so pure and strong that should be emphasized forever.I would use this book in my classroom to teach about friendship, nature and farm animals.Reading Journal: counts as a Classic Book.
    • 4/5
      I'll always prefer the original movie to the book, but the book stands well on its own. It's a wonderful story that all children should experience (either read or watch) in their life.
    • 5/5
      I just finished reading this book to my four-year-old daughter for the first time. What a treat it was to share it with her and to see it through her eyes. I have so much fun watching the stories we read make an appearance in her play. I was surprised that she wasn't upset about Charlotte dying. She asked why she died, but took it fairly well in stride when I explained that she was old and that every living thing must die one day. She seemed more upset when Charlotte's children flew away and that Wilbur was sad about that.
    • 5/5
      The story of Charlotte the spider and her efforts to save the life of her friend, Wilbur the pig. This timeless book is beautifully written, and foster understanding of compassion and caring.
    • 5/5
      This is a great book for children that teaches the importance of friendship. A pig becomes friend with a spider. When the pig becomes in danger of being slaughtered, the spider saves his life.
    • 5/5
      This was one of my favorite chapter books as a kid in elementary school. It focuses on a spider, pig, and girl who form great relationships all helping each other out. This is a great story of friendship, helping others, loss (eventually) and simply happiness. All of the characters seems to support each other, and really care and are thankful for each other. Great for children and adults to read.
    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book about a friendship of a girl, a pig, and a spider. Each one needs something special and that's friendship.
    • 5/5
      The main idea of this book is friendship, and that everyone should help each other out. I enjoyed this book because of the character development. The character Wilbur is just so extremely lovable and friendly. He is easy for the reader to relate to."“Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you. 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.” "
    • 4/5
      A treasured childhood story. I enjoyed rereading it again as an adult many years later. A talking pig, spider, and rat as main characters. Delightful.
    • 4/5
      Summary: this book is about Wilber the pig. He is the runt and Fern wants to save him. And she does. Wilber and the other farm animals can talk. He meets Charlotte the spider. She writes messages in her web that teaches about life. When she becomes pregnant she knows she will die. Wilbur promises totals care of the eggs until they hatch. He goes to the state fair and Charlotte and Templeton go with him. He wins at the state fair for best pig. Charlotte lays her eggs and Wilbur takes them back home with him. Personal Reaction: I really like this book. It has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. It also teaches some good lessons in it.Classroom Extensions:1. Students will create a scene from the story for an art project. 2.students will get into groups and each it assigned a chapter to act out for the class.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful childhood classic that deals with the realities of life.
    • 5/5
      Charlotte's Web, is a story about a young girl, a pig, and a spider. The main theme of this book is friendship, and how far one will go to help another. This book has a great message for children, because it shows the true nature of friendship. In the classroom, a teacher would certainly be able to use this book to teach children about fantasy, and real life situations such as death. This is a great book for all ages, but I would suggest it primarly to 2nd grade and up.
    • 5/5
      Wilbur the pig is born a runt, but thankfully, he is saved by the farmer's daughter, Fern. Wilbur and Fern develop a friendship, and Fern takes care of him every day. However, after a few weeks, Wilbur is sold to Fern's uncle. For a while, Fern visits Wilbur at her uncle's farm, but those visits become more and more sporadic. Eventually, WIlbur is befriended by a spider, Charlotte, and when a sheep passes along the word that Fern's uncle intends to kill Wilbur for Christmas, Charlotte saves the day by writing great things about Wilbur in her web.This is a great story about friendship, loss, and support. Wilbur and Charlotte's friendship is one with which every child can identify. There is also a sense of understanding that as difficult as it is for Wilbur to lose Charlotte there are redeeming qualities. He appreciates how great Charlotte was for him, and he also loves and supports her three daughters, who elect to stay at the farm with him.
    • 5/5
      There is a timelessness about Charlotte’s Web, that come from the well developed friendship between characters such as Charlotte, Templeton and Wilbur. Each one has a unique way of thinking and speaking that even without dialogue tags a reader could tell them apart. Even though Wilbur loses his best friend, Charlotte the spider, White gently helps Wilbur and young readers through this loss. In the end, is story that celebrates life. “It was the best place to be, thought Wilbur, this warm delicious cellar, with the garrulous geese, the changing seasons, the heat of the sun, the passage of swallows, the nearness of rats, the sameness of sheep, the love of spiders, the smell of manure and the glory of everything.”
    • 5/5
      A beautiful story of friendship, love and loss, Charlotte's Web will enchant young to old. Charlotte, a humble spider, befriends the lonesome pig Wilber, who realizes that Fern, is growing up and leaving him more often. Charlotte teaches Wilber many lessons of kindness, patience and justice through encounters with the farmyard animals: an unscrupulous rat named Templeton, stuck-up lamb and nosy goose. Not to be missed, and a great first time chapter book for readers stepping out of the early reading books.
    • 5/5
      My daughter (5 years old) and I read this a chapter per night as our bedtime story. Wonderful!This is a book that I passed over as a child, choosing instead to watch the animated film.My daughter was completely enthralled with the characters and story. She is just old enough to deal with the most basic understanding of some of the ideas/concepts like: animals = food, greed, death, etc...I especially liked that E.B. White didn't sanitize these elements. Kids are very interested in these things. The description of how a spider eats is a good example. Charlotte explains to Wilbur how it works and he (like many children might) is grossed out and thinks she is "bloodthirsty." However, Wilbur (like young readers) is brought around to accepting that this is just a necessity of nature - it's how the world works.Charlotte's Web has definitely earned it's reputation as a children's classic!
    • 5/5
      Summary: A little girl named Fern is given a baby pig who she names Wilbur. The story is about both Fern and Wilbur growing up on a farm and the harsh realilties of the workings of that farm and the friends they make along the way including a wise spider and a greedy rat. Genre: ClassicPersonal Reflection: I had read this book when I was young and have always had a fondness for it. I like reading about animals and nature and the more basic things of life. I also like when we get to see things from a different point of view, like a pig's. I like all the descriptions of the farm, the animals, how breakfast smelled that morning. It's all the little details that make this story so endearing. I love how Wilbur is so naive, like all of us when we are young and don't know better. Both he and Fern have a lot to learn about how to navigate the world. There is a lot to learn from this story about life and death, and you learn along with Wilbur and Fern as they learn. I like how each animal in the barnyard is given a personality that is very human and relatable. Everyone knows someone like Templeton. Concept:This book teaches so many good values about family and friendship, I think every reader could find something different about it to love.
    • 5/5
      Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books as a child and is a definite must read for all children. The story of Wilbur the pig and his unlikely friendship with Charlotte the spider is a sweet story innocently but intelligently told. This story of how different animals with different temperaments live in the same barn, get on each other's nerves, and sometimes help one another is a wonderful way of teaching young people how to accept differences. I am reminded a little of the movie Babe when I think of this book and would recommend it for any child who enjoyed that movie.
    • 5/5
      Summary:Wilbur is the runt of the litter, and would have been killed had it not been for Fern. However he was soon sold, and taken to another farm. He's not happy there at first, but he makes new friends and slowly warms up to the place. He takes a special liking to a spider named Charlotte. Once Wilbur becomes somewhat famous he is entered into the fair where Charlotte weaves the word humble into her web. Wilbur receives a special award and goes back to see Charlotte is very ill. This is a wonderful story about how life goes on and about true friendship.Personal Reaction:This book is a classic. I love the message in the story. It is so sweet and kind and it teaches a wonderful lesson about friendship and about life and death.Classroom Applications:1. Have student create their own spider webs2.Have students research spiders.
    • 5/5
      Summary:Charlotte’s Web is about a pig, Wilbur who was the runt of the litter and was going to be killed but the farmer’s daughter pleads for his life and he is gets to stay as a pet. Wilbur begins to be a problem and the farmer sells to farmer Zuckerman. At the Zuckerman farm Wilbur becomes friends with the animals and with Charlotte, the spider. Wilbur learns that he is to be killed and eaten at Christmas. Charlotte with Templeton, the rat help try to make Wilbur seem important. Charlotte writes words with her web to describe Wilbur. Some Pig, Terrific, Radiant, Humble. Her plan works and Wilbur gets to live and goes to the county fair and wins a prize. Charlotte ends up dying at the county fair but not before she has her eggs. Wilbur takes the egg sac back to the farm where they hatch. The little spiders all leave except 3, Joy, Aranea, and Nellie. They stay on the farm and become Wilbur’s friends.Personal Reaction: I Love this book, I think I have read it at least 20 times. It’s a good book about Friendships.Extension Ideas:1.Have class pick a character from the book and create a word collage that describes that character.2.Have class make a word web with yarn picking one word that describes themselves.
    • 5/5
      I love this book more than words can describe! Something that makes the story so great is that one forgets that the characters are animals that are talking. They have feelings and personalities. I especially enjoy how Charlotte's portrayal of a spider is a sophisticated, intelligent and kind creature who deeply cares about the well-being of a pig. I also really love the illustrations thoughout the story. I think it's great when old stories have an illustration every few pages.
    • 5/5
      Written in 1952 by E.B White this book does not shy away from some of the realities of Life that children's books shy away from these days.Right from the start, children are confronted with the fact that Farmer's may very well "do away with" the runt of the litter. The little pig in this story escapes this fate, only to be informed by a Sheep that he is, in fact, being fattened up to become "smoked bacon and ham".But the book has many depths.It expresses the camaraderie between a group of Barn Animals and in particular the unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider.There are hints of a little girl whose thoughts are turning from saving little pigs to the fun to be had in the company of boys, much to her mother's relief.There are wonderful explanations of Spiders, including the way they hunt, kill and eat their prey - distasteful to children and little pigs alike until understanding dawns. The books deals with death and birth and tells of how beings that have gone before live on in memories and in their children.And the words! There are some wonderful words. But at the end of the day, it remains a very good children's story. Having said that, I feel that a good many adults would do well to read it too!The messages that I read so clearly as an adult are cleverly presented in a very palatable form for children. They don't really need to hear the message, just enjoy the book. The messages will be sent anyway