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Map Making
Students examine a variety of strategies to identify the structure of a story. They listen to the book Where the Wild Things Are and, as a class, complete a story element chart. Students independently read a passage from Charlotte's...
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Trumpet of the Swan Graphic Organizer
In this literature worksheet, students use this graphic organizer to list details about the book Trumpet of the Swan. The title is in the center of the circle and there are 8 lines coming out of it which students can use to write details.
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Wilbur Shape Book
In this literature activity, students use the pig shaped cover sheet as the beginning of a shape book about Charlotte's Web.The pig has the title of the book and the author's name; there are no directions for use.
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Pigs Are Big
Fifth graders choose a favorite porker, perhaps from Charlotte's Web, and make a colorful papier-mâché model. They read Charlotte's Web by E.B. White or other books in which pigs are characters and research information about these animals.
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Charlotte's Web Venn Diagram
Students, together as a class, construct a Venn diagram of characteristics they see in two classmates. Then, they independently create another Venn diagram comparing/contrasting two characters from the story Charlotte's Web. They share...
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Super-sized Accordion Pleat Spider
Middle schoolers create a super-sized creature in the round. They use the novel Charlotte's Web as a bounce off board to their creations. Students read the novel and brainstorm ideas with each other.