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Charlotte’s Web- for a Friend… and for You?!

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I love 4th grade! It is my favorite grade out of all the grades I have taught (4th-7th). The only thing I wish I had in 4th grade was the ability to teach Charlotte’s Web. I LOVE this book! I remember it so vividly as a child. I was wrapped up in it.  This and Where the Red Fern Grows were the first books that made me cry #sigh.  Around here, 3rd grade has a monopoly on this gem of a book.  I have NEVER got to read it with a class.   I got to revisit this wonderful book because one of my 3rd grade teacher besties saw my most recent product, By the Great Horn Spoon Interactive Quilt Flip Book, and asked me to create one for her class for Charlotte’s Web!  Of course I jumped at the chance!  So, ladies and gentleman…. drum roll please…. tada! May I introduce you to Charlotte’s Web Interactive Quilt Flip Book!

Fern…. Wilbur…. Charlotte…. GOSH. I love them.  It’s like seeing old friends again!  So, as with my By the Great Horn Spoon and Island of the Blue Dolphins set- I have the students zoom in on important literary elements such as setting…

…Conflict, Climax. As well as Summarization of the main events of the book. This is especially hard for my English Language Learners.
They get to evaluate a character’s point of view too. In this case, I had them put themselves in Fern’s shoes to make a persuasive plea to her Uncle Zuckerman on Wilbur’s behalf. They get a chance to construct a specially designed web from Charlotte’s perspective too.  Having the kids transport themselves into the perspective of a character is such a valuable skill all students. It is the beginning of empathy, and it accesses a different part of their brain that has them think and feel a different way.

 Last but certainly not least is analyzing Character Traits!!!! We look at both Wibur and Charlotte. It asks the students to prove their traits with textual evidence.  This is BIG in 4th grade!

You can grab this goodie here at my TpT store! Well, that’s all folks! You can have your kiddos do this entire set individually OR divide this set to a group,  passing out 3-4 slides each!  It is easy to differentiate and is a great set to reinforce a wonderful novel!  I will Giveaway one of these sets to whoever can guess my favorite breakfast food!  Simply, leave a comment with your guess, as well as your email!

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