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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 worksheet, 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
Learners, 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
Pupils 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.
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Npr: End of Life: Exploring Death in America: "Last Day" From "Charlotte's Web"
This site, from an National Public Radio program, The End of Life, provides the text of the last chapter of E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web."
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Core Knowledge: Growing Up Charlotte: A Charlotte's Web Look at Life Cycle [Pdf]
Tremendous resource containing six lessons that use Charlotte's Web to teach various life cycles. Includes useful handouts in the appendix.
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Abcteach: Trumpet of the Swan
[Free Registration/Login Required] Every teacher doing a unit on Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White will find this resource filled with lots of creative ideas and plans. Here one will find bookmarks, bargraphs, worksheets, lesson plans,...
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Oregon Children's Theatre: Charlotte's Web Study Guide [Pdf]
This study guide is a helpful tool for studying E.B. White's classic, Charlotte's Web. Background information about the story and play are provided, as well as lesson ideas.
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Tween Tribune: How e.b. White Wove "Charlotte's Web"
What motivated E.B White to write the touching classic novel, "Charlotte's Web?" Tween Tribune investigated the background.
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Harper Collins: e.b. White Author Information
This site provids a detailed biography of writer E.B. White.
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Abcteach: People
[Free Registration/Login Required] Print worksheets from biographies and autobiographies from famous people such as Sally Ride, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Francis Scott Key, Alexander the Great and many more.
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Wikipedia: e.b. White
The literary career of EB White is documented in this biography from the Wikipedia. The article discusses "Charlotte's Web" and many other popular works by the author.