I have a cute Wilbur paper plate Charlotte’s Web craft that you and your little ones are going to love. Also, I have more ideas at my post Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas.
Paper plates are a must-have on hand art supply.
They are inexpensive, take up little room, and can be used in so many ways like creating this craft.
Wilbur is a beloved childhood character from a favorite book that you probably read over and over as a child and couldn’t wait to read to your own children. Am I right?
How cute was that pig and how sweet was the relationship between him and Charlotte?
Charlotte’s Web is a wonderful read-aloud that everyone will enjoy, it shows an imaginary side of a working farm as the animals converse and plan together.
It is also a beautiful story about the love between a girl and a tiny helpless runt as well as a growing lonely pig and a sweet spider.
Once you have read the book or had your child read it on their own you will enjoy the movie adaptation as well.
Resources for Learning About Charlotte’s Web
Next, look at these fun resources for studying about Charlotte’s Web.
Charlotte's Web Unit Study Resources
Add some of these books to flesh out your unit study if you're studying about farm animals, geography of Main or spiders.
E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.
This handsome box set provides hours of enlightening entertainment for those curious about farm life, the natural world, and food. Best-selling author and illustrator Julia Rothman presents Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy in a specially designed slipcase with 10 framable prints. Rothman’s popular line drawings offer a whimsical and educational guide to life on a farm, nature’s hidden wonders, and delectable tidbits from kitchens and pantries around the globe.
With a mix of fantastic photographs and beautiful illustrations, Insects and Spiders takes you through everything you need to know about these bewildering bugs. Learn what termites build their nests from, how an earwig looks after her eggs, and why wasps have black and yellow stripes.
With clear, simple text and bright, well-labeled watercolors, Gail Gibbons explores the truth about pigs. Digging up truffles, competing in county fairs, grunting and squealing to communicate-- these flat-snouted farm animals are complex and surprisingly talented.
A Day on the Farm is a beautifully designed reader all about a day in the life of a farm, with eggs hatching, milking time for the cows, sheep shearing and lots of hungry baby animals!
I’m Trying to Love Spiders will help you see these amazing arachnids in a whole new light, from heir awesomely excessive eight eyes, to the seventy-five pounds of bugs a spider can eat in a single year! And you’re sure to feel better knowing you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than being fatally bit by a spider. Comforting, right? No? Either way, there’s heaps more information in here to help you forget your fears .
You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text make Spiders a hit in this National Geographic Kids series.
Teach your child about the different farm animals and the sounds they make; Set up an interactive playtime to collaborate with your child to count and sort the animals.
But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.... Doreen ronin's understated text and Betsy Lewin's expressive illustrations make the most of this hilarious situation. Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown's farm upside down.
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake — silent and alone — winds and
watches. David Elliott’s graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade’s exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view — the world of the family farm.
Also, look at these facts about pigs.
8 Pig Facts
- Pigs are not dirty at all, they are very clean animals, one of the cleanest. Pigs will not poop where they sleep, even the babies leave the bed to use the potty.
- Mother pigs are known to sing to their babies while they eat, it is a low rhythmic grunting that reminds me of a cat purr.
- If you are looking for a smart pet, a pig might be the way to go, pigs are even more intelligent and trainable than any breed of dog.
- Pigs do roll around in mud but not because they love to be filthy. Pigs don’t have many sweat glands so to keep cool they roll around in the mud. It also acts as a sunblock to help keep a pig’s skin from getting sunburned.
- Surprisingly, though a piglet weighs only 2.5 pounds at birth a full-grown pig can weigh anywhere from 300 to 700 pounds.
- Male pigs at any age are called boars while female pigs are called sows, and babies are called piglets.
- Pigs’ snouts are more than just cute, they are very powerful. A pig’s sense of smell is around 2000 times more sensitive than a human’s. They are powerful in another way too-pigs have a round disk of cartilage at the tip of their snout that is connected to the muscle to give it flexibility and strength for rooting in the ground.
- Wild pigs get a bad rap sometimes, but they are actually very important to the ecosystem, they root around and loosen up the soil which helps create room for new plants to grow and spread plants around with their droppings.
If you are looking for a great reference on pigs you will want to pick up Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman.
There are 5 full-color pages.
They are pig terminology, breeds, and pig anatomy as well as lots of other great farm animals, crops, buildings, and machinery.
These adorable pig figures make a great feature for a diorama.
Or use them in a pig sensory bin for dramatic play.
Finally, look at this cute Wilbur paper plate Charlotte’s Web craft
Wilbur Paper Plate Charlotte’s Web craft
You will need:
- 2 paper plates
- 2 googly eyes
- 1 pink pipe cleaner
- Light pink craft paint
- Dark Pink Marker
- Black Marker
- Glue
- Scissors
First, paint both paper plates completely in light pink, just squirt the paint right on the paper plate to paint, no need for a palette.
Allow the paint to dry completely.
After the paint is dry you want to take one of the plates and cut out pieces.
Like this, cut two triangles for ears, a round snout, two elongated trapezoids, and the bottom pieces that are shaped like an inverted V.
Glue the inverted V shape to the back of the other plate so that most of it is hanging out the bottom to create his back legs.
Color nostrils on the round snout piece and the center of the triangles to make the inner ears and glue into place on the full plate.
Add googly eyes securely with glue as well.
Take the two small trapezoid-shaped pieces and glue them on the back of the plate on either side of the larger leg piece to add on his front legs.
Use the black marker to draw on a mouth.
Cut a piece of twine about 2” long and untwist one end, glue it to the back of the plate at the top to give him a little sprig of hair.
Finally, coil a pink pipe cleaner around your finger or a marker to make a little pigtail.
Glue it to the back of the back leg piece and twist it to the side or down so that it peeps out the bottom.
Wilbur is now ready to reenact all the scenes from the book or hang around on the fridge while you read it aloud.
