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Charlotte's Web Celebration

Responding to Charlotte's Web

Day 30of 180
Week 6of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Share creative projects about Charlotte's Web

2

Discuss themes of friendship and sacrifice

3

Reflect on how stories can teach us about God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

— Proverbs 17:17 (WEB)

Connects to the friendship between Charlotte and Wilbur

📦 Materials Needed

  • Charlotte's Web book
  • Student projects
  • Large poster board
  • Colored markers
  • Stickers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Celebrate their completed Charlotte's Web projects.

💭 Review Question: What did you learn about friendship from this book?
2Teaching (10 min)

Discuss how Charlotte demonstrated true friendship through her sacrifice for Wilbur

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Charlotte helped Wilbur when no one else would
  • She used her talents to save Wilbur's life
  • True friendship means helping others selflessly
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How is Charlotte's love like God's love?
  • What sacrifices have you seen friends make?
3Activity: Friendship Project Share (15 min)
presentation

Students present their creative projects about the book

📝 Instructions:
  1. Each student shares their project
  2. Classmates ask kind, thoughtful questions
  3. Create a class display of all projects
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Students share in pairs

Challenge: Students write reflection about others' projects

4Closing (5 min)

Summarize key lessons about friendship and God's love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What made Charlotte a good friend?
  • How can we be good friends to others?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for showing us true friendship through Your love. Help us love others the way Charlotte loved Wilbur. Amen.

Coming up: Next week, we'll explore another story about friendship and courage

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

— Proverbs 17:17 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Friend Chain: Students write ways friends can show love on paper chain links

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Students completed projects about Charlotte's Web, focusing on themes of friendship and sacrifice

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage positive, supportive comments
  • Help children see connections between story and real life
  • Discuss how God's love is like Charlotte's friendship
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might feel nervous presenting

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Understanding of friendship concepts, ability to share thoughts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Write a thank you letter from Wilbur to Charlotte
  • Draw a comic strip showing Charlotte's kindness
  • Create a poster about being a good friend

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