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May 24th
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Ch. 6
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Gr. K-4:
Why would Templeton want to take the unhatched goose egg with him? Why would one of the eight eggs not hatch?
Gr. 5-8:
Rats are described by the author as having ‘no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunction, etc’. In this instance, is Templeton serving a purpose by taking the unhatched egg?
All Grades:
Which Seven Sacred Teachings are being demonstrated by all the animals in the farm as a result of the hatching of the goslings?
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Templeton likes to save unusual things and collect them. At times, not all eggs hatch as they should. Some factors that affect the development of goslings are temperature and humidity.
The goose let Templeton take the egg knowing that eventually it would rot and if broken, would smell really bad. In this case, Templeton was helping all the animals in the barn by taking the egg away to his secret hiding place.
The animals showed love toward the new goslings and the mother goose.
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May 25th
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Ch. 7
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Gr. K-4:
How was Charlotte being very useful to the animals in the barn?
Gr. 5-8
Why would the old sheep tell Wilbur about being fattened up for butchering?
All Grades:
Why would farm families go through the same process year after year of butchering a pig around Christmas time?
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Charlotte had a campaign against insects. The animals were pestered by flies but Charlotte would trap them in her web.
It could be that the old sheep just wanted to scare Wilbur, or maybe wanted him to be prepared for the possibility of being killed.
Farms that have animals, like pigs, chickens and cows butcher them for food for the family. The butchering of a pig around the holidays would be used as a celebratory meal.
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May 26th
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Ch. 8
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K-4:
Why is Fern’s mother so worried about her? Is her father as worried?
Gr. 5-8:
As humans, we have ways to communicate. How do other species in our land communicate? Which Seven Sacred Teaching would we follow by respecting that animals do communicate?
All Grades:
Why would Fern’s mother want to speak to their family doctor about her?
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Fern’s mother worries that Fern is spending too much time in the barn and that she is hearing things - since Mrs. Arable believes that animals cannot talk. Mr. Arable, on the other hand, is not worried at all about Fern and thinks that maybe Fern has special hearing to be able to hear animals talk.
Other species communicate in very special ways, such as birds with bird calls, coyotes with howling, dogs with barking, whales with singing, etc. Buffalo teaches us respect for all living things and the world we live in.
Mrs. Arable believes that Fern is not really hearing the animals and is making it up. She wants to make sure her daughter is not ill.
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May 29th
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Ch. 9
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K-4:
What did Wilbur boast about? Which 7 Sacred Teaching is he going against while boasting?
Gr. 5-8:
Why do people boast to their friends? Which two things did Wilbur lack in order to spin a web?
All Grades:
Why would the old sheep tease Wilbur about being smelly? Which 7 Sacred Teaching was the sheep not following.
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Wilbur boasted (bragged) that he could also build a web. He was not thinking of the Seven Sacred Teaching of Humility. Wolf reminds us that we need to understand humility. In the wolf pack, each member understands his individual role and in our individual lives humility becomes the factor, which allows us to ask for guidance humbly.
People usually boast to make themselves seem more cool, or special but they need to understand that they have their own individuality to share. Wilbur lacked spinnerets and the knowledge to spin a web.
The sheep was not being respectful to Wilbur, nor to himself. When you say something that is hurtful toward someone else, you are showing that you disrespect them and yourself.
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May 30th
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Ch. 10
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K-4:
What was it that saved Charlotte’s life? Why would Avery want to trap the spider and destroy the web?
Gr. 5-8:
Why would Wilbur save more food for Templeton from his trough? Which of the Seven Sacred Teaching is he demonstrating?
Templeton was now boasting about his role in the saving of Charlotte? What would make him feel the need to do this?
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Charlotte was saved when Avery tripped and fell onto the rotten egg. Sometimes, people want to trap insects to examine them like a biologist. Maybe Avery didn’t realize that he would be destroying Charlotte’s way of getting food.
Wilbur realized that Templeton, in his own way, was responsible for saving Charlotte’s life. Wilbur is demonstrating love and respect for Templeton, even though he is a rat.
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May 31st
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Ch. 11
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K-4:
What was the message left in the spiderweb? Why would Charlotte make this message?
Gr. 5-8:
How did the secret get out so fast? Why would the church be so full on Sunday?
All Grades:
Why would the people on the farm think that it was the spider that was extraordinary and not the pig?
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‘SOME PIG’ was the message written in the large spider web above Wilbur’s pen. Charlotte may be using her unusual web skills to make the people think that Wilbur is an amazing pig, and not just ordinary.
Secrets have a tendency to be shared quite quickly when one person shares with another, then they share, and so on and so on. People came to the church on Sunday to find out about this so-called miracle that happened on the farm.
It was the spider that was writing on the web, not the pig. We know from previous chapters that pigs cannot spin webs. So that spider is quite extraordinary!
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June 1st
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Ch. 12
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K-4:
Why did Charlotte need to call a meeting with all the animals in the barn?
Gr. 5-8:
How did the old sheep get Templeton to help with the spelling of the word Terrific?
All Grades:
Why does Wilbur not think that he is actually terrific when Charlotte thinks he is?
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