March 28, 2024

Bringing Charlotte’s Web to Life

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Members of the Bristol FFA Chapter at Bristol County Agricultural High School helped bring E.B. White’s famous book, Charlotte’s Web to life. The book was selected to be read for the school wide literacy initiative at Indian Brook Elementary School in Plymouth, MA. On Thursday, April 12 Bristol Aggie students visited the elementary school with a few of Aggie’s furry, feathered and scaled residents. The younger students arrived to school on Thursday morning not knowing what their teachers had planned for them. Upon walking in to the school’s lobby, the students realized that the entire school was turned into Mr.Zuckerman’s Farm. Mr. Zuckerman is the farmer in the book and owner of Wilbur the pig. The school’s hallways were decorated with art projects that were completed by students and very dedicated staff. The students have been working on Charlotte’s Webb themed art pieces during the year, but didn’t know that one day their teachers would incorporate the art into a complete transformation of the school. Staff not only decorated the school, but also brought their own animals for students to experience. Bristol County Agricultural High School was excited to be a part of their day. Indian Brook students in grades K-5 rotated through a variety of educational stations staffed with Bristol Aggie students. The young students interacted with rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, turtles, chicks, mice and hamsters. Each student also made a Wilbur inspired head crown. Thanks to some staff who lent their furry friends and members of the agricultural community, including Dan Forand (Bristol Aggie Alumni) of Blue Gate Farm who supplied Wilbur the piglet and Black Feather Horse Rescue, Indian Brook students got to experience a large variety of animals that would have been found on Zuckerman’s Farm and at the Agricultural Fair in E.B. White’s book.

Bristol Aggie students were very excited to share their expertise with the young students. Trevor Clapp, Junior Animal Science major and President of the Bristol FFA Chapter said, “it is really fun to have the young students experience these animals. They asked some really great questions.” The Bristol Aggie students are looking forward to working with more elementary schools as a way introduce agricultural sciences into grade school classrooms.

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