Lapbook lessons connects stone soup to the biblical miracle of jesus in which he multiplies the loaves and fishes to feed the multitudes. Three monks travel to a village that has suffered the ravages of famine, floods, and war on a quest to discover happiness. Read about how a magic stone transforms a town in stone soup, a fun short story for kids. Stone soup is a european folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys, and exists as a moral regarding the value of sharing. Instruct students to brainstorm about their recipe before passing out the recipe cards. In this richly illustrated version, the story in transplanted from europe to wartorn china. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and. Updated september 2017 children will learn how to come together as one group with this wonderful 143 page lesson about stone soup. Just think, a huge kettle of soup made from a magic stone, said the boy. A stone soup lesson plan on sharing for preschoolers.
As the soup heats, continue discussion about stone soup and the first thanksgiving. Friendship soup and stone soup classroom lesson plan. Bring students to the rug and project the story stone soup. Read it again and encourage the children to repeat after you. Ask your children what vegetable were placed into the soup. Muth lesson plans and teaching resources stone soup by jon j. Originally published in 1947, this wonderful caldecotthonoree still stands the test of time. Hill, tony reyes recorded by joss stone featuring lauryn hill. The real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine and stephane jorisch.
Stone soup folktale handouts stone soup, story elements. Muth introductory informational text and vocabulary, text of the story with vocabulary highlighted, postreading questions with targeted skills identified. Help your students summarize and identify the moral in stone soup with this lesson plan. The curious villagers come along and are intrigued by the concept of stone soup. As soon as people decide to share their food they have more than enough for everybody to eat well. Ask students to tell their partner what they think the the moral, or lesson, of the story is. Stone soup scriptshort play script for kids and teens. Ela and fun activities included for centers or the whole class. To me, though, this story also begs for a science activity. National writing project the national writing project is made up of universitybased groups around the united states and help to bring teaching methods that will develop students passion for writing. In this literature instructional activity, students read a text called stone soup.
This beloved folktale and accompanying reproducibles and activities build skills in comprehension, critical and creative thinking, and writing. Stone soup lesson plan from august house that includes predicting outcomes, characterization, drawing conclusions, sequencing, activities, and cute printables. These lesson plan ideas for the book stone soup are sure to be a hit with your preschoolers. This week, we are using the book stone soup in order to further work on this skill. After reading the stone soup story, place a clean piece of chart paper on the wall. The lesson that can be learned from this story is that more can be accomplished when people work together.
These stone soup activities were inspired by the classic childrens folktale. They locked their doors and windows tight and kept what little food they had for themselves. Stone soup s printable guide for educators provides suggestions. Lesson plan from august house publishers created by august house publishers view the pdf share. The villagers begin to contribute to the making of the soup that results in a feast and grand celebration that fills them with happiness. Which villager had the most important role in the story. Retell the story of stone soup following the plot from the beginning, through the middle, to the end. But whether its a stone or a nail or an axe, the story. Its my love letter to music as if it were a boyfriend. Do your students read stone soup around thanksgiving i love these activities to go along with some versions of stone soup. Jan 11, 2016 stone soup by heather forest, is an enlightening story about sharing and the effect it can have on others.
Theyll use logic and reasoning to help them figure out the sequence of the story. Stone soup traditional tale adapted by gill munton series editor. The lesson plan is geared towards grades 5th through 8th and can be used for skill development, comprehension development andor exploration into the writing process. The people in one small village didnt have enough to eat, and definitely not enough to store away for the winter. The activities include a generic version of the folktale, or can be used with your favorite version of the story, such as. However, instead of using the characters to retell the sequence of events, we are using the problem and solution to retell the story. In this thanksgiving activity lesson, students discuss the stone soup story about pilgrims. Could the author have used a different stone and delivered the same message. Read the book stone soup, by marcia brown, aloud to the students.
Once upon a time, there was a poor village filled with people who did not like to share. Read other versions of the book and discuss how the stories are written in different countries. A curriculum for west coast aquatic invasive species education 2 october 20. Explain that the text in the cartoon fit into a word bubble on the top of each frame. The villagers have grown suspicious and distrustful so they shut their doors and refuse to welcome the visitors monks. The story of stone soup once upon a time, there was a great famine which means there wasnt enough food to go around. Students will read an informational text summarizing the plot, discuss the lesson weaved into the story. This stone soup miniunit is perfect for any k, 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade classroom. Like many things, stone soup starts with a story and there are many versions of this old tale that children can read and compare and contrast. Stone soup 4 of 6 second grade follow up activities continued. This stone soup makes me think of our church, we are all important ingredients of the.
I love the literature and art based activities over on the scholastic website. Acting out the story worksheet is suitable for 1st 2nd grade. This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book stone soup. Students then cut out cards with soup ingredient pictures and act out the story, putting the cards in a soup pot as the item is mentioned. We will write about our favorite soup after reading the story stone soup.
History of the stone soup folktale from 1720 to now, by. To do this, we made character puppets and acted out the story multiple times throughout the week. When two weary travelers come into a wealthy village, all the inhabitants deny them a meal. Use this classic story to teach shared writing, science and even art to your preschool students. He filled all the bowls, and the villagers began to eat. Making stone soup in preschoolteaching the little people. The moral in the story is that your actions can hurt others. May 14, 2014 the story of stone soup another version. Parent letter home for donations recipe for stone soup b, m, e soup crocks story map graphic organizer writing page for recipe writ. Students read a story about soup made from stones and then make their own stone soup. Preschool activities with making vegetable soup is a memorable event for everyone. Read aloud stone soup to the class and challenge them to think about the moral of the story, and the details that support it.
With prompting and support the swbat write an opinion story after listening to the story stone soup. Explain that the lesson of the story stone soup is that you should share with neighbors. From lesson plans to book suggestions, these websites have a lot to offer for anyone who wants to encourage children to write. One that i finished today is the story of how we made stone soup last week.
Muthstone soup by heather forestthis pack includes. There is a stone soup comic strip, a dungeon crawl stone soup which is an opensource singleplayer, roleplaying rogue like game. Creative writing guide lesson plan penguin random house. Then students bring in assigned vegetables and participate in the preparation. Ask students to help determine key details from the text that convey the moral. The text included must be legible and fit in the bubble. Share the story one day, the next day have all the children bring a ziploc baggie of chopped up vegetables, herbs andor spices you can assign things to bring for a well rounded soup or let the children bring whatever.
This article contains a lesson using stone soup, as well as several activities designed to help preschoolers understand the importance of sharing. Stone soup is a wonderful story to share with children in a group setting daycare, school, church, brownies, etc. A story that centers on human nature and the ingredients for happiness categorizes this story in the genre of folk tales. Finally the traveler announced that the stone soup was ready to eat. Free printable cut and paste loaves and fishes mini book. Stone soup by heather forest, is an enlightening story about sharing and the effect it can have on others. Stone soupis a traditional folktale found in many parts of the world. Kids will love putting this stone soup story back together, a great way to help them build reading comprehension skills. Stone soup reading fluency scholastic storyworks jr. They ask for food, and when they are turned away by the villagers, they build a fire, fill the pot with water and put a stone in it. Read on for terrific ideas with this preschool lesson plan. Use this lesson plan, worksheet, and graphic organizer to support your students reading of stone soup.
Criticalthinking question 10 minutes in scene 6, what does it mean when the captain says that in order to make stone soup, you need the help of the entire. Stone soup activities by jean warren preschool express. Here is a free printable pdf of marcia browns stone soup. We told them that everyone could bring one thing to put in the soup. Stone soup suggested activities from new hampshire public television. Free printable stone soup games, activities and lesson plans. Stone soup is a great book to use with a food theme. For each book, i included some story responses, writing prompts and read aloud lessons that we have discussed over the past few years. Stone soup online oral language and research learning activities that focus on food. Stone soup lesson plan theme by teaching preschoolers tpt. Notable retellings bstone soupby marcia brown aladdin, 1997.
We read the actual stone soup book first, and then talked about how we were going to make our own stone soup at the end of the week. Students determine the identity of a vegetable, either real or fake, and examine. By reading and analyzing the writing of kids their age, students will feel closer to the process of writing and discover the unique stories they have to tell. They set the table, make place mats, help to safely cut the vegetables, practice good manners and even do the clean up. Was the stone the most important ingredient in the soup. Ask you children if the beggar could really make soup from a stone. Did the appearance of the travelers have an effect on the story. This lesson plan contains three worksheets to be used in conjunction with the stone soup anthologies.
Written by marcia brown and illustrated by maricia brown. People were afraid their families would go hungry, so they hid the small amounts of food they did have. Based on an old french folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish and miserly people living in a village so that they find themselves making the soldiers a feast. The two travelers publicly declare that they will make soup from a stone. In scene 6, the soldiers share the recipe for stone soup. Here are some free printable stone soup extension activities. Stone soup printables, classroom activities, teacher. Have them describe the key details from the folktake that support their ideas. Students make their own stone soup and then eat the soup. The lesson is that when you share what you have you. Teaching preschoolers to share can be difficult, but this early childhood lesson plan on sharing can help. Stone soup this lesson concludes with a sample of stone soup.
Out of curiosity, the villagers provide all the ingredients, onebyone. Along with our leveled books, we also offer awardwinning audio programs from some of the most popular professional storytellers and differentiated lesson plans for. The soup that began with a stone had one magical ingredient. Once youve read the story, or better yet several versions of it, youre ready for a fun stone soup activity. Its designed to go with the version written by marcia brown but will work with any version of the story. Earlier versions of the story feature a beggar or travelers entering a village carrying a pot. Free printable stone soup story cards children and cut out story cards and use them to retell the stone soup story. This lesson is filled with ideas that are sure to spark the interest of all children in your classroom. In some versions the main character convinces people that they can make soup from a rusty old nail and sometimes its an axe which is the chief ingredient. The villagers are stingy for no other reason than simply because they are pathologically afraid of sharing, and once won over with the soup they quickly pile on more food to make a feast. Inform students they will each be writing their own version of a favorite family recipe. I especially like john stewigs version stone soup with illustrations by margot tomes holiday house, 1991 isbn 0823408639, perhaps because the cooktrickster is a girl this time.
The lesson that goldilocks learned is a lesson that we can also bring into our own lives. Encourage students to pay close attention to all of the vegetables in the story. Louis fidge contents stone soup 2 sams soup 23 word list and language structures 24 l hold up the book and point to the cover. Stone soup this lesson focuses on compare and contrast skills as it integrates language arts and fine art. Variety of vegetables brought in by students hot plate or stove large pot of water. Joss stone music written by wyclef jean, joss stone, samuel michel, alonzo stevenson, lauryn n.
173 1658 1574 1687 1027 1539 823 139 618 494 142 1633 1641 475 1533 1350 677 27 1563 1033 647 1446 1648 676 862 1383 286 194 1506 1533 720 429 485 791 1141 1382 893 510 501 227 1167 879 424 984 702 1223 823 1379