Today we are comparing and contrasting two of the same stories
"Stone Soup" one by Marcia Brown and the other retold by Heather Forest.
These stories are about sharing and working together, if everyone adds a little the end result is enough for all.
The first story is the classic telling by Marcia Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trbHdayluLA
The second is a more updated version by Heather Forest
https://vimeo.com/250886079
*After listening to both the stories think about where the stories happened, were the settings the same or different?
What about the characters who came to town in the first story? (soldiers) Who where the characters in the second story? (travelers)
What was the characters problem? (Hungry) Was is the same in both stories?
How did the characters solve their problem? (Made a stone soup, tricked villagers into adding to the soup)
Can your child identify something that was the same/different about the two stories?
What was the result of everyone sharing? (enough food for all)
*Have your child either find, in magazines/ grocery store flyers, or have them draw pictures of foods they would add to their stone soup (don't forget the stone). Draw or cut out a pot shape and have your child glue their pictures in the pot. This is a great time for your child to practice their scissor skills cutting out the foods. Help your child to label their foods, identifying the letters they hear as they try to write the name of the food.
*Today would be a great time to use some math/science skills to cook or bake something with your child. Have them help you add the ingredients, look at the measurements needed and compare the amounts as you add the ingredients, observe how things change as you cook them. Even try making a stone soup.
*Don't forget to get some movement in today how about making a purple stew https://app.gonoodle.com/activities/purple-stew
Happy Cooking
"Stone Soup" one by Marcia Brown and the other retold by Heather Forest.
These stories are about sharing and working together, if everyone adds a little the end result is enough for all.
The first story is the classic telling by Marcia Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trbHdayluLA
The second is a more updated version by Heather Forest
https://vimeo.com/250886079
*After listening to both the stories think about where the stories happened, were the settings the same or different?
What about the characters who came to town in the first story? (soldiers) Who where the characters in the second story? (travelers)
What was the characters problem? (Hungry) Was is the same in both stories?
How did the characters solve their problem? (Made a stone soup, tricked villagers into adding to the soup)
Can your child identify something that was the same/different about the two stories?
What was the result of everyone sharing? (enough food for all)
*Have your child either find, in magazines/ grocery store flyers, or have them draw pictures of foods they would add to their stone soup (don't forget the stone). Draw or cut out a pot shape and have your child glue their pictures in the pot. This is a great time for your child to practice their scissor skills cutting out the foods. Help your child to label their foods, identifying the letters they hear as they try to write the name of the food.
*Today would be a great time to use some math/science skills to cook or bake something with your child. Have them help you add the ingredients, look at the measurements needed and compare the amounts as you add the ingredients, observe how things change as you cook them. Even try making a stone soup.
*Don't forget to get some movement in today how about making a purple stew https://app.gonoodle.com/activities/purple-stew
Happy Cooking