Three monks travel to a village that has suffered the ravages of famine, floods, and war on a quest to discover happiness. Students read a story about soup made from stones and then make their own stone soup. Stone soup, a familiar tale set in china won a national parenting book award. This week we are reading the story of stone soup and discussing sharing. As three monks travel along a mountain road, they encounter villagers ravaged by harsh times.
The book featured on our show was written by jon j. Was it fair or unfair of the soupmaker to trick the people of the village into adding their vegetables. Free printable stone soup games, activities and lesson plans. Award winning artist jon j muth retells the favorite tale of a selfish community who is. Dematteis graphic novel moonshadow, neil gaimans the sandman. Rooted in reading is a set of lesson plans and activities that focus around a readaloud story each week. Students determine the identity of a vegetable, either real or fake, and examine. It was so cold yesterday that i went home and made soup for dinner. This would be a very funny and entertaining story to use as a readers theater activity because it is about three soldiers who come to a town and are trying to make stone soup because they are hungry. Muth the real story of stone soup, by ying chang compestine folk and fairy tales 3rd edition, by. Stone soup book a and preschool fall or winter lesson plan. Muth s story with monks instead of soldiers as the heroes see comprehension questions for muth s book here. His books have received numerous awards and critical acclaim.
In addition to all of the ccss, teks, and va sol standards listed below that are covered in each of the starts with a story book companions, this print and g. After watching you mark down the rising action, problem, climax, falling action, and resolution for stone soup by jon j. I will draw upon their back ground knowledge to help them understand the story of stone soup. Together they create a feast to be enjoyed by all and then realize they have learned an important lesson. As an educator and homeschooler, ive used stone soup over the years. Muths version has beautiful, tranquil watercolor artwork that is just as much part of the story as the words in the book. Students act out scenes from the story, and draw a favorite scene, complete with labels that. Stone soup is a classic folktale that is listed on the 2nd grade common core reading list. A couple of weeks ago, i read the book, stone soup by jon j. Bring up slide 2 from the smart board lesson venn diagram. After his son was born, he began to write and illustrate books for children.
Stone soup readers theater, based on the classic folktale, is a great way to actively involve your students in reading and practice fluency and expression at the same time. Muth introductory informational text and vocabulary, text of the story with vocabulary highlighted, postreading questions with targeted skills identified. Muth sets the story in china and incorporates elements of the buddha story tradition. Jon j muth blends a traditional european folktale with elements of chinese folklore. The villagers have grown suspicious and distrustful so they. Heather forests updated multicultural one pdf lesson plans for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade jon j. Read aloud of marcia brown book with text setting in france stone soup 6. So, they begin to cook stone soup in the middle of the town square. The story stone soup has many different versions, but all versions have the same moral. Notable retellings bstone soupby marcia brown aladdin, 1997. No prep lesson for a classic great lesson with no prep needed. Stone soup lesson plans by hadensites books, character education, critical thinking, economics, lesson plans stone soup is a fun story to read and to act out, and it presents a classic message.
This article contains a lesson using stone soup, as well as several activities designed to help preschoolers understand the importance of sharing. The story of stone soup is a popular old fable that has been retold countless ways. Fiction an awardwinning artist adds a zen twist to a favorite tale. Stone soup for primary students smart board lesson by. And while the tale of stone soup can be told to make fools of the villagers, here it becomes an. Stone soup lesson plan for 3rd 5th grade lesson planet. Was the stone the most important ingredient in the soup. Stone soup, a familiar tale that he set in china won a national parenting book award. Stone soup by marcia brown stone soup by ann mcgovern stone soup retold by marilyn sapienza button soup by doris orgel stone soup retold by heather forest stone soup by jon j. The setting is china and the goal of the tricksters three monks is to learn about and. To better illustrate the point that the problem in the story was solved by the soldiers teaching the peasants how to make a soup made out of stones, we added a magic stone to our stone soup. As three monks travel along a mountain road, they encounter villagers ravaged by harsh times, making them cold to strangers.
One by one the curious villagers join in bringing with them a bit of salt and pepper or some carrots and eventually adding rice, steamed buns and lychee nuts. Stone soup is sacred text in preschool and elementary classrooms. Marcia browns classic caldecottwinning 1947 stone soup. A stone soup lesson plan on sharing for preschoolers. Todays childrens book read aloud is stone soup retold by jon j. The following is a list of various versions of stone soup that can be used. The tricksters are three monks, searching for the meaning. This is a chinese folktale about three monks who teach a village a lesson about sharing and happiness. Originally published in 1947, this wonderful caldecotthonoree still stands the test of time. Two little mice learn a big lesson about working together when they join forces to create the biggest snowman ever in. Its been retold many times, notably by marcia brown, ann mcgovern and jon j. After we read the story we made a list of our own ingredients that we would like in our own soup. The activities include a generic version of the folktale, or can be used with your favorite version of the story, such as.
The story is a old folk tale called stone soup, and while there are several different versions, jon j. Set in china in muth s hauntingly beautiful watercolors. Muth s adaptation made a particularly strong impression on me while i worked to develop a communitybased integrative health program to stop the growing trend of chronic disease. In this unit, students will read various versions of the story stone soup and compare and contrast them. Muth lesson plans and teaching resources stone soup by jon j. Stone soup is a heartwarming story about what happens when neighbors learn to come together, share their favorite vegetables and make a wonderful meal. Several books have been made from this classic storyline. Muth brilliantly captures the peace these monks bring as they enter a town and realize that the distrustful, suspecting townsfolk need a stone soup lesson. Jun 09, 2011 stone soup by jon j muth illustrates beautifully what can happen when people work together. Could the author have used a different stone and delivered the same message. Stone soup by jon j muth is a classic story about sharing and kindness. Muth lesson plans and teaching aids multiple links to lesson plans.
All of these activities have been used in my classroom. Teaching preschoolers to share can be difficult, but this early childhood lesson plan on sharing can help. Elementary resources for cooperation great expectations. Muth is a lovely s stone soup coloringpage see more. In this thanksgiving activity lesson, students discuss the stone soup story about pilgrims. Do your students read stone soup around thanksgiving i love these activities to go along with some versions of stone soup. Muth has reworked a classic tale of stone soup with wonderful results. We use this book for a schoolwide lesson on learning what being supportive is and what collaboration is. In this version of the folktale, three monks help a village of people find real happiness by. The stone soup evolves into an entire feast with everyone sharing with his neighbor. This is a fun story that my students will love to help me tell. Using three or more examples of evidence from the text, explain what lesson the monks wanted the villagers to learn and how they use the making of the stone soup as a lesson for the villagers. Which villager had the most important role in the story.
This 6 page readers theater stone soup includes 7 parts but could be used with partners or include the whole class. Childrens books read aloud on once upon a story duration. This stone soup lesson plan is suitable for 3rd 5th grade. The wake along with michael zulli, charles vess, mike carys lucifer. Jon j muth s childrens books have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. Jon j muth likes creating books based on fables and folktales. The teacher reads the book throughout the week and models how to think deeply, ask questions, monitor comprehen. Muthstone soup by heather forestthis pack includes. Intrigued by the idea, everyone brings what they have until together, they have made a feast fit for a king. Did the appearance of the travelers have an effect on the story.
In this version, retold by heather forest, youll follow characters through a village in the mountains and. Dec 02, 2012 jon j muth s childrens books have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The three monks hok, lok, and siew are prominent in chinese folklore and cleverly trick the villagers into making a pot of soup that enables the villagers to taste and see the richness of sharing and community. This entices the villagers out of their homes in the hopes to learn how to make soup from nothing but stones. Stone soup by marcia browns book will provide you with tons of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing prompts to complement the story. Three strangers, hungry and tired, pass through a wartorn village.
Muth lesson plans and teaching aids multiple links to lesson plans including. Awardwinning artist jon j muth retells the favorite tale of a selfish community who is tricked into creating a delicious soup from stones. Students will read an informational text summarizing the plot, discuss the lesson weaved into the story. I have read many versions of this story and it is always one of my favorite folktales. Invite the parents to come share some of the stone soup on the day you make it. To teach these people about happiness, the three monks begin to make stone soup, a soup concocted of nothing more than water and three round stones. Two learning activities that extend the classic story of how a young vagabond gets an old lady to feed him by making soup from a stone. Classroom connections stone soup book, music and lyrics by paul deiss and holly timberline. I was working on a batch of stone soup today, and thought it might be time to dig up, dust off, update, and reshare my favorite stone soup lesson from three years ago. An awardwinning artist adds a zen twist to a favorite tale. Use the experience of making stone soup together to write. Help your students summarize and identify the moral in stone soup with this lesson plan.
I begin todays lesson with my students on the carpet for whole group reading block. I have done this unit 4 of the 5 years i taught first grade and both my students and i love it. Use this lesson plan, worksheet, and graphic organizer to support your students reading of stone soup. If you are teaching stone soup, here are free printable activities. In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist.
Through gentle watercolors that evoke feelings of asian artwork and zenlike serenity, jon j. Muth has gone on to an awardwinning career as a childrens book writer and illustrator. It tells the tale of three monks who visit a town and are turned away by all when they knock on their door for charity. When peter, a hungry sailor has no luck getting a free meal from the stingy citizens of our tiny village, he decides to turn the table. Below is a sampling of the resource materials that may be used to identify and evaluate the use of the life principle. The last time we had soup stones of this size and color, carrots made the broth very sweet. The monks made stone soup for the unhappy villagers and the making of the stone soup was part of a lesson. Generosity, community, eastern culture running time. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. This unit is aligned to 2nd grade common core standards, but can be used in many grades. Classroom connections stone soup book, music and lyrics by paul deiss and holly timberline based on the classic folktale play synopsis. These stone soup activities were inspired by the classic childrens folktale. Muths story with monks instead of soldiers as the heroes see comprehension questions for muths book here. This readers theater includes a 6 pages script for characters.
Students make their own stone soup and then eat the soup. Encourage each child to add hisher ingredient and take a turn stirring the pot. He rewrote it and illustrated it so that it takes place in china. Embittered and suspicious from the war, the people hide their food and close their windows tight. I told my students that when we ate our soup, whoever got the stone in their bowl got to make the first wishprayer on the rock. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The villagers have grown suspicious and distrustful so they shut their doors and refuse to welcome the visitors monks.
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