Stone Soup

This week we have been reading the folktale Stone Soup.  Along with the story, the skill was making inferences (always a tough one). Students really seemed to be getting into the story and really looking for clues to infer deeper meaning.  All of the third grade classes at my school decided we would make our own Stone Soup on Friday.  It was a great activity to end the week and start the Thanksgiving holiday!  Students became the villagers in the story and brought their own ingredients to add to the soup.  The soup cooked in a crock pot all day, so our appetites were growing as the day progressed.  By noon, the entire hallway made your mouth water!  Students wrote recipes including the specific ingredients brought by their classmates and then wrote how to make the soup including all the steps.  The first step was to put a stone in it.  The weird thing was, when we finished the entire pot of soup, there was no stone left!  I even offered a reward for whoever got the stone, but no-one had it!  I don't know whether to be freaked out or just think that someone just wanted a souvenir.  Anyway, the whole event was a huge success, and enjoyed by all.  Check out the video to see for yourself.....
and Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!!!!